In 2010, he had a repeat journey, walking (with shoes) over 2,500 miles in 81 days and generating as little waste as possible. Another, Pia Davis, wrote “I wish you had been able to carry out the entirety of your amazing life.”ĪLSO: Stewart Brand, The Last Prankster Read articleīaumer, a self-funded, self-supported vegan who carried only a backpack and often slept outdoors in a small, waterproof shelter, had become something of a folk hero since 2006, when he first hitchhiked across the U.S. “Wherever you are, I am walking with you,” wrote Victoria Fox. Some donors gave anonymously, but many left their names and comments. As of January 26, total donations had soared to $24,580, more than double the goal. Charges are being filed against the driver, a local woman who had a child in the car.įive days before his death, on January 16, Baumer wrote that he was three-quarters of the way to his goal of raising $10,000 for the FANG Collective, a group dedicated to fighting fracking and supporting environmental causes, based out of Providence. According to a Florida Highway Patrol report, the S.U.V had swerved out of its lane. 90, near the intersection with Laird Road. At the time of his death, Baumer was in Walton County, Florida, walking against traffic for safety, along the shoulder of U.S. Baumer started the shoeless walk from his home in Providence, Rhode Island, and made it as far as Ohio before snow and ice forced him to divert by bus to a more southern route. barefoot, Baumer was struck and killed by an S.U.V.

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