Ken Ilgunas
Mar 24, 2010
Of Mice and Ken (Part II)
It smelled sour, sweaty, moist, kinda like a sopping bag of hockey equipment. It was time that I discovered the source of the smell...
Ken Ilgunas
Mar 21, 2010
An AT expedition
What: A five-day, 57-mile hike on the Appalachian Trail Where: Daleville to Big Island, Virginia When: Two weeks ago; spring break Why:...
Ken Ilgunas
Mar 20, 2010
Gear Review: Selk sleeping bag
I've gotten a few things from my published article: 1. A measly $150 check from Salon (whose editors clearly didn’t take pity on my...
Ken Ilgunas
Mar 13, 2010
Ridiculous Idea #1: The Forest Cemetery
[In some ways, I think I was meant to be a capitalist. Like Seinfeld’s Kramer, I come up with a new idea or invention on an almost weekly...
Ken Ilgunas
Mar 5, 2010
Of Mice and Ken
Thou saw the fields laid bare an' waste, An' weary winter comin fast, An' cozie here, beneath the blast, Thou thought to dwell, Till...
Ken Ilgunas
Mar 1, 2010
A picture tour
Ever since my article published, I’ve been giving lots of tours. For those of you unable to make it to Durham to see the van for...
Ken Ilgunas
Feb 25, 2010
Rule of Thumb #10: When there’s nowhere to sleep, start turning knobs
Day 22: June 5, 2007. La Grande, Oregon to Park City, Utah (538 miles) Leon looked like Larry David with a full-body tan. He was driving...
Ken Ilgunas
Feb 22, 2010
Krzyzewskiville
From above, they might look like a brigade of prime-colored parachutes descending into a Scottish stone fortress. From eye-level, they...
Ken Ilgunas
Feb 7, 2010
Rule of Thumb #9: When there’s no alternative, walk
Day 9: May 23, Rock Island, Washington to La Grande Oregon (296 miles) I hitchhiked not just to travel; I did it to feel something. On...
Ken Ilgunas
Feb 2, 2010
Radio Interview with Dick Gordon
I'm on the radio show The Story with Dick Gordon today. It's very NPRish and, in my opinion, very good. Click here to listen. Scroll to...
Ken Ilgunas
Jan 31, 2010
Contest winners
Congrats go to winners Michael of Brookline, Massachusetts and Lexie of Maple Valley, Washington who each correctly guessed the name of...
Ken Ilgunas
Jan 25, 2010
The accident
So I got in a bit of an accident the other day. It’s strange how guilty I feel when I think about withholding some new development from...
Ken Ilgunas
Jan 17, 2010
Rule of Thumb #8: Listening is an art form
Day 8: May 22, Hope, British Columbia to Rock Island, Washington (303 miles) Natalia—at the time of the hitchhike—had been my girlfriend...
Ken Ilgunas
Jan 11, 2010
The gym
Before radical living began, the shower situation was a huge concern. I figured the gym—like any gym—would have showers, but I worried...
Ken Ilgunas
Jan 6, 2010
Article Aftermath Part II
[UPDATE: It looks like I will be on Air America’s The Ron Reagan Show this Friday, Jan. 8, around 7 p.m. ET. I’m not sure if you can...
Ken Ilgunas
Jan 3, 2010
Rule of Thumb #7: To be poor in things is to be free of them
[After a 4-month long hiatus—due entirely to laziness—I begin again this “weekly” (now bi-monthly) series of my 2007 hitchhike across...