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final 15

At the start of August 2021, 15 states remained on my personal mission to walk 100 miles in all 50 states and visit yoga studios along the way. My fabulous wife Tori McDonald joined in on the adventure and on a sunny October afternoon near Golden Eagle, Illinois we finished the last mile of my epic quest. After 9 years on the move, I’ve now settled down in Viroqua, Wisconsin. Follow along on Instagram or check in here for reflections on my eclectic travels.

It's done. I've walked 100 miles in all 50 states. The last walking day was 13 miles on a glorious sunny fall Sunday in Illinois where the Mississippi and Illinois rivers come together. I had friends and family join in with @travelingtorimcd at my si
Well my friends, things have stopped making sense for us in Rockford, Illinois. Covid finally caught us a mere 50 miles from the finish line. Tori and I are both recovering slowly but surely as we sleep away the days in our hotel room. 

Things have
100 miles walked in the 49th state, both for me and the United States. We saw a lot across the most vast state in the union and traveled on bus, train, ferry and plane. Here are the notes:

Silty streams
Snowy peaks
Giant mosquitoes
Black slugs
Bear
Smoky hiking in Denali. They had snow here last week #100miles50states #themcdonaldstakeamerica #savageriver #berndogyoga #denalinationallpark #savagerock
Ridin' the rails to Anchorage along Turnagain Arm #100miles50states #berndogyoga #alaskarailroad #themcdonaldstakeamerica #themcdonaldsfitrightinhere #traintravel
Epic day walking from the airport to town and  throwing down with a kickball game at the park. Cordova is pure magic #berndogyoga #alaskalife #cordova #100miles50states #warmshowershost #themcdonaldstakeamerica
One of our many "are you kidding me?!" scenery moments from our first day in Alaska #callofthewild #berndogyoga #juneaualaska #100miles50states #themcdonaldstakeamerica #aukebay
Saying goodbye to the beautiful Pacific Northwest and moving on to state number 49 Alaska. Oregon was exhilarating and extremely varied: dry and sparsely populated in the east, lush towards the coast and stressed in the cities with lots of people liv
It's so green here  #100miles50states #berndogyoga #themcdonaldstakeamerica #oregon #cityofroses
We found the coast 

#berndogyoga #themcdonaldstakeamerica #100miles50states #oregoncoasttrail #highway101 #pacificnorthwest