Since winning the 2013 Outside Magazine Adventure Grant, we’ve been waiting for our trip to start. We’ve packed our bags, booked our flights and gotten our visas from the Chinese embassy. Galen has his camera gear, and Lee has his iPad. On June 6th, we will begin the journey of a lifetime, hitchhiking the Chinese …
Who the Heck are these guys? Lisa Last Although she won’t appear on the blog, and she’s not even in China, Lisa Last, Lee’s long-suffering wife is a vital, if untrumpeted member of the Silk Road Hitchhikers. Lisa is the one-woman support team, editing the blog, dealing with photo problems and handling other issues that …
Who the Heck are these guys? Galen Burke Born in in Bloomington, Indiana, the Midwest’s coolest college town, Galen grew up in Thomasville, Georgia, a ten minute drive to the state line and a twenty minute drive to Tallahassee, Florida. Galen came to the University of Georgia thinking that he wanted to be a dentist, …