tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6651656564842797172.post3731025278090725845..comments2023-10-10T04:18:23.631-04:00Comments on The Smoky Mountain Hiking Blog: Earl Shaffer's JournalSmokyMountainshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12288538940523306530noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6651656564842797172.post-74442826375367993772010-11-25T08:46:02.137-05:002010-11-25T08:46:02.137-05:00Earl Shaffer has had a great influence on my life....Earl Shaffer has had a great influence on my life. Many years ago, I found a dog-eared, self-published (typed in cursive print) copy of his "Walking With Spring" in the Franklin Library. It was donated by The Nantahala Hiking club and inscribed by Earl. He (spirit, soul, personality, being)really came through to me in that book, I truly felt that I knew him. I re-read it several times over the years and I feel like he was with me as I hiked north on the trail.....HometownHikerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03507623571330364950noreply@blogger.com