Days Walking 1 - 50

Synopsis 1-50..........Synopsis 51-100..........Synopsis 101-134


I thought it might be handy for new readers to be able to get an overview of The Pilgrimage.

I've created links to the all of the posts, with a synopsis for each.


Barrow, Alaska
Days Walking - Negative 3
Preparing to start the hike in Barrow, and how my old blog went poof!

Barrow, Alaska Day 2
Days Walking - Negative 2
More prepping, and some intro on our hopes and dreams for the trip.

Barrow, Alaska Day 3
Days Walking - Negative 1
The hiking team is introduced.

Leaving Barrow
Days Walking - 0
Mere minutes before our scary departure from Barrow.

We're Still Alive!
Days Walking - 1
Ackian Peeps are super cool, and 5 Things We Learned.

Disolving Leather, Nipples Shattering Like Glass...
Days Walking - 2
My foolish plans to dictate the blog with speech recognition software.

How My Priorities Have Changed!
Days Walking - 2
Five things I miss most about civilization.

Impossibly Warm Hands
Days Walking - 3
Weird dreams and a Hot Hot Inupiat Man.

Hardcore Lovin' and Couscous
Days Walking - 3
I gush on and on about my Hot Hot Inupiat Man.

Portishead, I Invoke Thee!
Days Walking - 4
I listen to far too much Portishead one day and am inspired to write a Portishead song of my own. They have not deigned to buy the rights yet. I think they're playing hard to get.

At Terra in This Fateful Hour...
Days Walking - 4
I ask for help with Blogger. Turns out, Blogger was just messed up.

It's the Little Things
Days Walking - 4
I find a pretty leaf where no leaf has gone before. I still have it.

FAQ - Give Me Your Huddled Masses
Days Walking - 5
I answer lots of common questions about myself and the hike.

I Don't Deserve This
Days Walking - 6
I realize this a stark and beautiful place, and I invent a nifty glove.

Fresh out of Conception Approval Forms
Days Walking - 6
Five things I don't miss about the civilized world.

Girls + Boys x Alcohol = Sex
Days Walking - 7
First rest day. We all do a lot of crank.

Nutrient-Rich Earwax Nectar
Days Walking - 8
Kwame has a frostbite emergency, and spanish phrase of the day.

Secret Do-ings and Go-ings On
Days Walking - 9
Aurora is pretty, Anneli yells at Jake, Polar Bears discussed.

Freakish Hysterical Insect Issue
Days Walking - 10
Johnny Soderstrom is killed in an avalanche, Dad and his Merc army, Ackian tundra insect problems during warm weather.

Tongue Lashings and Specialized Wigglers
Days Walking - 11
A snow shelter collapses, and 5 Habits I Hope Stay Broken.

Heavy Petting and Pasta Primavera
Days Walking - 12
Jake and Anneli get it on and I pretend to sleep, and 5 Evil Things I Miss.

Alien Visitors and Ice Fishing
Days Walking - 13
Atka Island Volcano gets fussy, and our frozen lake crossing methods.

A Lone Potty on the Plain
Days Walking - 14
I have a bizarre dream about a porta potty, and enjoy Metroid for GBA.

Be Groovy - Or Else!
Days Walking - 15
Robin asked some great questions, I ramble on forever answering them.

Damn I am a Moron
Days Walking - 16
I get hurt messing around. Lots of RICE for me.

Samus of the Light Brown Hair
Days Walking - 16
We spend the remains of the day resting, due to my dumbass injury.

Brassiere Malfunctions and The Zed Word
Days Walking - 17
Repairing equipment - important stuff like my bra. Shaun of the Dead.

Penguins in Spaaaaace
Days Walking - 18
Jake and Anneli are officially "going steady". Dane Cook. Church talks in her sleep, and a link to some real adventurers, bitch.

Huffing and Kiwi Cravings
Days Walking - 19
My commentors rock! I post my first crappy picture, coin the phrase 'Fingerclickin Good', and consider cyrogenic necrophelia.

Shelly is a F*cking Bitch :o)
Days Walking - 20
Shelly is, she really is. Online relationships and their perils.

Coming Soon: Polar Bear Wrasslin'
Days Walking - 21
Kato plots to keep me sane. We find a lost snowmobile tread in the snow. We listen to a cool Russian radio show. I'm rhyming, please someone make it stop.

Amanda Tapping and Savory Lap-Dances
Days Walking - 22
Gabe Loves Him Some Stargate SG1. The term "Incest with it" is coined. I begin dictating my posts to Marina using the Sat Phone and leaving her voicemails. Much easier than messing with the laptop. Rachael Scdoris is my hero.

A Healthy Surplus of Funk
Days Walking - 23
We really, really smell bad. I detail a Serious Discussion for the first and last time.

Orgasmville, and Step On It! (Don't Spare the Whip)
Days Walking - 24
Jake and Anneli wake us up during a lovemaking session for the first time - wish I could say it was the last. I eat too many banana chips and fight not to hurl. Link is the man!

Gettin All Up In There (With a Flashlight)
Days Walking - 25
Church and Kwame get colds, Gabe's lips crack and bleed, and Caeled's nether regions sprout fugus. Fun.

"Phase 5 is Not an Option"
Days Walking - 26
The blog's most popular topic ever - the Poop Tent - is introduced. I really need to design one of these and sell it to REI. Or Comedy Central.

Buttons as Money and Chicks for Free
Days Walking - 27
The list of medical supplies is detailed, we begin bartering for sewing materials, and iPod radio.

Thieving *ssholes Will Pay
Days Walking - 28
I get in a real bad mood that lasts a few days. I got paranoid and edgy.

Give It Up For My Homies!
Days Walking - 29
I praise my commentors and their amazingness. Critter sightings detailed, I obsess about being eaten by a polar bear, and I pick a fight with Gabe.

Repressed Virginal Ice Phobias
Days Walking - 30
Ice carving photos from the Anchorage Daily News, trees falling on innocent people, and my fellow hikers are lazy slobs.

Happy Sigh
Days Walking - 31
Church likes to spoon in her sleep - not that there's anything wrong with that... Anneli bond over clean dishes. Audio blogging.

Muk-Luk Wearing Mahakalas
Days Walking - 32
We find a rock that is definitely not a meteor, I resist gettting my picture taken in my funkified state, and Roger Zelazny rocks.

Yet Another Tale of Woah
Days Walking - 33
I accidentally burn up my thermal underpants, and bag chasing fun.

Sexy Brits and Assorted Sexy Europeans
Days Walking - 34
I invite folks to request a postcard. The Prisoner and Bad Naked.

Lips Slickery With Balm
Days Walking - 35
My brother emails me, the bastard. Psychic-related cramps. Caeled's fungus issue relapses.

Wearing Woo and Pillow Pants Too
Days Walking - 36
Girl's Grooming Night. I hope to meet a boy to seduce in Prudhoe Bay.

A Fetish for 80's Synth
Days Walking - 37
Postcard requests start coming in, AdSense is a funky thing, and hike-funding money-making plans.

Life IS Pain, Highness
Days Walking - 38
I detail "a day in the life" in the hike. I need to finish typing this one.

Carol is the Keymaster
Days Walking - 39
We arrive in Prudhoe Bay and are threatened, rounded up by security.
I have to wait for my care package.

Daddy Loves His Litany
Days Walking - 40
I get my care package, discover there is no bar in Deadhorse, and write a short poem praising electricity.

The Soup Light - New Photographic Wonder
Days Walking - 41
I post pics of Deadhorse, Anneli, and ugh, myself.

Leaving Deadhorse
Days Walking - 42
We leave Deadhorse, and begin the Dalton Highway. This is the first time in the hike we've used roads (since leaving Barrow).

Curtains For You, Mugsy
Days Walking - 43
I describe the history of The Dalton Highway, and describe communal showering in Deadhorse.

Be Vewy Vewy Quiet
Days Walking - 44
We're not really supposed to be hiking and camping along the highway, I take a vow of silence, Things I Silently Observed.

Cacophony of Curses, Swearing and Spittle
Days Walking - 45
Pee Bottle Duty, we meet a trucker, and the joys of rooming with Adrian.

High-Calorie, Buttery Dinner of Sin
Days Walking - 46
More female truckers than I thought, The Silence of Litany Day 3, and Adrian's Unregretted Shame.

There Be Bluffs Up In Here
Days Walking - 47
Franklin Bluffs, Sir John Franklin, Pingo's, and musical tastes.

Adrian is a Good Cranker
Days Walking - 48
Steinbeck characters in Warner Bros Cartoons, Caeled's Fungus, and my need for a peanut butter and jelly sandwich.

The Dow of Pooh
Days Walking - 49
Kwame's sister goes AWOL from the USAF, The Tao of Pooh, and music taste queries.

Please Enjoy The Cookies
Days Walking - 50
More on Kwame's sister, the end of The Vow of Silence, and the benefits of raising children in Ack.


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