Jeffrey Rasley's Blog - Posts Tagged "adventure-travel"
"You have to get lost before you can be found," Farewell to the Himalayas
I'm making slow but steady progress on my "last book" about the Himalayas. These are a few of the topics: "i) What does it feel like to get altitude sickness, and how can it be avoided on a Himalayan trek? j) Are Sherpas the best mountain climbers in the world; if so, why? k) What is a sadhu, why do yaks only live in the high Himalayas, and do yetis really roam the Himalayan Mountains? l) How in the hell can Nepalese porters carry such incredibly heavy loads in wicker baskets strapped to their heads, and what do they think about while they’re carrying those loads?"
Just Published by Midsummer Books
The book is the fictional memoir of an 18-year-old hitchhiking across the country in 1972. But it was inspired by the humorous, bizarre, and scary experiences I had hitchhiking from Goshen, Indiana to Key West and then to New Orleans for Mardi Gras, after dropping out of college for a term. On the road, Jack meets gypsies, tramps, and thieves, Good Samaritans, and Jesus in a Ferrari. He is accosted by sexual predators and fanatic "religious" cultists and given shelter by anti-war and civil rights activists, hippies, and military veterans living by a "pay it forward" ethic. Jack even encounters, as I did, two candidates campaigning to be the nominee of the Democratic Party for the US Presidency, George Wallace and Shirley Chisholm (who kissed me on the cheek).
The book tells a “coming of age” story through the voices of a naive young man and an older and wiser one. In the youth’s quest for adventure and independence he rediscovers the importance of family, friends, and community. The protagonist also comes to understand, as I did, that learning through experience and formal academic-education are both worthy quests.
A Hitchhiker’s Big Adventure: On the road from Indiana to Key West and New Orleans for Mardi Gras 1972
The link is https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CPVR4TLJ
It was a lot of fun to write, so I hope you will check it out.
The book tells a “coming of age” story through the voices of a naive young man and an older and wiser one. In the youth’s quest for adventure and independence he rediscovers the importance of family, friends, and community. The protagonist also comes to understand, as I did, that learning through experience and formal academic-education are both worthy quests.
A Hitchhiker’s Big Adventure: On the road from Indiana to Key West and New Orleans for Mardi Gras 1972
The link is https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CPVR4TLJ
It was a lot of fun to write, so I hope you will check it out.
