And then I slept. And slept some more. My body had been telling me something. I had been ignoring it. So, it took the wheel. I arrived in Gaylord, Michigan about 4 (EST), yesterday. I thought about doing the things I had done a hundred times: unpacking, setting up the...

Cheers as I start my way to state #44? #43 Is it Wednesday? Sunday? I'm in Central Time zone, right? Where the hell am I? --"Chris' World" gets pretty confusing when I start paying attention. But I think I have grown as a person. With over 26,000 miles on the road, I...

Something that has been on my mind as I traveled the country was a computer game I used to play far too much: Civilization. You start off and build one city. It is essential you build it in the right place. Your goal at the beginning of the game is to build three...

Let's talk Chicago! I'm not there. I'm not even going close. The ride to Peoria from St. Louis was close enough. I absolutely love Chicago in the summertime. I've been there mid winter. Who the hell holds a conference in Chicago in the middle of winter? But I was...

(This is stolen from a Prince song if you don't know.) Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today to get through this thing called journey. Electric word journey. It means getting lost for a very long time. But I'm here to tell you there's something else: GPS. A word...

I'm big enough of a man to admit that...everybody was wrong. A big reason why I didn't come to Arkansas on my way west was I was told by a lot of people not to bother. There was nothing here. Well, there is a lot here. The cities, countryside and the people are just...

Well, I'm still a little miffed that my very, very, very, very long walk (did I mention it was a long walk?) into Arkansas across the Mississippi River from Memphis was ruled incomplete by the judges. I threw my challenge flag, but the ruling was upheld. I'm glad it...

That's what I was thinking of! It just had to percolate in mind a bit more with some more clues. Nebraska was tugging at me. When I was sitting outside at the hotel, sipping coffee, I noticed my iphone was quickly covered in a weird kind of dust. It didn't remind me...

Thankfully, or else you might have me committed, very few people have seen the epic arguments I’ve had. With myself. It’s not a multiple personality thing; it is one personality trying to make a decision. It is really tough being me sometimes. I’m not sleeping well....

Not too much in the way of pictures today as it was just a lot of driving, down from South Dakota into Nebraska, I really didn't even have a "destination" in mind, just picked a random city that has the same name as a friend from high school. So here I am, between...

In the words of the great philosophers, Bill and Ted, that was most excellent! This journey actually began about 40 years ago. As a young boy, I heard, read or watched something about the badlands and it excited my imagination. Outside of Grandmom’s and Coci’s house,...