http://www.bergen.com/page.php?qstr=eXJpcnk3ZjcxN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXkyJmZnYmVsN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXk2NDE2NjQ4
found this article in my local paper, the bergen record, this morning…
–andrew
andrew
Desperado - NJ trail angel
system
#2
I remember him, he left us some water at a rusty well pump…somewhere. Better than the red mud out of the well.
Bushwhack
system
#3
Ate those Lemon Sandwhich cookies and drank his water. Never met him though. We just found the magic in a bear box at one of the shelters.
Grimace
system
#4
I’ve met him a few times. A big old loveable bear of a guy. He has done more trail work miles than most hikers have walked. He has been passing out water and cookies for many years, saved my thirsty throat more than once.
Blue Jay
system
#5
I would like to chime in giving Desperado a big thanks for all his work for and on the trail. We pulled in to the shelter one night, while in NJ, and found some of his lemon cookies in a bear box, man that was just the best treat a couple of worn out hiker could experience. I never got to meet him but it is evident he has a great amount of respect and concern for hikers.
Swamp Dawg
system
#6
I’m STILL on a lemon cookie bender, a year later. I was able to thank him in person last October when he came cruising through Shaw’s in Monson. Thanks Desperado and all the other T/As for all they did (and do) last summer during the drought. :happy
Bluebearee
system
#7
I met Desperado on the trail last year, a few times at that. He is a great guy from what I can tell. The first night I met him he had brought Pizza and all sorts of goodies to a shelter in Jersey. His magic was seen non-stop for about a week as we hiked through the area. I’d venture to say that he put just as much effort into trail magic as I did hiking… possibly more! Thanks Desperado, L-Passo GAME 2002
LPasso
system
#9
I met Desperado a few times during my section hike. He saved my life many times with his supplying of the bear boxes. He even gave me my trail name. thankya buddy for all ya did!
NTN (no trail name)