A year after Holden Minor Ringer set out to cross the country on foot, the 26-year-old finally reached Washington, D.C., on Sunday. Ringer embarked on his journey from La Push, Washington, to the nation’s capital in March 2023, pushing a jogging stroller with his belongings all the way. He told The Washington Post he thought of the trek while daydreaming during a class when he was in college but shelved it until he spontaneously took a 20-mile walk on a family visit in Dallas. “You know what, I could do this every day for a year,” he decided. Ringer then planned his route so that he could pass through cities where he had friends, traveling through 14 states. He often relied on the kindness of strangers, who did small favors like lending bear spray or allowing him to camp in their backyard. “I feel the experience has been so much more fulfilling and enriched by the people who I’ve known and gotten to connect with,” Ringer told the Post.