May 15th, 2010 / 11:11 pm
 Snippets & Web Hype
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I know we already linked to it, but Mark Baumer’s walk-across-America trekblog is awesome.

12 Comments

  1. May 16th, 2010 / 12:18 am gene—

      one of my favorite videos of mark’s is this promotion he did for ‘reality hunger.’ i don’t even like the book but when he walks into that class, i like how the teacher is pretty chill. nonplussed but still rolling with it. [http://vimeo.com/9870279].

  2. May 16th, 2010 / 4:18 am gene—

      one of my favorite videos of mark’s is this promotion he did for ‘reality hunger.’ i don’t even like the book but when he walks into that class, i like how the teacher is pretty chill. nonplussed but still rolling with it. [http://vimeo.com/9870279].

  3. May 16th, 2010 / 9:53 pm ael—

      Agreed. Kid’s crazy in a good way. I like it.

  4. May 17th, 2010 / 1:53 am ael—

      Agreed. Kid’s crazy in a good way. I like it.

  5. May 20th, 2010 / 2:33 pm Jessica—
  6. May 20th, 2010 / 3:21 pm brandi—

      The coolest. Mark Baumer is very tall.

  7. May 20th, 2010 / 6:33 pm Jessica—
  8. May 20th, 2010 / 7:21 pm brandi—

      The coolest. Mark Baumer is very tall.

  9. June 1st, 2010 / 4:06 pm Jack Boettcher—

      I saw Mark Baumer walking along I-20 yesterday in Mississippi! I recognized the the white face-frock and the baby carriage, knew that his route ran along the south, and thought to myself, “I bet that’s Mark Baumer.” Could there really be two face-frocked men pushing baby carriages along southern highways? Later I checked the Walk Across America blog, and the itinerary worked out – he went along I-20 between Jackson and Vicksburg and it was him!

      I was headed west on the westbound highway and he was headed west on the eastbound highway. If we’d been on the same highway, I would’ve stopped and asked him if it was really him, then offered him all the food and water I had. I thought about trying to exit and swing back around, but ultimately I did not. I should have. Sorry, Mark.

  10. June 1st, 2010 / 8:06 pm Jack Boettcher—

      I saw Mark Baumer walking along I-20 yesterday in Mississippi! I recognized the the white face-frock and the baby carriage, knew that his route ran along the south, and thought to myself, “I bet that’s Mark Baumer.” Could there really be two face-frocked men pushing baby carriages along southern highways? Later I checked the Walk Across America blog, and the itinerary worked out – he went along I-20 between Jackson and Vicksburg and it was him!

      I was headed west on the westbound highway and he was headed west on the eastbound highway. If we’d been on the same highway, I would’ve stopped and asked him if it was really him, then offered him all the food and water I had. I thought about trying to exit and swing back around, but ultimately I did not. I should have. Sorry, Mark.

  11. July 5th, 2010 / 6:30 pm Pacis—

      July 5 blog I passed that Immi Station last year on my trek. It’s about 20 W of Las Cruces, NM and I stayed at that same rest stop on earlier BlgP with a rattlesnake. He’s got alot of VERY hot desert ahead of him. Scorcher is the word.
      Guess he’s averaging around 25-35mi/day.
      Might think about walking at night when he gets to parts of AZ and SoCal. Day tempts will be screaming MERCY.
      Best of luck to Mr. B.

  12. July 5th, 2010 / 10:30 pm Pacis—

      July 5 blog I passed that Immi Station last year on my trek. It’s about 20 W of Las Cruces, NM and I stayed at that same rest stop on earlier BlgP with a rattlesnake. He’s got alot of VERY hot desert ahead of him. Scorcher is the word.
      Guess he’s averaging around 25-35mi/day.
      Might think about walking at night when he gets to parts of AZ and SoCal. Day tempts will be screaming MERCY.
      Best of luck to Mr. B.