David Stoess is a native of Kentucky and by his own admission was born with a map in his hand. In 1965, he and his bride, Nancy, bicycled from Louisville to Daytona Beach for their honeymoon. Nancy passed away in 1990, and in 1991 David embarked on one of the greatest adventures of his life--a walk across America. But his wanderlust wasn`t totally satisfied. In 1995 he paddled a sea kayak 2,000 miles from Pittsburgh to New Orleans. Three years later he walked the 450-mile Natchez Trace Parkway. What`s next? I`m eyeing Seattle to Miami, Stoess says. He currently resides in Pleasureville, Kentucky.
