Andy Skurka hiked 7,700 miles across the country, finishing last Sunday.

I’ve been following his trip logs since February, when he was at the halfway point of his trip. I find it a tremendously exciting story — that someone could hike close to eight thousand miles across North America in just under a year, crossing the midwest in the middle of winter. It’s just an amazing thing to do — reads like a real pilgrimage — somehow very life-affirming.