Monday, July 13, 2009

A Man, His Dog, and a Large 7' Inflatable Earth Leaving Hermann, Missouri

I have been looking online for clues to a strange site I saw yesterday. After many curvy miles in the Missouri, River valley on highway 94, I made a right turn on highway 19 and was greeted by a man with his little dog on a leash in his left hand while his right hand rolled a large, inflatable earth along the shoulder of the road. He looked like an explorer dressed in probably what were organic khakis, a backpack, and an explorers hat.

He had just crossed the Senator Christopher Bond bridge over the mighty Missouri and looked like he had been traveling for quite some time--possibly a globe trotter. I have little doubt he is a liberal environmentalist raising awareness. I will do my best not to insult him, because I am fascinated by these Forest Gump moments in life that cause a man to cross the globe while rolling a large globe.

If anyone has any knowledge of who this man is and what his purpose is in with rolling a globe please let me know. I think it might be appropriate if his little dog was named Kerouac.
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49 comments:

  1. I saw this dude today! I was searching the net myself to see if I could find anything about him, but all I could find was your posting. I saw him on highway 50...between Tipton and Sedalia. I wanted to turn around and get a picture of the dude and talk with him just out of curiosity, but my fiance wouldn't turn the car around.

    I'm a little intrigued by the dude with the large rolling globe!

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    1. I just saw him in New Orleans LA,... Guy, dog, and globe... Hwy 90, right outside the westbank area...

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  2. Thanks Ashley. I hope others help us track where he goes and what his mission is. I know the day I saw him, the skies opened up with a nasty downpour.

    I wonder how he rolls that thing down a mountain with a greater than 12% grade.

    I do wish he had a Web site or something. You would think there would be a news story or something.

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  3. I saw him in St. Peters, Mo (St. Louis suburb) on the 3rd by the highway and the 4th a little further in town. Then today (the 21st) I just saw him on Highway 50 just east of Warrensburg, Mo.

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  4. Saw this guy in St. Peters, Mo twice over the 4th of July weekend. Then to my suprise, I just saw him about an hour ago on hwy 50 just outside Warrensburg.

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  5. It is now 5:05 pm. and this man, his dog, and his world are about 9 miles from Pittsville, MO. on hwy 50. Glad to see there are others tracking him.

    i wish him the best, he believed enough in something to step out ther...

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  6. www.worldguy.org

    His name is Eric Bendl and he's raising awareness for Diabetes. Luckily, I had friends who saw him in person.

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  7. He was about 5 miles from Lone Jack, MO today at 5:30 pm.

    I just read about his raising awareness for Diabetes... i support his effort... Go Eric!!

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  8. I saw him yesterday evening in Lee's Summit

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  9. You can find out more about him here...
    http://www.grass-roots.org/usa/bendl.shtml

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  10. His name is Erik Bendl and his web site is http://www.worldguy.org/
    He pushed that ball all the way to the top of Pike's Peak in Colorado the first of August.

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  11. I saw him in Maryland just a couple days ago!

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  12. I saw him this week so apparently he is still traveling! So curious and it took a while to find this link but glad I did. Off to check out the website....

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  13. I just saw him in Fallston Maryland today at noon on Mountain Road, (route 152).

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  14. I saw him on Saturday on Rt 400 South, around the Sayerville NJ area.

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  15. Just saw him around 11am getting "pulled over" by Emerson NJ's finest.

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  16. I just saw him last Saturday in Natick, MA, which is about 15 miles west of Boston! His website is now printed on his globe (and he's walking with another person who was walking his dog)

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  17. i saw him week on July 30th, 2010 in White mountains, NH. cool guy.

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  18. While on vacation we spotted him rolling the globe, followed by a man walking the dog, on Aug. 6 in the central part of Maine. My boys and I have made up a car game where we each name the strangest thing we've seen during a 15 min. time period. We all wished we'd been playing at the time we saw him!

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  19. Hi guys my name is Jesina and I live in Delray Beach, FL and I saw "The man with the Globe" today walking down Federal Hwy! He started his journey in Ft. Lauderdale and was moving North. Him his trusty dog and his Glode. He is a very nice man i stopped and talked to him, His fight to promote Diabetes is Awesome! Sometimes you have to do what you have to do to get peoples attention and to get the word out about things! I praise him for his valiant efforts, It got me listening!

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  20. it's cruel to force a dog to run that much! the dog looked tired and thirsty. i wish people would consider how much smaller a dog is, when they take them on long treks like that! he should have left the dog out of it!

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  21. The dog is probably in better shape than you. Considering how many miles that dog has gone. That dog is much happier than a dog that spends all its life attached to a chain.

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  22. I just saw this gentleman today walking on the road with the large globe ball and his dog..this was on highway 371 south towards St. cloud, Minnesota

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  23. August 25, 2011

    Saw him today walking north on Minnesota 371 in Brainerd/Baxter MN.

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  24. He is in hackensack minnesota

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  25. East of Fargo/Moorhead near Hawley, MN 12 Sep 2011

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  26. South of Wahpeton,Nd on HWY 127 on September 24th.

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  27. The Pedersen Family from Eden Prairie, MNOctober 16, 2011 at 2:37 PM

    We saw him walking north of Yankton, SD (wind was at his back) on Highway 81 and stopped to talk - he was very gracious and answered all our questions (I'm sure he hears the same ones over and over.) His dog, by the way, was the sweetest thing ever and was obvious well loved and cared for - to spend every day walking with your owner is dog heaven. Good luck Erik - what a neat thing you are doing!

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  28. October 30 2011. Saw him today, southbound on US 275 near West Point, Nebraska

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  29. Saw him yesterday in just outside of Omaha on Hwy 133. My daughter saw him today at 144th and Dodge in Omaha. I wanted to stop and take a picture too. Wish I would have. Looks like he has traveled a long way

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  30. Yesturday,Oct. 6,2011,a friend of mine spotted him at the Irvington exit just outside of Omaha,Nebraska. Lo and behold!Today,Oct.7,2011,who did I see!!!Yes!The man,the dog,the earth!I spotted him at the 5-way intersection of 144th & L St.

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  31. Today he is south of springfied nebraska heading south on hwy 50 at 1145 am. Hopefully heading south for the winter

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  32. They were headed south of Louisville Ne on
    50 about noon today.

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  33. Headed South on Hwy 50 by Otoe Spur at 4:30

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  34. He was north of Pawnee City on Tuesday, November 15, 2011. About 8:00 AM, he was about a mile north of Pawnee City. By 5:00 PM, he was only about 5 miles north of Pawnee City. I don't know what he's doing. It appears he was headed south, but then went back north when he reached P.C. Given all the spottings around the country, do you suppose there is more than one guy with his dog and globe?

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  35. He's heading west on hwy 90 in des allemands la

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  36. Just heard he is passing through Patterson, LA. I saw him in Des Allemands Monday. Wonder if I'll see him in Lafayette today or tomorrow :)

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  37. It is 10:55 am in Lafayette, La and he is rolling around on Northwest Evangeline They.

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  38. I just saw him on hwy 175 in Crandall TX!

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  39. I just saw him on Hwy 175 in Crandall TX!

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  40. Just saw him today on Hwy 30 he had just gone threw our town of St. Helens. On the Oregon side. I didn't see his dog but that earth was huge.

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  41. We just saw him on 99w going the opposite direction towards Corvalis as we were driving to McMinnville, Oregon.

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  42. We saw him today on highway 38 between Drain and Elkton, Oregon headed west. We all thought, "What the heck?"

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  43. We saw him today on highway 38 between Drain and Elkton, Oregon. We all thought "What the heck?"

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  44. Saw him yesterday just north of Eureka, Calif. WHY!

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    1. Ditto. We thought it was so odd that we actually stopped our car just a few feet ahead of him and took a picture out the window! Highway 101 going south just north of Eureka, CA.

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  45. Saw him 18 miles north of eureka ca

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  46. i just sow him come though pamana city and my sister seen him going though carrabelle florida and god be with him

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  47. I just seen him Monday January 11th. 2013 on hwy 19 in spring hill fl

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