Detlev Henschel is walking across North America on foot, trying to take historic roads, if possible. Much of his journey will be on Route 66, reports the Desert Dispatch of Barstow, Calif.

The journey started at the Pacific Ocean in Santa Monica, and will end in Newfoundland, Canada.

The reason for their voyage, Henschel said, is to see the real America, which to him has nothing to do with Washington, D.C., and international tension.

“We are only interested in good news about America,” he said. [...]

“This is old beautiful America, which still exists,” Henschel said. “America has lots to give.”

Katrin Frommhold is following in a vehicle, filming the adventure.

Henschel’s Web site is here, although it hasn’t been updated in about a week.