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Walden on Wheels, the photographed edition

Ken Ilgunas
Jun 21, 2018
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Updated: Mar 1, 2022

In my last post, for the fifth anniversary of my first book, I did a little reflecting on the sales history of Walden on Wheels. This got me thinking about the book and decisions I made when publishing it. If there were two things I could do over, I might have requested a hardback edition and I might have included a photo insert. I never gave a photo insert a thought, perhaps because, back then, I had neither a good camera nor magazine-quality photos of my journey.


But having just gone through my old photo files, I see that I do indeed have a few worthwhile images that would have put faces to names. It’s arguable whether photos help or hurt a book (I’m not sure where I stand, though I lean toward featuring photos), but if I did have a photo insert, the following photos would be included. Consider this the “photo insert” that never was:


Chapter Two: Cheechako

Paul and I at beginning of New York to Coldfoot, AK, roadtrip
Life-long dream achieved: Drove to Alaska

Chapter Three: Applicant

Graduating from SUNY at Buffalo with $32K in debt

Chapter Four: Tour Guide

Tour guide in Coldfoot, rafting down Koyukuk River
Coldfoot Camp trucker's cafe

Chapter Five: Garbage Picker

Friend Josh comes up to Alaska for work. Here were are cleaning trash at Yukon River Camp
Josh dominating Twelve-Mile Mountain in the Brooks Mountain Range

Chapter Six: Night Cook

Doing some aurora guiding in Wiseman, Alaska. Phot credit: Ed


Chapter Seven: Maintenance Worker

1980 Chevy Suburban, home to the James character
Jack Reakoff, Wiseman, Alasa, photo taken a few years later in 2011

Chapter Eight: Hitchhiker

Coldfoot, AK. Photo credit: Josh Pruyn
Guy who drove me across British Columbia
British Columbia teens
Mexican immigrant who picked me up in Washington state
Oregon to Salt Lake City ride

Chapter Nine: Voyageur



Chapter Ten: Corpsmember


Chapter Eleven: Son

Hitchhiking from Mississippi to NY


D.C. FDR Memorial

Chapter Twelve: Ranger


Chapter Fourteen: Purchase

1994 Ford Econoline featured on Craigslist for $1,500

Chapter Fifteen: Renovation



Chapter Sixteen: Acclimatization



Chapter Eighteen: My First Guest

Friend Chuck visits the van

Chapter Twenty: Ranger

Gates of the Arctic NP. Photo Credit: Whitney Root.
Gates of the Arctic NP. Photo Credit: Whitney Root.
Gates of the Arctic NP. Photo Credit: Whitney Root.
Gates of the Arctic NP. Photo Credit: Whitney Root.
Gates of the Arctic NP. Photo Credit: Whitney Root.
Gates of the Arctic NP. Photo Credit: Whitney Root.

Chapter Twenty-One: Pilgrim

Walden Pond, MA. Photo Credit: Chuck Johnston

Chapter Twenty-Two: Graduate

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ali88 kiki88
Oct 05

Mình có lần lướt đọc mấy trao đổi trên mạng شيخ روحاني thì thấy nhắc nên cũng tò mò mở ra xem thử cho biết. Mình không tìm hiểu sâu جلب الحبيب chỉ xem qua trong thời gian ngắn để quan sát bố cục جلب الحبيب cách sắp xếp شيخ روحاني các mục và trình bày nội شيخ روحاني dung tổng thể. Cảm giác là các phần được trình bày khá gọn, các Huren Berlin mục rõ ràng nên đọc lướt cũng không bị rối với mình như Hurentest Berlin vậy là đủ để nắm tin cơ bản rồi. جلب الحبيب

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Oct 02

I enjoyed the idea behind the photographed edition of Walden on Wheels. Pairing the written journey with photography seems like a great way to give readers a stronger sense of the places, experiences, and everyday details behind the story. Visuals can add another layer to travel writing and make a personal journey feel much more tangible. After reading, some downtime with Quenq VC online sounds like a fun way to unwind.

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