Definitely one of the harder things I’ve ever been a part of. We left Park Slope at 8 pm on Friday and ended up in McCarren Park 24 hours later. We fought through blinding 3am rain in lower manhattan (see photo below), counting kilometers all the while.
After hosting a party the night before at our house in the Lower Haight, Sara and I set off around 6 am with Carl, Cynthia, Nate, and Brannan for a 25-mile walk to the top of Mt. Tam. Highlights included the Presidio, Muir Woods, and of course finishing. Lowlights included feeling hungover for the first 5 hours of the walk.
Starting at noon, Carl and I walked roughly 18 miles, stopping every mile or so for a beer. What’s that? You want a detailed breakdown of everywhere we went, how long spent at each place, and what we consumed along the way? Ok, weirdo. Here you go.
I spent a year in Zambia working with the Wildlife Conservation Society near South Luangwa National Park. One of our projects involved teaching former poachers how to be better farmers so they didn’t have to risk their lives to feed their families.