Day 3 – Friendship, IN to Clifty Falls State Park
Two short stories from today: 1) I walked with enthusiasm this morning, despite sleeping terribly. There was a sign at my campground in Friendship advertising Cheryl’s Country Store in Cross Plains, so the promise of fried eggs and hashbrowns helped me pull the first five miles in just over an hour. When Cheryl quickly informed […]
Day 2 – Lawrenceburg, IN to Friendship, IN
The pattern at this point–and I’ve been fortunate enough, in multiple ways, for this pattern to have well and truly emerged–is that the worst days of a long-distance hike, especially at an accelerated pace, tend to be the third and fourth for me. The first is usually a breeze–I’m fresh and healthy, and my body […]
Day 1 – Cincinnati, OH to Lawrenceburg, IN
Day 1 of my trek on the ADT is in the books. I started walking around 7:30am, after getting dropped off by the airport bus on 5th and Elm in Cincinnati, and finished up just after 5pm, in Lawrenceburg, Indiana. I love having a long first day, and this certainly delivered; I was particularly motivated […]
Walking The American Discovery Trail
I completed my first long distance walk in 2002. Like a growing number of Americans, it wasn’t in the USA, but rather on Spain’s Camino de Santiago. That marked a turning point in my life; I’ve continued to walk on pilgrimage, alone and with students, almost every year since then. I just returned from my […]
Sea to Shining Sea Podcast
I’m excited to share the first episode of my new podcast series, focused on the American Discovery Trail. It’s called “Sea to Shining Sea,” and the series will feature interviews with ADT vets and also people who can share insights into the cultural and historical features along the way. This first episode, called “Trailblazers,” features […]
Book #2 Is Here! The Camino Inglés and Ruta do Mar
After the newest edition of our guidebook to the Camino del Norte and Camino Primitivo was released in May, we had to wait a whole 22 days for our next book to hit the shelves. It was interminable! But here we go! Our newest guidebook, The Camino Inglés and the Ruta do Mar, is now […]
The Camino Podcast
A few years ago, I noticed that a lot of my students were interested in making podcasts. This was a ripple effect, I suspect, of the sudden popularity of Serial, This American Life, and other programs of that ilk. If I was going to be advising students on that kind of work and assessing it, […]
New Edition, New Title
At long last, the new edition of our guidebook to the Camino del Norte and Camino Primitivo has been released by Cicerone Press. Formerly known as The Northern Caminos, this updated version has seen the section on the Camino Inglés shifted to a separate book, in order to create a bit more space for new […]