From "He Felt Stuck in New York. So He Started Walking to California. A Bronx native who’d spent his whole life in the city left on foot in May" (NYT).
Here's his Instagram. Sample:
November 5, 2026
"Rivera had never hiked before. He’d never been camping. For his trip across the United States, he chose the most direct route the map showed..."
"... which mostly meant walking on highway shoulders, drowning out the car traffic with his big headphones on.... 'You doing all right?' a law enforcement officer in Indiana asked. 'We got a call that you were pulling a cart and looked exhausted,' the officer continued. 'Just wanted to make sure you were all right.' 'Yeah, I’m good,' Rivera said. 'I’m walking across America.'... 'People are like, What are you doing?' Rivera said. 'What are you doing it for? When I tell them I’m walking across America — "Oh, what’s your reason?" You need to have a reason? I just want to be free. I’m just walking because I’m using my free will. That’s it.'"
From "He Felt Stuck in New York. So He Started Walking to California. A Bronx native who’d spent his whole life in the city left on foot in May" (NYT).
From "He Felt Stuck in New York. So He Started Walking to California. A Bronx native who’d spent his whole life in the city left on foot in May" (NYT).
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Racist cops harassing a poor POC pulling a cart on a highway shoulder.
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