Re: [at-l] Hiking Postmasters?

[bullard@northnet.org]

I knew about Jumpstart but didn't know he'd written a book. I have a hiking
buddy who is also a small town postmaster and would like to hike the AT.
He'd get a real charge out of Jumpstart's book. Does anyone know how I'd
contact Jumpstart to get a copy?

Saunterer

At 09:50 PM 11/17/99 -0600, Pat Villeneuve wrote:
>I know his daughter and have a copy of the book. His daughter STILL 
>can't get over how this respectable postmaster looked on the trail. 
>Sound familiar?
>
>Give Me Chocolate
>
>Leslie Booher wrote:
>> 
>> Remember Jumpstart?  He parachuted onto Springer.  He has a great
>> self-published little book, available only from him.  I don't know how I
>> came to order one.  His son and son-in-law dropped hot pizzas down to him
>> ever so often throughout his entire thru-hike.  Funny guy.  Used to be the
>> postmaster in one of the little towns along the trail in NE TN.  Last
>> communication my brother and I had from him was that he'd fallen from a
tree
>> and was injured right badly, back or something, but was slowly recovering.
>> Should be pretty old, now.  Leslie

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