He was from Tennessee, but he did want to stay there. He traveled all . He left at the age of eighteen. had no money. He had no car. hitch-hiked to California. His family could not him because he was an adult. It his dream to wander. He was a -looking man. He did many odd jobs. He many people. California is a big state. are a lot of people in California. lived in different places. He never stayed one place. He kept traveling. He did think about the future. He lived his one day at a time. He did have many belongings. He had a small . It held his clothes. He had a and a picture of his parents. This all he carried. One day he would back home.