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2011-2012 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 8Th 2011 and walking south for Mexico. Not sure how far or exactly where I will walk this winter. Just going to amble along and enjoy myself, no hurry, no worries, as the Australians say. Might do a loop around southern Arizona through a bunch of small towns like Tombstone, Bisbee, Douglas, Patagonia, Sells, Why, and Nogales. Or I might drop down into Mexico for a while, not sure yet.
Started a Facebook Page just last week. I have a smart phone with camera now that I can post photos on my facebook page with. So I think I will continue writing a 2 page article and emailing it out to all my email friends, (reply with a delete message in the subject field if you do not want my articles) and posting it on my website. Also I will take photos every day when I see something interesting and post it on my facebook page with a short note. Facebook is new to me, so it will take me a while to figure out how to do all this new stuff. So feel free to check out my Facebook page and friend me, gary hause, page arizona.
So far I have walked about 24,000 miles across the USA, Europe, UK, Mexico, Central America, South America, Australia, and New Zealand. I have about 14,000 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).
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 lying in my sleeping bag. Then I break camp and start walking just about as the sun rises. Usually I average about 20 to 25 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 some times 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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I usually eat about 5000 to 6000 calories a day(about $5 to $8 a day) to keep me going. Yogurt, granola or oatmeal, sugar (for my oats, coffee, and sun tea), eggs, apples, V-8, bananas, oranges, bread, cookies, dates, raisins, and lots of sun tea. You can view a detailed breakdown of my diet with cost , calories, and food type on my website at www.walkingman.com under the dining page. I push a three-wheel baby stroller made by Runabout Stollers in Aloha Oregon (www.bergdesign.net), loaded with all my gear. I emailed the company about buying a new stroller and after finding out that I had been using one of their strollers the last 10 years to walk around the world they gave me a free stoller. I have included a photo coupon ad of a Runabout Stroller double and triple model, plus some photos of my stroller stripped, reinforced, and loaded with all my gear in the first article back in 2009-2010 pre walk article. Tent, sleeping bag, clothes, food, water, computer, and radio, usually about 60 to 85 pounds. I also have a photo of my stroller with new bigger mountain bike wheels. The wheels that came with the stroller were a little to narrow for going off road, they tended to sink into the sand when I go offroad to camp every night. So Vance Swartz at Lakeside bikes here in Page helped me convert from 20 by 1 inch to 24 by 2.25 wheels for the back and from 16 by 1 inch to 20 by 1.75 for the front wheel. Vance also does tours of the local slot canyons and has lots of great photos of the Lake Powell area on his website at www.hummeradventures.net .
Switched to Sketchers Shape up sandals and shoes for the extra cushioning they provide because of some bruising in my foot that caused Plantar Facetitis. With my Gore-Tex suit and wool pants and sweater on, I can walk through any cold weather. Also using Udderly Smooth Udder Cream on my feet to keep them blister free. Wal-mart sells it in their pharmacy dept.
I write a weekly article about my journey on my Ipad computer and post it with photos on my website at www.walkingman.org. Just bought a Samsung smartphone with camera, so I should be able to post more recent photos with my bi-monthly articles, and on my new Facebook page. Also have a few new Walkingman comic strips about my walk drawn by Micheal Treat on my website. You can also see an ABC News video and a Youtube video with me walking and answering questions. My webmaster Mike Kreidel has a real cool flash movie with photos of people I met and the song Walk 500 Miles by the Proclaimers. My webmaster is also redoing my website with new software so I can post my own journal and photos with my new computer and camera as I travel. I have been emailing my articles to him and having him post them.
Lots of people ask me why I am walking around the world. I tell them I am doing it for fun, adventure, exercise, and a cheap way to see the world. Every day I get to see the sun rise and set, meet lots of nice people, get lots of good exercise, and something unusual happens to me everyday. You never know what’s going to happen, whom you will meet, or what the weather will be like. It always reminds me of reading my favorite books like "The Hobbit"by JRR Tolkien, "Walk Across America" by Peter Jenkins, or "Siddharta" by Herman Hesse. You never know what kind of adventure you will have, what you will learn, who you will meet, or how your life will be changed. . Always nice to lay down in my tent after a full day of walking, watch the moon and stars, and think about what happened over the course of the day.
Email me at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , or from my website at www.walkingman.org. If you have any questions or comments about my walk. I always enjoy hearing from anybody that is interested in my world walk and always take the time to answer all emails as soon as I can. I might take a while to answer as it will be a long way between towns with wifi reception for my computer, but be patient and I will answer all emails.
Keep on Walking, Life is Amazing.
Singing Zippity Do Dah, All Day Long.
Gary Walkingman Hause.