Hiking the Glenn Highway through Alaska. Published in Asphalt Pilgrims.
Paul Salopek
Every hundred miles Salopek pauses to record the landscape and a person he meets, assembling a global snapshot of humankind. Milestones reflect straight-line distances, but his walked distances are generally much longer. More on these waypoints here.
Every hundred miles Salopek pauses to record the landscape and a person he meets, assembling a global snapshot of humankind. Milestones reflect straight-line distances, but his walked distances are generally much longer. More on these waypoints here.
There was a mountain wall to the east — the main rampart of the snowy Caucasus. There was an old concrete barrier along the road that divided nothing from nothing. There was a new wall in my heart. It divided everything from everything. With reluctance, I was leaving Georgia.
A wraparound soundscape at this Milestone
This Milestone’s location on a map
Photos of the ground under Paul’s feet and the sky above at this Milestone
A brief question and answer with the first person Paul meets at this Milestone
Giorgi Batbakadze
Itinerant, age 43
Who are you?
I work here. I also work in Turkey for a rafting company. As a guide. Here, I am building a greenhouse for vegetables.
Where are you from?
Lagodekhi.
Where are you going?
I’m going from here to my family.
Observations from social media from the Milestone location
In this region near Lagodekhi, Georgia, few people post to Twitter and Instagram, and a limited selection has been curated for this Spotlight. Some Georgian fans of Turkish actress Tuba Büyüküstün are celebrating her receipt of a best actress award. Others share photos of the mountains and canyons in Georgia. There are also posts about the city’s upcoming events; one is a musical concert for a young Georgian singer, another is for manufacturing New Year’s gifts.
A video showing the landscape around this Milestone
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