I became homeless after I got out of the Army, so I began walking between towns to look for work. However, no one would hire me after losing my car during a tornado, so after a few months of living off the land, I decided to walk across America. Alone, unsupported, and with little to no money, I spent the next three years crossing the county on foot. I started in West Tennessee on September 1, 2012. From there, I traveled to Delaware, to California, to Florida, to Alaska, back to Florida, and back to California again. After covering 10,000 miles, I decided to write a book about all of my experiences.