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Rivera walked 2,500 miles in 149 days to reach San Francisco, but there he was robbed one after another. However, he also received encouraging help from many strangers and fans.
san francisco The San Francisco Standard reported that young New Yorker Chantz Rivera left his home in the Bronx on May 31 and decided to head west on foot. He spent 149 days hiking 2,500 miles across the United States, pushing a shopping cart the entire time, gaining over 50,000 followers on Instagram and raising nearly $16,000 through crowdfunding. The 29-year-old man arrived in Malian County on Monday (26th) and that’s where things started to go wrong.
The “Standard” interviewed him by phone on Wednesday (28th) while he was staying in a hotel in San Francisco. He said he slept in Golden Gate Park the first night. He had no relatives or friends in San Francisco. They originally planned to stay here for a week and then leavelos angeles And then maybe go to Las Vegas for a bit, and finally fly home, and plan to take the train the whole way.
His time in San Francisco did not go well. After waking up in Golden Gate Park, he went to the McDonald’s at the intersection of Fillmore Street and Golden Gate Avenue. As a result, his mobile power bank and a small bag containing videos and photos on his memory card and USB flash drive were stolen. This made him angry because those videos could not be purchased and they were something he really appreciated.
Someone from Instagram also booked a motel room for them, but they did not pay for it, so they had to stay there. Later, she realized that when she left her shopping cart at a bus stop in Sacramento, she left a pair of shoes there as a gift. He immediately returned to the shopping cart, but found that the cart was missing. It happened very quickly, less than an hour later.
But the general manager of Timberi Hotel sent him a message saying that he could arrange for him to stay for a night or two. Later, someone approached him and offered to show him around the city, eat some pizza, and even take him to Twin Peaks, the highest point in San Francisco.
He has so many fans that some people even offer him a haircut. But once he was stopped by a policeman who checked his name but found nothing and basically let him go.
He also witnessed flooding in Malian County. He had to pass through them, and it seemed as if the sea had already come to welcome him.
Many people recognized him while traveling across America. Many people contacted him in Ohio and Indiana. A man in Columbus, Ohio approached him and bought a pair of shoes for him.
He said that the places that impressed him most were Colorado and San Francisco, which were so beautiful that they looked like scenes from a movie.
Difficult stages of the trip included persistent heavy rain in Ohio, tall hills in Colorado, but the hills in Pennsylvania were surprisingly steep, and instead of simply walking up the hills, they had to push heavy things. That cart weighs about 50 pounds.
The Standard hopes he enjoys San Francisco because he really did something wonderful.
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He set out from the Bronx and spent 149 days walking approximately 2,500 miles across the United States, pushing a shopping cart the entire time. He gained over 50,000 followers on Instagram and received approximately $16,000 in crowdfunding support.
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He first spent the night in Golden Gate Park and the next day his mobile power bank and small bag were stolen near McDonald’s. The memory card and USB flash drive kept inside were also missing. Later, his shopping cart and the shoes given to him were also accidentally lost.
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Several strangers on the way recognized him and offered help. For example, someone in Ohio bought him shoes. After arriving in San Francisco, there were people who arranged for him to stay, took him out to eat pizza, and visited Twin Peaks.
