Ever since reading his book The Complete Walker, which is an extremely in-depth guide to backpacking, I've always considered him to be the foremost guru of backpacking in America. And the important thing at the end of a journey-or of a book-is to keep moving forward, refreshed, with as little pause as possible.”Ĭolin Fletcher (1922–2007) was a writer and a pioneering backpacker. Its end is not so much a goal attained as another point in a continuing process. And any journey of value is above all a chapter in a personal odyssey. But every journey except your last has an open end. “There is a powerful human compulsion to leave things tied up in neat little bundles. At the very least, we could hope for some great adventures to remember later on in life.
And along the way, further down the road from here, it might be that fame and fortune have come along for the ride. Because journeys are often undertaken to find something, someone or somewhere. The goal is moving forward and taking the fork in the road that leads to the heart of your desires.īut the phrase "taking to the road" has broader implications. Never mind that weary worn-out feeling that you get from many miles of the rubber meeting the road. Traveling on the road has often been associated with long journeys or series of journeys, especially as part of one's job as a performer and entertainer. His next published novel, The Dharma Bums, described Kerouac's clumsy steps toward spiritual enlightenment on a mountain climb with friend Gary Snyder, a Zen poet. Artists including Bob Dylan, The Beatles, Patti Smith, Tom Waits, The Grateful Dead, and The Doors all credit Kerouac as a significant influence on their music and lifestyles. Kerouac (1922–1969) and his literary works had a major impact on the popular rock music of the 1960s. Without spoiling the plot, let's just say that the tales from this book could be construed as one of the ultimate Common Core teaching tools for angsty teenagers. Jack Kerouac’s cult classic On the Road is a story about a series of road trips out west taken by a couple of travelers in search of glory and a broader meaning of life. “There was nowhere to go but everywhere, so just keep on rolling under the stars.”
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