There is something about walking - I don't know what it is - that has drawn me back. For a long time I've felt the itch in my skin, heard the quiet taunt of an open map or the nagging whisper of a backpack in a store window. And now finally I'm here, on the road again.
Yesterday I flew from Colorado to Fort Lauderdale and was picked up by an awesome guy named Abe, who took me out to dinner and then drove to Homestead, essentially the southernmost town in Florida. I walked five or six miles last night, and slept behind a tire store. The plan is this: I'm going to walk pretty much straight up the coast all the way to Lubek, Maine, and touch the Canadian border. I'm by myself right now, but in a little less than three weeks my best friend, Timothy Fleming, will be flying out himself and joining me. And once again I'm walking in collaboration with Soles4Souls (see left).
Today I've walked into South Miami, and though my feet are already blistering I'm happy to be here, happy to finally be doing what I've been planning for what seems like a long time.
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Barefoot from Florida to Canada
The Cause
Soles4Souls is a Nashville-based charity that collects shoes from warehouses of footwear companies and the closets of people like you. These shoes are distributed, free of charge, to people in need around the world. Since 2005 Soles4Souls has given over 8 million pairs of new and gently worn shoes (currently distributing one pair every nine seconds). The shoes have been distributed in 125 countries, including Haiti, Nepal and the United States. Soles4Souls is a 501(c)(3) recognized by the IRS and donating parties are eligible for tax advantages. Visit http://www.giveshoes.org/ for more information, or donate in my name at www.soles4soulsfundraising.org/dash
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