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I don't know if you can see Manhattan in this pic, but I can see it from where I took the pic. (Empire State Building is to the left of ...

In New Jersey, everyone calls you "Buddy" and the slices are thinner than NYC slices. Only about 20 more miles to Manhattan!

I can almost taste the Big Apple, baby. Only 75 or 80 miles to the George Washington Bridge (Manhattan), I think, then about 23 more to Cone...

I went into a bar this evening just to ask for some water, but I ended up hanging around for a while because the people were so cool. Someon...

Of course I stopped by that stadium. Beaver Stadium. Yeah. Heh heh, heh. Beaver. Beee-ver. --> Are you ready for some COLLEGE football? I...

200 days down and 3,246.4 miles behind me. Smokin! (Shamokin Dam, PA.) Should have less than 200 miles left to go.

Why do I see so many grown men driving around w/their stereo cranking the hell out of songs that were clearly manufactured for 12-year-old g...

This is Eric getting into his car. I met Eric at a gas station shortly after entering State College Saturday. Thinking I might shoot for 35 ...

17.63 miles at 3:00. I consider 3:00 the halfway point of each day. This kind of mileage is nuts!

I've been warned that Tyrone, PA cops are dirty creeps. I doubt that they're anything like Putnam County, IN, though. We'll find...

The USPS doesn't screw around in Altoona. At 9:30 I've already seen three mailmen delivering mail (on foot). Good example for all th...

At 20 miles a day, I should be 260 miles from home right now. Instead, I'm 280 (Ebensburg, PA). Kicking ass! Just over 300 miles left to...

Aw man, I just passed a live deer that appears to have 2 broken legs. I called 911, then left to keep from stressing him out. I feel shitty ...

I'm not applying for any more rewards cards. If you won't sell it to me for the marked price, I'll keep my money and you can res...

Somebody better show up and take an 'After' pic of me before I arrive in NYC because I'm gonna pig out on pizza and cheesecake w...

Hey ER: If you've wondered, I wasn't yelling at you when I posted the same comment 3 times. That was an accident, and it's been ...

I did at least 2.5 miles in 3 different states today. Also hit the 3,000 mile mark tonight. Really crankin' out the miles lately. 3 more...

This pic is from the spot where Forrest stopped running: Gump Hill, Monument Valley, Utah.

Wondering why I haven't posted anything new over the last four months? Did you think I quit walking back in Arizona? Yeah, well, I didn...

This better work. I don't have time to deal with this crap not doing what it's supposed to do. Become a fan of Aimless on Facebook....

The following is taken from a forum in which regular people and cops discuss the specifics of certain laws. If they have NOT committed an o...

Here's an e-mail I received a while back but was finally able to read today. It's from a lady cyclist I met in eastern Kansas. (I...

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For anyone thinking about doing a continuous coast-to-coast walk/hike someday, here is the most valuable tip I can give you: Take only what ...

Blog posts from my phone have not been publishing lately, so here's the deal: I probably will not be blogging anymore, mostly because Bl...

After two tries, I don't think that video ever published, so I'll try once more. It should be here this time. I probably won't b...

The Navajo are the kindest, most amazing group of people I've ever met, particularly the Oliver family of Mexican Hat. Much more to say ...

Stupid Blogger is about to make it impossible to host Blogger blogs on FTP servers (or something like that), so now I have to go through a w...

This blog is now located at __FTP_MIGRATION_NEW_URL__. You will be automatically redirected in 30 seconds, or you may click he...

It's a miracle! Jesus came to me last night and healed my mangled leg. I know it sounds impossible, but it's true. I can walk again!

Aw fuck. I'm pretty sure I just broke my leg. Can't walk. Waiting for the ambulance now. Looks like this is all over. God dammit!

I suspect Jerome is heaven. It's such an amazing place, even when you're there and gone in the blink of an eye. No picture can do it...

See, it wasn't just smoke and mirrors. This is from yesterday (Tuesday), shortly after I began the descent to Jerome. I topped out at 7,...

I'm just sitting here watching the wheels go round and round.

From left: Sonya, me, Tobin, and Jennifer (the waitresses and bartender at the Haunted Hamburger). I probably misspelled everyone's name...

Yes, I am WAAAY above the snow line right now... in sandals. The most recent elevation sign said I was at 6,000 feet, but I've climbed a...

These mountains are bigger than they look here. I have to go up and over them today, then make it back down before it gets too cold up there...

I like when people move me to tears.

If you can't figure out what's wrong with this country by reading this flier, please don't have kids.

Yesterday I began near Wilhoit and climbed at least half a mile through some mountains, reaching about 6300 feet before descending 1000 feet...

As you can see, I'm really high right now.

I just ran into George Throop again, about six miles southeast(?) of Wickenburg. He's going toward Phoenix, while I'm going the othe...

Sometimes you just have to take your next break a little bit ahead of schedule. This message has been sent using the picture and Video servi...

Someone please tell me what a "Family Car Wash" is. --> Now that I'm out of metro Phoenix, I'm shocked to say I'll ...

After a pretty rough day, some girls from a high school lacrosse team just made my night at In-N-Out Burger in Paradise Valley. As I was get...

REI just lost one of its best and most loyal customers.

OK, I got my license back. Echeverry is actually the one who treated me respectfully, so I'll edit that other post when I get a chance.

Pic: The coolest town in Arizona. O-H... --> The people of west suburban Phoenix have been very friendly so far, stopping to offer rides ...

Here's that fire.

This cactus and I feel the same about Arizona. --> Two nights ago, after walking 20 miles out of Gila Bend (through absolutely desolate d...

This means you have to drive like a fucking retard for the next 9 miles.

Gila Bend, AZ. No, I haven't seen a Shaqtus yet.

Anyone remember the shows about the "UFO over Phoenix" maybe ten years ago? Even though the show's producers tried to present ...

These things scare the shit out of me, especially when my pack is heavy. (It's almost always heavy.) When you're carrying a lot of w...

Nature provides. --> Thanks, Aunt Lisa and Uncle Paul. I sincerely appreciate your help. --> Phoenix ETA: Sunday.

Apparently no one is willing to help me get any of the things I desperately need right now, like new footwear, a good headlamp, and a reflec...

Did you know Yuma is actually supposed to be pronounced 'Yummay'?

18 days and 362.5 miles from the Santa Monica Pier to the Arizona state line above the Colorado River in Yuma.

Waking up 22 miles from the Arizona state line yesterday, I knew I had to bust ass and take very few breaks to make it to the sign before da...

If I don't get a really good headlamp, I'm gonna end up seriously injured. If you'd like to help, call me so I can let you know ...

So much to say... later. This message has been sent using the picture and Video service from Verizon Wireless! To learn how you can snap pic...

If I don't get a really good headlamp, I'm gonna end up seriously injured. If you'd like to help, call me so I can let you know ...

27 miles today; 72 the last 3 days; 300 the last 15 days. South of El Centro. Finally averaging 20 miles/day. Yes, I hurt like hell all the ...

If I don't get a really good headlamp, I'm gonna end up seriously injured. If you'd like to help, call me so I can let you know ...

Some dude on a bike just told me God loves me. Is that why my ass hurts?

Pic: Chaco feet. Jealous, huh, winter-bound, pale-ass Ohio honkeys? --> My god, yesterday was a bitch. Rain. Sun. Rain. Wind. Wind. Wind....

So I walk into a truck stop after a smokin' 20 miles, and what's on the TV but Forrest Gump. Ever feel like everything is as it shou...

I think this means I'll be in the middle of nowhere in a few minutes. It also means I'll be in Arizona in about five days. --> Br...

Coachella. Left takes me east of the Salton Sea; right goes west. I'm going right. Lots of water and ramen noodles makes for one heavy-a...

Sbarro's prices have gone up while their pizza has shrunk by at least 2". You were already overpriced, Sbarro. Guess where I'll...

Palm Springs to pedestrians: If you want to be able to see where you're walking or if you want a sidewalk, fuck you! Go buy a car.

Last Thursday, after walking for hours without a break, I realized I'm about 82% machine. Later, though, when I weighed my gear on a sca...

VERY IMPORTANT! If I should ever be hit by a car and cannot speak for myself, I want the perp to be prosecuted very aggressively. 2 B contin...

If you've never walked by an orange grove, picked an orange without asking, and eaten the orange, then you've never eaten an orange....

Jim & I are Avatards. We saw it again yesterday in Redlands; ate at Shakey's. He's on buses back to LA now, so I'm gonna try...

Thanks to the Rose Bowl's entertainment committee, the dream police now live inside my head. They also come to me in my bed. Every singl...

I dare sleep in Fuck Fontana tonight. 22.34 miles today; 93.8 miles the last 5 days. Head still hurts. If I'm never seen again, the cops...

I just bought 'Into the Wild,' even though I didn't really have the money. I just turned my head and there it was. Figured it mu...

A really cool guy just stopped and talked to me in Claremont. His name is John Bobo and he played football at Tennessee in like 1953.

SAN DIMAS HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL RULES!!!

Here's a pic I took of my head Monday morning, about 16 hours after I slammed it on a tree root. As I hit the ground, I thought somethin...

I just did 4 takes with some guys who are making [goofy?] short films: http://lvxmedia.com & http://youtube.com/lvxmediatv .

Oops, I got the name of that pizzeria wrong. It's Robano's, not Poblano's, and it's at 10057 Riverside Dr. in Burbank. (It...

Hey retards: Look down, I'm right outside your building. Now watch that money go walking away.

Ocean #1: Pacific... Yesterday marked the beginning of my coast-to-coast walk. It started slow, with a couple bus rides to the Santa Monica ...

The Hollywood sign is covered by letters that read "SAVE PEAK." Can't get a pic because I'm on a bus on Santa Monica Blvd....

Yesterday was one of the most amazing days of my life, but not because lots of strangers gave me money to have a great night out. Yesterday ...

WOW!!! I lead the most amazing life. Even when it sucks--even when I get bitchy--my life is absolutely incredible. Wish I could let you see.

It started slow, but this sign earned me $6.81 in coins, as well as eleven singles, in the span of not quite an hour. Then came the 20, whic...

I read in the LA Times yesterday that NBC overpaid something like 250 gazillion dollars for the rights to broadcast the Olympics. Seems like...

This is probably the most interesting donation I've ever received while flying a sign. (The 18" baguette, not the apple.) Standing ...

Tomorrow in Pasadena I'm gonna fly a sign that says 'MUST SEE AVATAR.' I'll let you know if it works (as I walk to the theat...

After hearing about couchsurfing.org from several people over the last year or so, I finally checked it out. According to the web site, couc...

Just relaxing alone at Josh Ellis 's apartment in Vegas, near UNLV. Oh, who am I kidding? Actually I'm cleaning Josh's filthy, d...

Just before I sent the previous post, as I began retracing my steps east along the Sunset Strip, I saw a familiar face. Not a famous face or...

I love LA, but the Sunset Strip on a Saturday night is quite possibly--nay, most certainly--the fakest, lamest place I've ever been. Exc...

Today I walked by an Italian restaurant/pizzeria on Riverside Dr. (or Alameda?) in Toluca Lake (Burbank) that was once featured on an episod...

Lots to say, but not really any time to say it right now. I stayed a few days with my aunt and uncle in Sacramento. Aunt Carolyn put me on a...

After leaving the Gregory headquarters last Thursday, I walked a few miles to an REI store just outside downtown Sacramento. Sleeping near t...

All right, here's the video of me on channel six from the Rose Bowl. I approve. The Gregory folks might like this one, too. Become a fa...

I hate posing for pictures. I always end up looking like a total dillhole. (The flab will be gone soon, but I should probably make an effort...

If anyone knows where to find the channel 6 web page with my recent interview, please copy and paste the full URL in a comment to this post....

Jeff Norris, I need you to call me. I'm not sure if I have your current number.

OK, here's Jim at Carl's Jr. So much to say about my adventures with Jim, but no time to say it. --> I read in the LA Times this ...

This is Kurt and some girl whose name I don't think I ever knew. I watched most of the Rose Bowl with them beside an RV outside the stad...

Clay Hall left me a message today, saying channel 6 will air my interview sometime tonight. If you're in Columbus, keep an eye out for i...

Cheap Trick, live outside the Rose Bowl... Free. (Way to blow it, Northwestern.)

Yesterday was easy. I woke up and tore down, then found a spot beside the interstate by 9:00. By 9:30 I was riding in a big truck with a Can...

Thanks, Luke, Brad and Stanish, for your text greetings. --> I've been out here in Primm, Nevada for a couple days now. Got a ride al...

Sunday, instead of getting out in Monahans, I went on south with Gil to Ft. Stockton. Sometimes ya just do that because the hours fly by whe...

The movie they were filming in Shreveport will be called "Super." Shortly after I sent the previous post, I found out that "t...

After a slow start to this new journey, yesterday I got a ride with a guy named Todd, who was on his way home to Bossier City, Louisiana (fr...

Since today marks the first of three projected days of halfway decent weather in central Ohio, it's time to hit the road again. (And by ...

Tonight, about half an hour after I buried my best little buddy, some guy left me a voice mail message: "Hey Ryan Powell, if you're...

My little man Twerky died peacefully this morning as I slept beside him on the floor. Only three and a half years old, he was a very special...

Things I say on this blog often come out wrong. Between the stress of living like a bum and everything that goes along with it, a blog is th...