Hindy on the Lewis and Clark Trail

Greg Hindy continues to trek the path less traveled in his silent photographic walking journey across America, and he's lugged his camera gear over a few snow-capped mountain ranges most recently.

So where's Greg Hindy today?

The 2009 graduate of Nashua High North has now walked more than 6,500 miles since he left Nashua on July 9, 2013. Carl Hindy says his son was in Idaho last week before walking into Montana, and part of the Lewis and Clark trail.
 
Greg Hindy has plans to trek through the Pacific Northwest en route to Los Angeles on July 9 to celebrate his 23rd birthday.

"We joke that he's like Forrest Gump – he's just walking," Hindy said of his son.

Hindy will have walked more than 8,000 miles by the time he reaches Los Angeles.

Hindy graduated from Yale University in 2013 and meticulously planned this performance art project of his. It is also personal discovery, he has said, and he and family share inspiring stories of people who have helped him while he is out on the road, or out in the woods.

"He never darts forward," his dad says. "At every turn he seems to opt in instead of opt out."

As long-distance hikers sometimes do, Hindy has let the trail take him to unexpected places, like his excursion through the Pacific Northwest, which was not part of the original plan. He was recently at Zion National Park, where a ranger relayed a message to Carl Hindy that his son was going to walk the rim. It can be difficult terrain, especially when one is lugging a 60-pound trailer with gear and a large format camera.

"When I look at the map it's all rugged mountains," Hindy says.

In Zion, people he met gave him food and took him into their car to warm up. Others have befriended him, and continue to follow his travels via GregHindy.com and a Facebook page dedicate to his One Year Performance of Walking, Silence.

Greg Hindy tried to imagine every scenario and hardship on the journey. He does carry a phone to text or email in emergencies. Emotions can run high, for those watching back home in Nashua. 

Carl Hindy says the performance art and adventure is enriching his son's life in ways seen and unseen. "We see this as a long-term positive influence on his life."