Every couple of months, someone else is contemplating walking across America. Many of them do their due diligence before beginning such an epic project, searching online for anyone with on-the-road experience they may be able to contact. I contacted BJ Hill, Skip Potts and Garth Poorman before I began my walk. Among many who have contacted me before beginning their respective walks across America, Troy Yocum, Michael Tittinger and Jack Fussell make the list.
I plan to eventually write a more comprehensive “how to” for those who contact me (in addition to anyone else who may be curious). Until then, I’ll continue to answer each question as they’re asked. I haven’t met him, but a man by the name of Gary Mitchell recently found me online, and commented on a Facebook picture of mine with the following question:

“Can you tell me what typical day of walking is like? When you have to camp, what does your camp site look like?”

I answered him:

“Gary Mitchell: My typical night on the road finds me invited indoors by any one of a huge variety of different types of people. Of over three years since I began, I spent many nights in the tent in the western desert and in other areas, but in well over a year (since reaching Houston), I’ve spent only five nights outdoors. Some days on the road are long and arduous, requiring all I have; others may have me speaking to classes, spending time getting to know hosts in their environments, planning my route and hosting options ahead, catching up with communications, blogs, and photos, etc.
Walking across America is 99% mental. The most important ingredient BY FAR is a strong, focused, driven, positive mind to make it through the endless challenges that the road brings. You also must be very flexible, ideally giving yourself a very large open window of time to get to know America and all her beauties as you walk.
At some point, I’ll also be finishing a document similar to BJ Hill’s How to Walk Across America. BJ was an early adviser to me. LINK: http://walktothewhitehouse.wordpress.com/how-to-walk-across-america/

I hope this helps!”