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HOUSE RESOLUTION

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

 

 

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