Category Archive: theroam

The Most Important Lesson

The Most Important Lesson

A lot of people have asked me about what I have learned on the road this summer. The expectation seems to be I will respond …

 

A Deferred Sentence

A Deferred Sentence

For the last 9 days I have been resting in Jefferson City, Missouri at my parents’ house. I visited a podiatrist on my second day off …

 

Day 34-38 – Ankle Hubris

Day 34-38 – Ankle Hubris

After suffering through some heavy downpours in Indiana that set me back a day when I stopped to let my blistered and raw feet heel …

 

Day 28-31 – People in Indiana are Killing It

Day 28-31 – People in Indiana are Killing It

It has been a tough few days of thunderstorms and hills, but I have found some of the nicest people here in southern Indiana. I stayed …

 

Day 26/27 – Clean Up Your Act Juggalos… and Everybody Else

Day 26/27 – Clean Up Your Act Juggalos… and Everybody Else

For a people so in awe of nature Juggalos are a messy bunch. The streets of Cincinnati are littered with Faygo bottles, their beverage of choice. Unfortunately …

 

Day 24/25 – An Eating Disorder

Day 24/25 – An Eating Disorder

Yesterday as I sat in a Subway glowering at the walls full of jumbled, inaccurate NYC subway maps that made me long for home and …

 

Day 23 – “Every Type of Rain there is”

Day 23 – “Every Type of Rain there is”

This morning was beautiful. I set off down the trail and was greeted by friendly cyclists, inquisitive bunnies and beautiful flowers. I walked through farms headed …

 

Day 21/22 – The Ohio to Erie Trail

Day 21/22 – The Ohio to Erie Trail

Today I left Columbus after spending a day off washing clothes, watching True Blood and eating as much as possible.  When I got out of …

 

Day 19/20 – “All for one and one for all, united we stand divided we fall.”

Day 19/20 – “All for one and one for all, united we stand divided we fall.”

I’ve reached Columbus, Ohio as of this evening and come down off of the Allegheny Plateau and out of the backwoods hills that dot its …

 

Day 16 – “There’s Something to Remember”

Day 16 – “There’s Something to Remember”

When I was in ninth grade the orchestra had the opportunity to travel to the a Heritage Performance Festival competition held in New York City. …