Wow, my True America tour was 20 years ago!
So what have I been up to lately?

2001 - 2014
Photojournalist, The News Reporter
Whiteville, North Carolina

2015 - 2017
Volunteer for the U.S. Peace Corps
The Republic of Moldova

2017 -
Wandering storyteller
On This Planet Earth

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So, here it is, one of the very first travel blogs,
and, (I believe,) the oldest one that is still online!


I can't thank them enough, but I've tried. People actually write to me! People actually wish Mark a safe journey, in some pretty cute ways. You asked, I answered. They said the nicest things... Roadside memorials Get a quick-loading list of all 126 articles, and more!
It's your life, make it an adventure. Click here, and take the full tour of this entire site. You won't miss a thing! Click here, and take the full tour of this entire site. You won't miss a thing!

View Mark Gilchrist's portfolio of photographs, articles, pages and videos What has Mark been up to lately? Follow him! Don't have much time? Here's the creme of my crop.

ALASKA HAWAII Mark's Trail; The Beginning Mark's Trail; The Beginning Mark's Trail; The Beginning July, 1998 August, 1998 September, 1998 October, 1998 November, 1998 December, 1998 January, 1999 February, 1999 March, 1999 April, 1999 May, 1999 June, 1999 July, 1999 August, 1999 September, 1999 October, 1999 November, 1999 December, 1999 Mark's Trail; The Final Chapter MAINE Postcard NEW HAMPSHIRE Postcard VERMONT Postcard MASSACHUSETTS Postcard CONNECTICUT Postcard RHODE ISLAND Postcard NEW YORK Postcard NEW JERSEY Postcard PENNSYLVANIA Postcard DELAWARE Postcard DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Postcard MARYLAND Postcard VIRGINIA Postcard WEST VIRGINIA Postcard NORTH CAROLINA Postcard SOUTH CAROLINA Postcard GEORGIA Postcard FLORIDA Postcard FLORIDA Postcard ALABAMA Postcard TENNESSEE Postcard KENTUCKY Postcard OHIO Postcard INDIANA Postcard MICHIGAN Postcard WISCONSI Postcard ILLINOIS Postcard MISSISSIPPI Postcard LOUISIANA Postcard ARKANSAS Postcard MISSOURI Postcard IOWA Postcard MINNESOTA Postcard NORTH DAKOTA Postcard SOUTH DAKOTA Postcard NEBRASKA Postcard KANSAS Postcard OKLAHOMA Postcard TEXAS Postcard NEW MEXICO Postcard ARIZONA Postcard CALIFORNIA Postcard NEVADA Postcard UTAH Postcard COLORADO Postcard WYOMING Postcard MONTANA Postcard IDAHO Postcard WASHINGTON Postcard OREGON Postcard VERMONT Postcard NEW HAMPSHIRE Postcard MAINE Postcard MASSACHUSETTS Postcard CONNECTICUT Postcard RHODE ISLAND Postcard NEW JERSEY Postcard MARYLAND Postcard DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Postcard DELAWARE Postcard Hold your pointer over any part of this map for clues as to where it will lead you. The trail blazed in orange is from 1998, and yellow is 1999. (Just wanted to let you know...)

In-depth, broadranging topics. Jobs you love to daydream about while you pretend to work. Products made here in the U.S.A., like nowhere else! Watch Mark in some of his most embarassing moments! People who represent our great cultural diversity. A lighthearted exploration of the slightly bizarre, or magnificent. A short trip down America's favorite roadway. What it takes to maintain a Harley for 50,000 miles.
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