Gary 'Walkingman' Hause

2009-2010 Pre-Walk Article
Just finished up working the summer at Lake Powell Resort near Page, Arizona, and ready for my next big walk. Leaving Page, Arizona November 9th 2009 and walking south for Phoenix, then west for San Diego, north to San Fransisco, east to Sacramento, south to Barstow, and east for Las Vegas and back to Page, Arizona by about March 1st. Looks like about 2200 miles, so at about 20 miles a day, it should take me about 3 to 4 months. Looking forward to getting back on the road walking again. I fell off my bike last winter when my seat post bolt broke, and fell right on my tail bone. Chiropractor took x-rays and said I compressed some discs, so I had to quit my job in Florida and take a couple months off. Real boring not working or having a walk going on. Did a little bit of walking, biking, reading, and watching way to much TV, but way to many hours in a day if I do not have something like work or a adventure going on.

So far I have walked 20,161 miles across the USA, Europe, UK, Mexico, Central America, South America, Australia, and New Zealand. I have about 18,000 more miles to walk across Asia, Africa, and South America to break the Guinness Book World Record of 38,000 miles for walking around the world, set by Arthur Blessit (www.blessitt.com). Although they no longer list his world walking record in their book every year, they skipped 5 years, then put it in the 2007 edition with a photo of him dragging his cross. Plus he is still walking about one month a year dragging a big wooden cross and preaching about Jesus and adding to his total. So I might have a hard time catching up with him and passing him till he quits walking.

I will be working till November 1st 2009 at The Lake Powell Resort near Page, Arizona if anyone wants me to give a free talk about my world walk to any local schools or groups. Email me at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . You can also email me if I will be passing by your area on my walk and you want me to stop by for a visit or to give a talk to your local school or club. I just gave a talk at the local Desert View Elementry School and was interviewed at the local radio station here in Page, Arizona.

Not sure about my next walk. I probably will go back to work at Lake Powell Resort next spring and then maybe fly to Adana, Turkey in the fall of 2010 and continue my walk across Turkey, Iran, Pakistan, and India if I can get a visa for Iran. Or I could fly to London in the spring and walk across Northern Europe and part of Asia. I usually only plan the next 6 months and then have several different options for the next 6 months. Will have to check the weather, road conditions, visa requirements, etc. Will have to see about getting a visa for Iran. So if anybody knows anyone in Iran that could help me get a visa for winter 2010 let me know. Maybe if I contact some kind of school or sporting organization they might sponsor a visa for me.

Every night right after sunset I pitch my tent just off the road and get a good nights sleep. Up one hour before sunrise every morning, I cook up a single pot of oatmeal, with 2 eggs, instant coffee, sugar and sometimes chocolate stirred in, while sitting on my sleeping bag. Then I break camp and start walking just about as the sun rises. Usually I average about 20 miles a day, stopping to shop for food, take rest breaks, talk to locals, go swimming, and enjoy observing the local plants, animals, and people. Lots of nice people stop to talk and ask me what I am doing. People are always giving me food, drink, advice, and sometimes invite me into their home for a home cooked meal, hot shower, and to stay over. Always makes me appreciate my favorite things in life, a hot shower, home cooked meal, and friendly people.

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