As you may have read on reddit, I am leaving on a journey on foot on Friday, April 11th. I will be leaving from Northeast Iowa, headed South, towards the NM/AZ area. This plan is tenative, as I will carefully evaluate each fork in the road I may stumble upon, both literally and figuratively. Considering that it is just starting to blossom into spring, I think that heading South intially is my best bet, to get to the warmer weather the quickest. I will be taking a bag with some clothes, a towel (as so adamantly suggested by several redditors), some toiletries, a camera, laptop, cellphone, notebooks, and guitar. I will only be taking a few hundred dollars with me, and a low balance credit card for emergencies. I will be walking, accepting rides from anyone going my way, or possibly any way depending on the circumstances. I have begun my fast today, only ingesting water, to shrink my stomach to avoid hunger pangs. I will survive on fresh produce, and protein bars. I will share my story with anyone interested that I encounter. I will keep a log of each days events, on paper for sure, and transcribe them to this blog when I have access to the internet. In 3 days I begin my journey of discovery. Of myself. My abilities. People. Land. Spirit. Grace. Love.