Just a short walk
Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2013 2:44 pm
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/outofeden/
ABOUT 60,000 YEARS AGO, OUR ANCESTORS TOOK THE FIRST STEPS OUT OF THEIR PREHISTORIC AFRICAN “EDEN” TO BEGIN EXPLORING THE EARTH. IN EARLY 2013, REPORTER PAUL SALOPEK WILL FOLLOW IN THEIR FOOTSTEPS DURING AN EPIC ON-FOOT JOURNEY THAT WILL TAKE SEVEN YEARS.
I'm betting that he gets killed in some godawful 3rd-world hellhole.Follow the Journey
In 2013, journalist and National Geographic Fellow Paul Salopek begins an ambitious expedition to retrace the path our ancestors took as they migrated across the world. Equipped only with what he can carry in his backpack, Paul's goal is to cover the major global stories of our time by walking alongside the people who live them on a daily basis: cattle nomads, artists, traders, villagers, farmers, and scientists. The end result? A global mosaic of stories, faces, sounds, and landscapes that highlight the pathways that connect us to each other.
Throughout Paul's journey, National Geographic will curate an immersive online experience of his storytelling, through interactive cartography that provides context for video, audio, and his latest written dispatches.