article_snippet: During Curtis Penix adventure, Curtis Penix slept outside, crossed rivers on foot, trudged through rain and mud and endured blistered feet.
article_snippet: On his first day, his waded across seven streams and rivers on foot, including one that was knee deep. '
article_snippet: I quickly found out that by getting your feet wet and then continuing to walk, you could get what the pioneers called "scalded feet,"' his said.
article_snippet: The foot blisters were enough to dissuade his from river crossings and take the bridges instead.
article_snippet: his endured steady rain during his first four days.
article_snippet: At the end of one day, his started shivering uncontrollably, his said. '