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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
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Representatives are pleased to congratulate Jake Campbell of 
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Elmhurst on hiking the Appalachian Trail; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Jake started his hike on May 10, 2009 and ended on 
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September 18, 2009; the Appalachian Trail is an unbroken and 
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marked trail that goes from Georgia to Maine and is 2178.3 
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miles long; about 2000 people attempt to hike it every year and 
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a little less than 500 usually complete the trail; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, He saw 24 bears and was bluff-charged by one; he 
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was hit by 2 storms produced by hurricane systems hitting the 
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northeast and a storm in New Jersey that produced 2 tornadoes 
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within 10 miles of his hike; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, He averaged 17.5 miles a day; and he set the 
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record for the thru-hiker class of '09 on the Half Gallon 
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Challenge (a half-way mark tradition of eating a half gallon of 
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ice cream) at fifteen minutes and 58 seconds; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, He saw 44 snakes and caught 9; he also spotted 
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moose, skunk, hawks, vultures, eagles (including bald), 
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turtles, and various other small creatures; and
  
 
 


 






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    WHEREAS, He carried 4 pounds of camera equipment the whole 
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way and by the end had ditched his tent and was sleeping on the 
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ground or on top of a self-made bed of tree branches throughout 
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New Hampshire and Maine; therefore, be it
  
 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
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NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
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congratulate Jake Campbell on his trek and wish him continued 
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success in future adventures; and be it further
  
 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to Jake Campbell as a symbol of our respect and 
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esteem.