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Frame of Reference

Context & stories behind the photos.

The best shots don’t tell the full story. This is for the unpolished pictures, that are maybe a more honest depiction of the experience. It’s not all sunsets, rainbows, waterfalls and grand views; but if that’s what you’re after, check the galleries, for the pictures that speak for themselves.


Featured posts:

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A Walk Across America #13: Photos for a Funeral
June 20, 2019
A Walk Across America #13: Photos for a Funeral
June 20, 2019

Nothing is forever. There’s beauty in the temporary. Treasure the moments that you’ve got.

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June 20, 2019
A Walk Across America #9: The Appalachian Trail
May 28, 2019
A Walk Across America #9: The Appalachian Trail
May 28, 2019

What divides us, isn't so great as what unites us: the ground below our feet.

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May 28, 2019
A Walk Across America #8: Road to DC
April 10, 2019
A Walk Across America #8: Road to DC
April 10, 2019

You don’t have to know what you’re doing; no one ever does. It’s just about getting comfortable with that uncertainty, and making the best of it.

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April 10, 2019
A Walk Across America #7: Break Free (Back on the Road)
April 1, 2019
A Walk Across America #7: Break Free (Back on the Road)
April 1, 2019

Free to go, free to stop, free to choose my course. Untethered & unbound by schedules and deadlines; unfettered by a nine-to-five. Traffic & rent, are no concern; only how far I can walk, and where I lay my head. I didn’t find purpose; I chose it.

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April 1, 2019
A Walk Across America #6: Rest & Introspection (Off-Trail)
March 18, 2019
A Walk Across America #6: Rest & Introspection (Off-Trail)
March 18, 2019

The only thing worse than the idea, that everything is going to change, is the alternative, that nothing ever will; for everything to stay just as it is. If the person you are now, is all you’ll ever be, would you be satisfied?

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March 18, 2019
A Walk Across America #5: Broken (Early Days: part 3)
February 24, 2019
A Walk Across America #5: Broken (Early Days: part 3)
February 24, 2019

Don’t quit on a bad day. And know, there will be bad days, long days, hard days; days that wear you down, and break your spirit; days you think will never end. Do not quit on those days, because those are the days that matter most.

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February 24, 2019
A Walk Across America #4: "Your Name Is Ishkabibbel!" (Early Days: part 2)
February 7, 2019
A Walk Across America #4: "Your Name Is Ishkabibbel!" (Early Days: part 2)
February 7, 2019

You ask me if it means anything. I ask, why does it have to mean anything at all? I am content with coincidence, and perfectly at ease with insignificance. Some things only mean what you make of it.

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February 7, 2019
A Walk Across America #3: A Cold February Night (Early Days: part 1)
January 29, 2019
A Walk Across America #3: A Cold February Night (Early Days: part 1)
January 29, 2019

The way it goes, there’s not much story in the actual walking. The real story happens in the breaks, in the gaps, in the places you stop.

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January 29, 2019
A Walk Across America #2: Full Circle: Day 207
January 18, 2019
A Walk Across America #2: Full Circle: Day 207
January 18, 2019

If you can't see the progress you've made, you're either not looking, or you're not moving.

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January 18, 2019
A Walk Across America #1: The First Steps: Day 1
January 13, 2019
A Walk Across America #1: The First Steps: Day 1
January 13, 2019

No matter how long the journey, or how great the undertaking, it always starts with those first steps across the threshold, and walking out the door.

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January 13, 2019

A Walk Across America #5: Broken (Early Days: part 3)

February 24, 2019
A Walk Across America #5: Broken (Early Days: part 3)

Don’t quit on a bad day. And know, there will be bad days, long days, hard days; days that wear you down, and break your spirit; days you think will never end. Do not quit on those days, because those are the days that matter most.

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A Walk Across America #4: "Your Name Is Ishkabibbel!" (Early Days: part 2)

February 07, 2019
A Walk Across America #4: "Your Name Is Ishkabibbel!" (Early Days: part 2)

You ask me if it means anything. I ask, why does it have to mean anything at all? I am content with coincidence, and perfectly at ease with insignificance. Some things only mean what you make of it.

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5 Comments

A Walk Across America #3: A Cold February Night (Early Days: part 1)

January 29, 2019
A Walk Across America #3: A Cold February Night (Early Days: part 1)

The way it goes, there’s not much story in the actual walking. The real story happens in the breaks, in the gaps, in the places you stop.

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A Walk Across America #2: Full Circle: Day 207

January 18, 2019 in Stories from the road
A Walk Across America #2: Full Circle: Day 207

If you can't see the progress you've made, you're either not looking, or you're not moving.

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Tags: Dream On Wanderer, Walk Across America, Ishkabibbel OnFoot, ThruHike, HikerTrash, Adventure, Backpacking, Narrative
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A Walk Across America #1: The First Steps: Day 1

January 13, 2019 in Stories from the road
A Walk Across America #1: The First Steps: Day 1

No matter how long the journey, or how great the undertaking, it always starts with those first steps across the threshold, and walking out the door.

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Tags: Dream On Wanderer, Walk Across America, Backpacking, Adventure, Narrative, Ishkabibbel OnFoot, ThruHike, HikerTrash
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