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                                                                                                              Rexford to Scipio, MT

Thursday October 1, 2009

     6:36am  I woke up around four this morning.

                   Oh yeah, after I left the Walmart last night I went back in and for $11 I bought another sleeping bag liner, zip-up blanket. Polyester. Hopefully that'll do me good. The wind totally blew my lean-to. I need to get some stakes. It didn't rain at all. I'm going to get loaded up and get ready to go.
                  
     8:10am  Up and at 'em. All packed up and ready to go. I folded up my tarp. I forgot to take pictures again. I think I took a picture of the tarp, I had it up on the branch. I should've bought some stakes last night at the Walmart.

                   Thank you so much, Kate. You're beautiful. You kept me warm last night. I bought another sleeping bag liner. A better one. I was cozy warm.

     8:36am  I went and took a shit in the Albertson's bathroom. I'm going to try and find the college. I've got some money for food so I'm going to do some typing.

     8:46am  I am walking into Downtown Rexburg. I stopped at the gas station to see if they sold any pocket atlases. The cashier gave me directions to 20 South. I'll go down I15.

     8:51am  I was going to walk to Main Street and turn right to go to 20. I walked by a gas station and went inside to look if they had a pocket atlas. I really need one of those. I feel lost without one. They sure enough had one. Then sure enough I walk out of the store and some cool dudes asks me where I was headed. I told them I was going South, skipping town and Jim, JJ and Blake are giving me a ride to the south end of town so I can get a ride. I appreciate it, guys. Everybody gets credit. Thanks a lot.

     8:59am  Hell yeah, I just got dropped off by the highway. Idaho plates kf-6727 white truck, Ford 350, these guys gave me a ride. I'm where I should be.

     9:26am  I asked permission at the gas station, but I'm going to come to the onramp. There isn't that many cars on the oramp either. I thought I was going to Saint Anthony, and I probably still should. I thought Rexburg would be cool because it's a college town, but it wasn't that cool.

     9:40am  In no-time, I was out there on the onramp for maybe like fifteen minutes and Garret was nice enough to pull over for me. I appreciate it, brother. He's taking me to Idaho Falls. Everybody gets credit, man. Thanks.

     10:09am  I just got dropped off at KJ Travel Center. I got a ride real quick. Garret even gave me a five dollar bill.

     10:58am  I came to the onramp.

     11:50am  I gave up on the onramp. I came back to the truck stop. I'm taking a shit in the bathroom. I had a big cup of white hot chocolate. I hope it's not Hershey-squirts.

     12:36pm  I came to the onramp a bit ago. Nobody's given me a ride yet.

     2:00pm  I got bored on the onramp. I'm going to walk back to the truck stop.

                   I'm sure I don't have to mention that anytime I'm anywhere asking people for rides I am constantly offering people my website. Anyone who pays me any attention whatsoever. Everybody takes it.

                   Ah, I'm leaving from KJ's. It's only like two or three miles to I15. I'm just going to walk it.

     2:58pm  I stopped at the mile marker and re-laced my boots and layered down. I'm going to keep walking.

     3:06pm  Badass, I found a red carabineer.

     3:32pm  Dude, what luck I have. I walked all the way over to the I15 and walked to the gas station. Right when I walked up there was this cool dude gassing up his car and I asked him if he was going South. He said he sure was and that I was welcome to ride! Devin. After spending all day at the truck stop and not getting a ride I walk to I15 and secure a ride right when I walked up. I'm getting out of here, just like that.

     6:15pm  I forgot to tell you, we stopped at Far West. We came to the McDonald's. We're going to get some gasoline for our stomachs. Oh yeah, the cashier noticed my shirt and I gave her my website.

                   Random highway shots

                   Did I mention I'm thinking about taking 80 East and going down through Colorado.

     8:37pm  I am in Scipio! I got dropped off by Devin. Sweet. Umm, it's night time and it's cold. I think I crashed out in the car for a little bit. I'm going to find a camp somewhere by this big travel center they have here.

     9:52pm  Devin, after he dropped me off I went inside and took a shit and layered up. I walked out and went behind the truck stop and found a big ass tube I can crash in! Hell yeah, I'll take pictures in the morning. The tube is I don't know, about four feet tall. Probably a little bigger. Big enough to crawl into and make my bed in it. I'll take pictures in the morning if I remember. I'm going to smoke a cigarette and then go to bed. I'll brush my teeth too.

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