Day 87: Awfully Quiet in the Tent
Today was an exciting day. It was the first Sunday of the NFL season, and we were excited to see our fantasy football teams in action. We...
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jamesandsam617
Sep 17, 20221 min read
Day 86: Signing the Guest Book at Rock Cafe
We woke up after a nice sleep in the dark storage unit (there were no windows). We got going a little after 8am and headed to the gas...
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jamesandsam617
Sep 16, 20222 min read
Day 85: Flat Tire
I (Sam) woke up at around 7am to some weird voices right outside of my tent. Honestly I was too tired to care. About an hour later I...
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jamesandsam617
Sep 16, 20222 min read
Day 84: extending checkout and watching the game
Today we would be checking out of our hotel in Tulsa. I (James) headed to the continental breakfast again while Sam slept in. After...
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jamesandsam617
Sep 16, 20221 min read
Day 82-83: day in Tulsa
I (Sam) woke up with sore feet on our first morning after the 24 hour challenge. Unfortunately our morning was very uneventful. We more...
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jamesandsam617
Sep 16, 20223 min read
Day 80-81: The 24 Hour Walking Challenge
Towards the end of the Spider-man movie, I (James) began to entertain the idea of beginning the 24 hour walking challenge that evening....
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jamesandsam617
Sep 16, 20221 min read
Day 79: Crossing into Oklahoma
We woke up to the sound of cows mooing. We had set up in the dark the night before and did not realize the church was right next to a...
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jamesandsam617
Sep 16, 20222 min read
Day 78: Time to go Bowling
Today I (Sam) woke up at 8am to water dripping onto my face. I was half asleep still until I realized that my sleeping pad was surrounded...
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jamesandsam617
Sep 5, 20221 min read
Day 77: Fantasy Football Draft
Today was our rest day. In the late morning we began to bake in the sun, so we found a much better spot under some trees and moved our...
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jamesandsam617
Sep 5, 20221 min read
Day 76: spaghetti & meatballs
We were awoken next to the Monett Regional Airport by a man explaining that we were not allowed to be there. After packing up our things,...
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jamesandsam617
Sep 2, 20221 min read
Day 75: My Diet of McDonalds, Taco Bell, and pop tarts
I (James) woke up in the little hut and started to pack up a little after 8. Sam was about 4 miles back and would have to cover some...
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jamesandsam617
Sep 2, 20222 min read
Day 74: Sam and His Yellow Poncho
We woke up around 7:30 again today, this time with James leaving about 30 minutes before I (Sam) did at 8am. Our tents were set up in a...
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jamesandsam617
Sep 2, 20222 min read
Day 74: James’ Seeks Shelter in a Small Hut
I got going around 8:30 while Sam was still in the tent. I stopped 9 miles in at Dairy Queen and took a nice long break there. Around...
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jamesandsam617
Sep 2, 20221 min read
Day 73: Explosive Bricks
I (Sam) woke up at around 7:30 and began taking down my camp at 8am along with James. Immediately after putting my tent away, however, I...
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jamesandsam617
Aug 31, 20222 min read
Day 72: runner on Route 66
We again set our alarms at 6am, and lounged around in the tents until a little after 7. We left around 7:45, and I went ahead while Sam...
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jamesandsam617
Aug 31, 20221 min read
Day 71: Finished Early for the Day
We wanted to set the tone for no night-walking this week and had our alarms set for 6am. We still had a hard time waking up and started...
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jamesandsam617
Aug 30, 20221 min read
Day 70: Rest Day by Gasconade River
Today was our first rest day in the truest sense. Every other rest day that was not spent at someone’s house involved some sort of...
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jamesandsam617
Aug 28, 20222 min read
Day 69: Local Tourist Spot
We started to pack up our tents around 10:30am, and a man pulled up next to us in his truck. It turned out we were on his property, but...
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jamesandsam617
Aug 28, 20221 min read
Day 68: Our Stops
After having our earliest start of the trip yesterday, we quickly got back to our old ways with a 10am start today. Being the fifth day...
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jamesandsam617
Aug 23, 20222 min read
Day 67: Hello Security Guards
At 4:59am, I (James) woke up. I quickly shut of my 5:00am alarm to wait for my 5:15am alarm instead. After hitting snooze, we both got...
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