“This whole journey is a transition,” Buchanan said. “And the walking lets me clear my head.”

He believes now, more than ever, that Paul is the clear choice for America’s next president and that New Hampshire is the only place where he can settle. He’s tired of the rules. Tired of the regulations and taxes. Tired of big government and big legislation. And Buchanan decided he would take the ultimate action: move to New Hampshire and devote his life to the Libertarian movement.

But Buchanan’s principled stand and his 4,000-mile walking route are alike in at least one way — there can be no cutting corners.

Every day, when Buchanan ends his walking around 8 p.m., he logs his latitude and longitude and counts his miles for the day. He marks his spot with a GPS and the next morning, after awaking in the RV packed with household goods that his wife is driving, Buchanan picks up exactly where he left off.

“That way it’s official,” said Buchanan, feet still churning toward the coast.