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.
Having crossed the river,where will you go, O friend?
There’s no road to tread,No traveler ahead,Neither a beginning, nor an end.
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
Phoolwanti Samayamu
Shepherd, about 45
Who are you?
I am living here. I’m taking my cows out to graze. The rain has reduced over the years, and the pastures aren’t any good. Up until about five years ago, it wasn’t so bad. Now it’s bad, and everybody is in trouble. How should I know why the rain is going down? I just live here. We are very poor. We’re sick and tired of it. You know how it is. Look at our farms. How can we live like this? What will we do?
Where do you come from?
I live here along the Ganga-ji.
Where are you going?
I am following my cows. Where is my cow—? (Runs after her cow.)
A video showing the landscape around this Milestone
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