This is Funcut aka Cory aka @extremepedestrian aka the best random acquaintance turned lifetime friend that I could never have predicted / expected / believed could happen until it happened. We first crossed paths down in the handle of FL at a campsite with a German couple on tour after a VERY stormy night. Bonded over travel stories while he rode on the front of my cargo bike down to Saint Marks Lighthouse and we saw the loneliest flamingo in the world.
He kept hiking The Florida Trail and upon finishing hopped up to The Appalachian Trail and started walking north while I rambled down to Key West and up the east coast. A hundred or so days after we parted ways our paths collided again way up in Maine with a bro hug so good it had to’ve shaken the universe. It’s an odd feeling to realize one of the most significant moments of my 2023 happened due to car problems and a rain delay (plus who knows how many other butterfly flaps) but I’m so happy my life is now full of this. See you on the west coast Funcut! Below are some photos from his journey across the country as well as some documenting Shaws Hiker Hostel, which is its own amazing little bit of trail magic.
