Month: January 2017

The C & O Canal has been many things for me but the biggest has been a wake up call. As soon as I set foot on the canal it seemed like Murphy’s Law had it out for me. I started out with all my water reservoirs filled because I was unsure of my water…

The Chesapeake Bay Bridge was my first major hurdle, 4.3 miles of road spanned across the Chesapeake Bay without a pedestrian crossing. I had plan A, B, and C all lined up to accomplish the crossing. Option A: hitch hike. Option B: wait until a nearby family friend was able to come get me. Option…

Serendipity: “The phenomenon of finding valuable or agreeable things not sought for.” as defined by the Merriam-Webster dictionary. It is a traveler’s greatest ally and one of my favorite words. I have been traveling on the American Discovery Trail for about a week now and it is nothing that I expected. I flew to the…