article_snippet: At the start of his trip, Penix said, his was determined to 'rough The path,' just like the pioneers.
article_snippet: With help from groups including Friends of the Boone Trace, Penix charted the most historically accurate route for his journey.
article_snippet: Penix said Penix got lost just once, on a mountainside in Virginia.
article_snippet: Penix estimated about 60 percent of Penix was on roads and the rest through woodlands or fields.
article_snippet: While the pioneers faced dangers from Indians, Penix's biggest threat was vehicles on roads that lacked shoulders for Penix and Fox to walk on. '