Out of Eden Walk
@outofedenwalk.social
Out of Eden Walk is a 38,000 kilometer walk across the world in the footsteps of our ancestors. Led by Nat Geo Explorer and two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Paul Salopek. Follow along with Paul's dispatches from the trail at www.outofedenwalk.org
"Any long foot journey, like life itself, is subject to constant and unexpected change, shocking developments, recurring chaos. Best to be prepared for this geography of chance." —Paul Salopek in his new dispatch about slouching into a troubled home continent on the 13th anniversary of a global walk
The Geography of Chance
Slouching into a troubled home continent on the 13th anniversary of a global walk.
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February 13, 2026 at 3:20 AM
"Any long foot journey, like life itself, is subject to constant and unexpected change, shocking developments, recurring chaos. Best to be prepared for this geography of chance." —Paul Salopek in his new dispatch about slouching into a troubled home continent on the 13th anniversary of a global walk
Pictured below is a collage featuring many of Paul Salopek’s Walking Partners from over the years. Paul has been joined by between 80 and 90 Walking Partners on the Out of Eden Walk journey so far. 🎙️ Listen or read along with a recent conversation on @theworld.org here: theworld.org/stories/2026...
February 12, 2026 at 3:06 AM
Pictured below is a collage featuring many of Paul Salopek’s Walking Partners from over the years. Paul has been joined by between 80 and 90 Walking Partners on the Out of Eden Walk journey so far. 🎙️ Listen or read along with a recent conversation on @theworld.org here: theworld.org/stories/2026...
“‘Is it really over?’ wondered an Alaskan writer friend. ‘Are we in decline?’ We were hiking a wild beach. His question seemed posed to nobody in particular, maybe just to the icy wind.” — Paul Salopek outofedenwalk.nationalgeographic.org/geography-of... Pictured: Walking Partners in Alaska
February 12, 2026 at 2:47 AM
“‘Is it really over?’ wondered an Alaskan writer friend. ‘Are we in decline?’ We were hiking a wild beach. His question seemed posed to nobody in particular, maybe just to the icy wind.” — Paul Salopek outofedenwalk.nationalgeographic.org/geography-of... Pictured: Walking Partners in Alaska
“You’d have seen no trees, just mountains covered with grassy steppe,” said Dan Mann, a geologist and ecologist at the University of Fairbanks, Alaska, describing the look of the vanished Stone Age land bridge called Beringia, crossed by ancient humans from Siberia more than 20,000 years ago.
February 11, 2026 at 3:42 AM
“You’d have seen no trees, just mountains covered with grassy steppe,” said Dan Mann, a geologist and ecologist at the University of Fairbanks, Alaska, describing the look of the vanished Stone Age land bridge called Beringia, crossed by ancient humans from Siberia more than 20,000 years ago.
We walked last summer into Anchorage, Alaska—the Frontier State’s largest metropolis,with a pop. of 290,000—on a primordial forest trail that was steeped in birdsong, and then plodded out of the city 24 hrs later on a 6-lane highway deafened by the boom of engines. With Walking Partner Phil Norris.
February 11, 2026 at 3:39 AM
We walked last summer into Anchorage, Alaska—the Frontier State’s largest metropolis,with a pop. of 290,000—on a primordial forest trail that was steeped in birdsong, and then plodded out of the city 24 hrs later on a 6-lane highway deafened by the boom of engines. With Walking Partner Phil Norris.
Read Paul Salopek's latest dispatch from the trail, about slouching into a troubled home continent on the 13th anniversary of a global walk: outofedenwalk.nationalgeographic.org/geography-of...
Out of Eden Walk is a 38,000 kilometer walk across the world in the footsteps of our ancestors.
Out of Eden Walk is a 38,000 kilometer walk across the world in the footsteps of our ancestors.
The Geography of Chance
Slouching into a troubled home continent on the 13th anniversary of a global walk.
outofedenwalk.nationalgeographic.org
February 10, 2026 at 2:03 AM
Read Paul Salopek's latest dispatch from the trail, about slouching into a troubled home continent on the 13th anniversary of a global walk: outofedenwalk.nationalgeographic.org/geography-of...
Out of Eden Walk is a 38,000 kilometer walk across the world in the footsteps of our ancestors.
Out of Eden Walk is a 38,000 kilometer walk across the world in the footsteps of our ancestors.
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#NatGeoExplorer @paulsalopek.social is on a global walk from Ethiopia to the end tip of South America. But such a walk wouldn’t be possible without help along the way. That’s why he has walked alongside dozens of walking partners on his journey so far. #EdenWalk @outofedenwalk.social
Walking around the world takes a village - The World from PRX
National Geographic Explorer Paul Salopek is on a global walk from Ethiopia to Tierra del Fuego, off the coast of South America. But such a walk wouldn't be possible without help along the way. That's...
theworld.org
February 6, 2026 at 6:35 PM
#NatGeoExplorer @paulsalopek.social is on a global walk from Ethiopia to the end tip of South America. But such a walk wouldn’t be possible without help along the way. That’s why he has walked alongside dozens of walking partners on his journey so far. #EdenWalk @outofedenwalk.social
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Paul Salopek (walking around the world) is in North America
"Imagine my anticipation...as I stepped back into the geography of my birth language.... Having set out...from Alaska to walk to the tip of South America, I could finally assess the dimwittedness of billboard advertising on my own." —Paul Salopek outofedenwalk.nationalgeographic.org/reading-anch...
Reading Anchorage
After 13 years of walking a polyglot world—a legible continent at last.
outofedenwalk.nationalgeographic.org
February 1, 2026 at 5:37 AM
Paul Salopek (walking around the world) is in North America
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Follow Paul Salopek on his around-the-world “Out of Eden Walk” (@outofedenwalk.social) as a National Geographic Explorer. Read his latest dispatch on his journey near Anchorage, Alaska, mapping police stops from the past 13 years and 23,815 kilometers: buff.ly/Hr1m3Wz
"Papers Please"
Mapping police stops on a walk across the world.
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January 27, 2026 at 2:02 PM
Follow Paul Salopek on his around-the-world “Out of Eden Walk” (@outofedenwalk.social) as a National Geographic Explorer. Read his latest dispatch on his journey near Anchorage, Alaska, mapping police stops from the past 13 years and 23,815 kilometers: buff.ly/Hr1m3Wz
Paul joined @nowhari.bsky.social on Amanpour & Co, and the full segment is available here: www.pbs.org/wnet/amanpou... Out of Eden Walk is a 38,000 km walk across the world in the footsteps of our ancestors. ✍️ Dispatches: www.outofedenwalk.org Newsletter: www.outofedenwalknonprofit.org/email-updates
What Paul Salopek Has Learned from Walking Across the World
Now to one man's epic quest to walk in the footsteps of the planet's first humans. Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Paul Salopek has spent 13 years walking across four continents, covering more than ...
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January 24, 2026 at 5:17 PM
Paul joined @nowhari.bsky.social on Amanpour & Co, and the full segment is available here: www.pbs.org/wnet/amanpou... Out of Eden Walk is a 38,000 km walk across the world in the footsteps of our ancestors. ✍️ Dispatches: www.outofedenwalk.org Newsletter: www.outofedenwalknonprofit.org/email-updates
Tune in today: An Amanpour and Company interview between Paul Salopek and host @nowhari.bsky.social will air on CNN International today, Friday, Jan 23 at the 1pm EST hour and again tonight on PBS in the 11pm EST hour (check local listings): www.pbs.org/wnet/amanpou... Pictured: Paul in China, 2023
January 23, 2026 at 2:33 PM
Tune in today: An Amanpour and Company interview between Paul Salopek and host @nowhari.bsky.social will air on CNN International today, Friday, Jan 23 at the 1pm EST hour and again tonight on PBS in the 11pm EST hour (check local listings): www.pbs.org/wnet/amanpou... Pictured: Paul in China, 2023
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#NatGeoExplorer @paulsalopek.social is on a decadeslong project to walk from East Africa to South America. In his 13 years on the road so far, he's been stopped by law enforcement 120 times, and has even been logging those stops on an online map. #EdenWalk @outofedenwalk.social
Out of Eden Walk: When you walk across entire continents, police take notice - The World from PRX
National Geographic Explorer Paul Salopek is on a decadeslong project to walk from East Africa to South America. In his 13 years on the road so far, he's been stopped by law enforcement 120 times. Tho...
theworld.org
January 23, 2026 at 2:19 PM
#NatGeoExplorer @paulsalopek.social is on a decadeslong project to walk from East Africa to South America. In his 13 years on the road so far, he's been stopped by law enforcement 120 times, and has even been logging those stops on an online map. #EdenWalk @outofedenwalk.social
🎙️ “Something that has struck me, certain things, very different cultures, thousands of kilometers and miles apart, repeat over and over again. And one is the walls.” — Paul Salopek talking with host Marco Werman on public radio program @theworld.org
Listen or read here: theworld.org/stories/2026...
Listen or read here: theworld.org/stories/2026...
Out of Eden Walk: Is the world closing its doors? - The World from PRX
Migration is as old as humanity itself. In today's world, it ebbs and flows as nations change their border policies with the times. Paul Salopek is a National Geographic Explorer who has been retracin...
theworld.org
January 18, 2026 at 3:47 PM
🎙️ “Something that has struck me, certain things, very different cultures, thousands of kilometers and miles apart, repeat over and over again. And one is the walls.” — Paul Salopek talking with host Marco Werman on public radio program @theworld.org
Listen or read here: theworld.org/stories/2026...
Listen or read here: theworld.org/stories/2026...
✍️ “The world is shifting underfoot. Even on the most isolated trails, I can feel the tremors. The renewed popularity of building walls, the growing backlash against the injustices of globalization, a slide back into old nativism...." — Paul Salopek outofedenwalk.nationalgeographic.org/papers-please
"Papers Please"
Mapping police stops on a walk across the world.
outofedenwalk.nationalgeographic.org
January 18, 2026 at 3:44 PM
✍️ “The world is shifting underfoot. Even on the most isolated trails, I can feel the tremors. The renewed popularity of building walls, the growing backlash against the injustices of globalization, a slide back into old nativism...." — Paul Salopek outofedenwalk.nationalgeographic.org/papers-please
"Imagine my anticipation...as I stepped back into the geography of my birth language.... Having set out...from Alaska to walk to the tip of South America, I could finally assess the dimwittedness of billboard advertising on my own." —Paul Salopek outofedenwalk.nationalgeographic.org/reading-anch...
Reading Anchorage
After 13 years of walking a polyglot world—a legible continent at last.
outofedenwalk.nationalgeographic.org
January 17, 2026 at 7:07 PM
"Imagine my anticipation...as I stepped back into the geography of my birth language.... Having set out...from Alaska to walk to the tip of South America, I could finally assess the dimwittedness of billboard advertising on my own." —Paul Salopek outofedenwalk.nationalgeographic.org/reading-anch...
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👣 @paulsalopek.social is a #NatGeoExplorer who has been retracing the global path of the earliest humans on foot for the past 13 years. In that time, he has witnessed significant migration in real time and shared his observations on how migration’s role in the global zeitgeist has changed.
Out of Eden Walk: Is the world closing its doors? - The World from PRX
Migration is as old as humanity itself. In today's world, it ebbs and flows as nations change their border policies with the times. Paul Salopek is a National Geographic Explorer who has been retracin...
theworld.org
January 9, 2026 at 2:30 PM
👣 @paulsalopek.social is a #NatGeoExplorer who has been retracing the global path of the earliest humans on foot for the past 13 years. In that time, he has witnessed significant migration in real time and shared his observations on how migration’s role in the global zeitgeist has changed.
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#NatGeoExplorer @paulsalopek.social has been on a continuous trip away from home for almost 13 years. That means a lot of eating. Salopek tells Host @marcowerman.bsky.social about some of his most memorable meals. #EdenWalk @outofedenwalk.social
What foods power a walk around the globe? - The World from PRX
“You gotta try the local cuisine” — that's the advice given to any traveler headed beyond their own borders. National Geographic Explorer Paul Salopek has been on a continuous trip away from home for ...
theworld.org
December 24, 2025 at 1:38 PM
#NatGeoExplorer @paulsalopek.social has been on a continuous trip away from home for almost 13 years. That means a lot of eating. Salopek tells Host @marcowerman.bsky.social about some of his most memorable meals. #EdenWalk @outofedenwalk.social
We're in the final hours of crowdfunding for the Out of Eden Walk nonprofit organization! The last day of fundraising is today, Dec 29. Please consider supporting our slow journalism and this 38,000 km walk across the world in the footsteps of our ancestors: www.outofedenwalknonprofit.org/campaign 🥾
2025 Fundraising Campaign - Out of Eden Walk
Time remaining in campaign: Help spread the word by sharing this page: A MESSAGE FROM THE TRAIL After 13 years walking steadily toward sunrise out of Africa, Out of Eden Walk has at last stepped out o...
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December 29, 2025 at 4:12 PM
We're in the final hours of crowdfunding for the Out of Eden Walk nonprofit organization! The last day of fundraising is today, Dec 29. Please consider supporting our slow journalism and this 38,000 km walk across the world in the footsteps of our ancestors: www.outofedenwalknonprofit.org/campaign 🥾
🎙️ "What I remind readers is that when the earliest human beings were walking out of Africa, it was not a depopulated landscape. The continents were inhabited, but just not by us." — Paul Salopek on @theworld.org
🎧 Listen or read along here: theworld.org/stories/2025...
🎧 Listen or read along here: theworld.org/stories/2025...
Out of Eden Walk: The origin story of the human species is still being written - The World from PRX
National Geographic Explorer Paul Salopek is retracing the path of human migration. More specifically, the scientific community's best guess for the likely path of early human migration. While walking...
theworld.org
December 23, 2025 at 3:37 PM
🎙️ "What I remind readers is that when the earliest human beings were walking out of Africa, it was not a depopulated landscape. The continents were inhabited, but just not by us." — Paul Salopek on @theworld.org
🎧 Listen or read along here: theworld.org/stories/2025...
🎧 Listen or read along here: theworld.org/stories/2025...
🙏 THANK YOU. Your generosity has helped us reach our goal of $75k during our annual crowdfunder! There’s still time: The campaign is live through Dec 29. Matching funds are available and every gift made now will have double the impact. To donate, please visit www.outofedenwalknonprofit.org/campaign
December 22, 2025 at 8:48 PM
🙏 THANK YOU. Your generosity has helped us reach our goal of $75k during our annual crowdfunder! There’s still time: The campaign is live through Dec 29. Matching funds are available and every gift made now will have double the impact. To donate, please visit www.outofedenwalknonprofit.org/campaign
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While walking through China, #NatGeoExplorer @paulsalopek.social visited the Academy of Sciences and met with paleoanthropologists there, who shared discoveries that cast doubt on popular theories of human evolution. #EdenWalk @outofedenwalk.social
Out of Eden Walk: The origin story of the human species is still being written - The World from PRX
National Geographic Explorer Paul Salopek is retracing the path of human migration. More specifically, the scientific community's best guess for the likely path of early human migration. While walking...
theworld.org
December 12, 2025 at 3:03 PM
While walking through China, #NatGeoExplorer @paulsalopek.social visited the Academy of Sciences and met with paleoanthropologists there, who shared discoveries that cast doubt on popular theories of human evolution. #EdenWalk @outofedenwalk.social
✍️ Slow journalism requires public support. Out of Eden Walk is a nonprofit org, & we're raising funds for the journey ahead. Our Board is matching all donations at a 1:1 ratio up to $45k. As we walk into the Americas, pls consider a donation to keep us moving: www.outofedenwalknonprofit.org/campaign
December 20, 2025 at 5:57 PM
✍️ Slow journalism requires public support. Out of Eden Walk is a nonprofit org, & we're raising funds for the journey ahead. Our Board is matching all donations at a 1:1 ratio up to $45k. As we walk into the Americas, pls consider a donation to keep us moving: www.outofedenwalknonprofit.org/campaign
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Each of Paul's dispatches is a timely reminder that the human story is one of migration, to migrate is a profoundly human act, and the stories of our lives are deeply interconnected with the stories of people dispersed around the globe.
Truly the epic journey of our age.
Truly the epic journey of our age.
"13 yrs ago, I trekked out of Ethiopia to retrace the pathways of our ... Stone Age ancestors.... Now, having reached the last rim of Asia, I’ve run out of solid ground. So I’m hitching a ride to the Americas on the Maersk San Vicente." —Paul Salopek outofedenwalk.nationalgeographic.org/blue-highway
Blue Highway
Across the North Pacific by container ship.
outofedenwalk.nationalgeographic.org
November 28, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Each of Paul's dispatches is a timely reminder that the human story is one of migration, to migrate is a profoundly human act, and the stories of our lives are deeply interconnected with the stories of people dispersed around the globe.
Truly the epic journey of our age.
Truly the epic journey of our age.
"13 yrs ago, I trekked out of Ethiopia to retrace the pathways of our ... Stone Age ancestors.... Now, having reached the last rim of Asia, I’ve run out of solid ground. So I’m hitching a ride to the Americas on the Maersk San Vicente." —Paul Salopek outofedenwalk.nationalgeographic.org/blue-highway
Blue Highway
Across the North Pacific by container ship.
outofedenwalk.nationalgeographic.org
November 28, 2025 at 4:11 PM
"13 yrs ago, I trekked out of Ethiopia to retrace the pathways of our ... Stone Age ancestors.... Now, having reached the last rim of Asia, I’ve run out of solid ground. So I’m hitching a ride to the Americas on the Maersk San Vicente." —Paul Salopek outofedenwalk.nationalgeographic.org/blue-highway
Almost 13 years ago, Paul Salopek set out on foot from the Rift Valley of Ethiopia, one of the cradles of humankind, to begin retracing perhaps the greatest journey ever undertaken by our species: the first exploration of the world by our Stone Age ancestors. Here, Paul talks about the trail ahead.
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November 20, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Almost 13 years ago, Paul Salopek set out on foot from the Rift Valley of Ethiopia, one of the cradles of humankind, to begin retracing perhaps the greatest journey ever undertaken by our species: the first exploration of the world by our Stone Age ancestors. Here, Paul talks about the trail ahead.