Laz

august 26 day 109 27 miles  total 2,878 i think my detour around boise has been a success. there is still a little uncertainty about tomorrow morning, as me and peter have to figure out the rest of the route back to 20 on our own… no telling where we Read more

august 25 day 108 27 miles  total 2,851 yesterday was my last dirt road  (i hope!) today the last interstate  (i hope) i am about 8 miles south of boise  circling around to hit caldwell idaho west of boise tomorrow  and oregon the next day  (if oregon is a real Read more

august 24 day 107 26 miles  total 2,824 today was another difficult day. lots of long, steep hills and a lot of rough gravel roads. but i cut off at least 12 miles  got to walk thru even more cool rock formations, and, after a stint on yet another oregon Read more

august 23 day 106 27 miles  total 2,798 tomorrow i will reach 2800 miles. then i will have really done something  and maybe people will consider this a serious attempt. today saw a relief from the traffic of 20 as we took a “shortcut “ on back roads, following the Read more

august 22 day 105 27 miles  total 2,771 the first 21 miles today were brutal. after a long uphill mile from the start i hit new pavement. new pavement in idaho consisted of tar with gravel spread over it. old pavement, with the gravel mashed in is smooth and wonderful. Read more

august 21 day 104 27 miles  total 2,744 today did not start well. i awoke late  due to a magic phone that had decided to stop making sounds. last night i had looked at the soles of my shoes to find the heels had worn thru the hard rubber , Read more

august 19 day 102 27 miles (or 28) total 2,690 this had to be one of the smoothest days of the journey. of course i am now walking towards 4 wildfires. 2 south of my route  and 2 north. so there was a lot of smoke…. i think i am Read more