2025 Update
It’s been a decade since my first USA blog!Much has happened. Good, and bad. I’m now working on some new projects.I have left 7 USA-prep posts on the blog, and … Continue reading
2014 in review
So I wrote 62 posts across the USA and the blog received just short of 10,000 reads. Raising $3227 for @worldlandtrust. I’d say it was a pretty successful year. If … Continue reading
When a Bear is a bird, and when Beards do battle
Without attempting to be The Riddler, waking up in Yosemite for the last time was like waking up on the first morning of a new job – much less exciting … Continue reading
A Hurricane, a flirtatious Miss Havisham, and some drenched, French lingerie
On $6 a day, and with plans to hit my environmental checkpoints on time, I had no intention of reaching Texas, let alone New Orleans. I have seen and met … Continue reading
Shapely white arses…it’s what I came here for
I thought elk were nervous, shy and retired creatures…yes, most of them are over 65. However, the majestic Rocky Mountain National Park, just north west of Denver CO proved to … Continue reading
Shaolin Squirrels, some frozen vocal chords and spot the Donkey
It might have been my Dad, with his impressive collection of definitely camp, pink ordinance and survey maps prior to when I was born, who taught me how to map … Continue reading
Romancing the Boy
Nine months prior to me landing in Massachusetts, I had confidently prioritised the main, natural check points on my route. I was saddened that, on this trip to the USA … Continue reading
Pooh, and being alone in some sublime mountains
Let me directly, with my opinion, shoot passionately from the hip: Glacier National Park is the most impressive, most mawkish, grand and most romantic, mountainous setting I have ever been … Continue reading
Leaving on a jet plane
There’s nothing quite like a long haul flight to indulge in thought and contemplate decisions made. In seven hours I land in the USA and after a few days, set … Continue reading
Foot fetishes, Alcoholic Hummbingbirds and some Beautiful Boobies
Despite what you might assume, elephants walk on their tip toes, but more on those ballet-beauties in a moment. Fascinating feet come in as many visual variants, shapes and sizes … Continue reading
Dirty boy, a few extra owls and pleasing Gran
The festivities are well behind us, or at least it feels that way, as a few work colleagues and I are alcohol free for January for Cancer Research Uk – … Continue reading
Fruit search, determination and nipples..
Click the link if you’d like to donate: http://www.justgiving.com/WinstonWolfrider I find it pretty difficult to write when I’m angry, but updating software on my iPhone has resulted in the deletion of … Continue reading
9 Months to go
Click the link if you’d like to donate: http://www.justgiving.com/WinstonWolfrider Planning continues… The blog still has to go live, the charities need to be chosen and contacted, sponsorship hasn’t been attempted … Continue reading
I just didn’t want to run a marathon…
Click the link if you’d like to donate: http://www.justgiving.com/WinstonWolfrider Starting in Spring 2014, I will be trekking over 4000 miles, across the United States on a budget of $1500 (£1K). … Continue reading
The USA Challenge
Starting in the Spring of 2014, I will begin navigating over 4000 miles, coast to coast across the United States of America. The challenge is not to walk the whole … Continue reading
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Ben Winston 