On April 11, 2002, Nomad departed from the
lighthouse at
Cape Hatteras, North Carolina,
bound for San Diego, California. As he left Cape
Hatteras he headed for DC, and from there he went up the
Mt. Vernon
Trail and connected with the
C&O Towpath in
Georgetown. He then continued on to
Harpers Ferry,
winding his way
westward.
Nomad reached the beginning of the
Santa Fe National Historic Trail Saturday, July
20th at
Arrow Rock, Missouri.
It took 80 days
and nearly 1700 miles to get to that point. Some 40 days
and 870 miles later, he stood at the old
Mission of San Miguel in the
heart of Santa Fe, New Mexico.
On Saturday, November 9th, at
Old Point Loma Lighthouse, overlooking the Pacific at
Cabrillo National Monument in San Diego, California,
Odyssey 2002, "From Sea to Shining Sea" was successfully
concluded--a trek that covered 3,524 miles and 159 days. |