Jim Hopson is crossing the country, on foot, visiting small newspapers along the way.
It would take a mental patient to characterize walking 20 miles a day with a 50-pound backpack as fun, but the walk across Missouri was as close to fun as I have experienced on this trip across the U.S.… Read more
I started walking across the U.S. on April 30, heading west from the Atlantic Ocean at Cape Henlopen State Park in Lewes, Del., and stopped July 29 when I was hauled off to the hospital in McLeansboro,… Read more
Greetings from Evansville, Indiana. I am banging away at a computer in the lobby of an Econolodge, located on a busy highway that could be anywhere. The shops, the traffic, the sprawl make the outskirts of Evansville look exactly… Read more
Greetings from New Albany, Indiana, just north of Louisville, Ky. I’m about a third of the way through Indiana. Easy-walking terrain and some creative modification of the American Discovery Trail route has contributed to solid progress this week.
Went to… Read more
I’m writing from a hotel in Milford, Ohio, just outside Cincinnati.
Made excellent progress this week by staying on roads, and, as a bonus for avoiding the Buckeye Trail, passed through a bunch of sweet little Ohio towns. Bought… Read more
I have been slogging through southern Ohio for a while now. If it seems like I’ve been stuck here for an unreasonably long time, it’s because I have found every possible excuse to come home and avoid walking. Not surprisingly,… Read more
EDITOR’S NOTE: Jim sent this post several days ago, but due to some technical difficulties, we’re putting it up a little late. Do not fear, though, he’s still out on the trail. Stay tuned for more.
I’m writing from my home office in Granville, Ohio. Off the trail for a few days to attend to family business and get some food and rest. While I’m here I’ll have a chance to do some phone interviews with… Read more
I finally found the most lovable part of West Virginia — because it’s level and there are no hills! Trains can’t go up and down hills easily, so the former railroad beds I walked on were flat.
On… Read more