Jack was one of the more interesting hikers out there, I got to drink with him for 2 hours in Damascus in 2008, it was nice to meet the man behind the legend. We're all mortal, it sucks.
Jack was one of the more interesting hikers out there, I got to drink with him for 2 hours in Damascus in 2008, it was nice to meet the man behind the legend. We're all mortal, it sucks.
thanks very much rickb, I'm glad you liked it. More to come in the next few weeks as the book develops.
cheers!
He was a good dude, I met him a few times in the years after my thru, saw him in Franklin 6 days before he died, we were talking about medical stuff, and I urged him to go to the hospital. But, he didn't. I was doing a section hike, springer to fontana, that year, and found out after I got back.
He was one of the few people who actually managed to break the chains of society and materialism. He wasn't perfect, was pretty obvious he had alcohol problems, but to do what he did was a lot of people's dreams. I'll be doing it myself in a couple years, though I am financially secure.
I'll be doing it myself in a couple years, though I am financially secure.
hope you dont have the alcohol problems.....
Interesting story of his life.
https://www.outsideonline.com/advent...lachian-trail/
I meet him and Earl many times. I know they're all up in Heaven waiting for all of us. (RIP Jack!)