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12/19/2019 08:31AM
ZaraSp00k: "re-supplying for something like this would be a gargantuan task in itself, never mind the trip itself"
I'd love to get Jerry on this forum and see what he would do differently in hindsight. He was 25 years old when starting the trip. With age comes wisdom.
"Life is not about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself." --- George Bernard Shaw
01/29/2020 08:36AM
I finally finished this, he mentions in the book a number of times he made the wrong choice.
I've paddled on the Mississippi when it is flooded, encountered barges, bad people, ... IMO, he worst choice, and maybe most dangerous, was paddling the Mississippi.
I've paddled on the Mississippi when it is flooded, encountered barges, bad people, ... IMO, he worst choice, and maybe most dangerous, was paddling the Mississippi.
let science, not politics decide, ... but whose science?
04/04/2020 08:09AM
Wables,
Your uncles book is making its way through Alaska. After I read it I sent it to one of my friends there with instructions to send it to another Alaska buddy.
When he is done, he is to pass it along to one of his friends, and so-on.
Your uncles book is making its way through Alaska. After I read it I sent it to one of my friends there with instructions to send it to another Alaska buddy.
When he is done, he is to pass it along to one of his friends, and so-on.
May the rivers be crooked and winding, and your portages lonesome, leading to the most amazing view.
04/14/2020 11:09AM
I finished this a couple weeks ago. Absolutely loved reading Jerry's adventure. My favorite part was his second winter spent in Canada. It was interesting to hear how he passed the time. I would love a follow up - what Jerry did immediately after, why he chose to stay in Nome, and how he's been spending his days since his trip.
04/14/2020 09:03PM
Aldy1: "I finished this a couple weeks ago. Absolutely loved reading Jerry's adventure. My favorite part was his second winter spent in Canada. It was interesting to hear how he passed the time. I would love a follow up - what Jerry did immediately after, why he chose to stay in Nome, and how he's been spending his days since his trip. "
Apparently there will be a 2nd book fairly soon. I too wonder about the native girl who had a crush on him for that winter in the cabin. I wonder if they ever met again? There is a facebook page for the book and she has posted on it.
"Life is not about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself." --- George Bernard Shaw
04/15/2020 08:34AM
I sent the book to my buddy in Alaska, we have paddled together a few times.
He is native Alaskan, here is his response to the book, and Jerry Pushcar.
"Was a great read, what perseverance, or pure lack of common sense"
He is native Alaskan, here is his response to the book, and Jerry Pushcar.
"Was a great read, what perseverance, or pure lack of common sense"
May the rivers be crooked and winding, and your portages lonesome, leading to the most amazing view.
04/15/2020 10:58AM
Aldy1: "Good to know, I'll check that FB group out. I also wondered about Molly. It was sad when he left that spring. I was so immersed in the book it felt like I lost a chance at love too!"
Right? I almost expected to find out that he eventually married her. :)
"Life is not about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself." --- George Bernard Shaw
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