In 2009, Glose began a walk across Virginia that would eventually zigzag through every region in the state, cross each of the six state borders (including Washington DC), and eventually cover over 1,500 miles. The start point was the First Landing Monument in Virginia Beach and the endpoint was the Cumberland Gap in Tennessee. Among his many adventures during this walk he petted a full-grown buffalo, kissed a fawn on the mouth, rode on the country's last pole-driven ferry, jumped off a cliff into a water-filled quarry, and participated in a world-record-setting skinny dip at a naturist resort.