Following The Dharma Bums to Matterhorn Peak (Pt.3)

Posted by Jay Haeske on May 24, 2021 · Leave a Comment 

Those of you following my blog in the past will remember that The Dharma Bums always has been a special book for me among Jack Kerouac’s books, it certainly is one of my favourites. I described my half-hearted and unsuccessful attempts to re-create their climb up Matterhorn Peak before in these two posts on this … Continue reading →

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Following The Dharma Bums To Matterhorn Peak (Pt. 2)

Posted by Jay Haeske on February 2, 2015 · 1 Comment 

Matterhorn Peak, CA

After a good night’s sleep I woke up to a glorious, sunny day filled with fresh air and made my way to Twin Lakes from where you have to start the hike up towards Matterhorn Peak. Driving up the (now paved) road towards Twin Lakes (which is a few miles outside of Bridgeport) felt very … Continue reading →

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Following The Dharma Bums To Matterhorn Peak (Pt.1)

Posted by Jay Haeske on January 7, 2015 · 3 Comments 

As described in this post The Dharma Bums has always been a special book for me and it ranks right up there with On The Road and The Town And The City as one of my favorite books of his. The description of the trip to Bridgeport in the eastern Sierra Nevada and the ‘big … Continue reading →

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The Dharma Bums, Chapter 34

Posted by Jay Haeske on October 20, 2014 · Leave a Comment 

… , I realized, ‘there is no answer.’ I didn’t know anything any more, I didn’t care, and it didn’t matter, and suddenly I felt really free. The Dharma Bums, Chapter 34

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Jack Kerouac : The Dharma Bums

Posted by Jay Haeske on July 30, 2013 · 8 Comments 

The Dharma Bums has always been one of my favorite Kerouac books. What I loved from the first time I read it is the relaxed, peaceful and serene atmosphere described in most chapters, such as in the ones in which Ray (Kerouac) and Japhy Ryder (Gary Snyder) are sitting in a cabin, talking and having … Continue reading →

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Kerouac Climbing The Matterhorn in The Dharma Bums

Posted by Jay Haeske on November 5, 2011 · 5 Comments 

Just had to think about the climbing trip Kerouac describes in ‘The Dharma Bums’ when going from Sacramento towards Truckee on the California Zephyr and watching the magnificent landscape of the Sierra Nevada roll by. The mountain they climbed in the book was called ‘Matterhorn’, but as far as I’m aware that mountain doesn’t actually … Continue reading →

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