Lost Across the Ocean

As a naturalist Jack has hiked extensively in the wilderness of Oregon, Washington, Idaho and California. In his quest to experience nature he camped under the stars for many nights in the High Desert of the Great Basin, walked under waterfalls of the Columbia Gorge, viewed the panorama of the Dry Falls, bicycled up steep inclines of the Sierra Nevada peaks, enjoyed the wonders of Yosemite, Zion, the Sierra Madres of New Mexico, the Grand Canyon, Snake River Valley and Hells Canyon. One summer in the not too distant past, he took a bicycle tour from San Diego along Highway 101 to Carmel then east to Yosemite and back. During his stay in San Diego, he surfed the waves of Pacific Beach to Baja California. Many a weekend he camped in the Cuyumaca mountains, hiked through the Anza Borrega desert and sailed the waters of Mission Bay. For many years he lived in the Pine Barrens of New Jersey, growing perennials, planting trees, raising children, landscaping, tracking deer, canoeing the rivers and catching nice big catfish. He now lives in the Highlands of New Jersey and goes fly fishing most every day. Often he frequents the rivers of the Catskills and tributaries of Lakes Erie and Ontario.