Originally Posted by
One Leg
Not much that I can add that hasn't already been said. I loved the old fart.
Back when I first met him in 2004, I ignorantly asked him "What do you do for a living? " He looked me straight in the eye and said "I hike." I said "Yeah, but what do you do for a living to earn money?" He gave me this 'You're a dumbass' look, and very slowly and forcefully said "I HIKE!"
We saw one another a few times each year, always greeting one another with a bear hug. I'm going to miss those hugs.
I managed to piss him off back in 2014 after I commented on one of his and Warren's infamous diatribes. I commented "Jack, I have this theory that you & Warren were married in a previous life, you didn't get it right then and things ain't looking too hot now." - He didn't speak to me for months. I'm so glad that we made up.
When I met him for the first time, his advice proved invaluable, and his friendship irreplaceable.
I'm going to miss you, Jack. Happy trails.