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    Default Dakota Joe

    Some may remember this character. Earlier this year he made public his attempt to "yo-yo" the three long trails. He made it from Springer Mtn to Hiawasse Ga, damaging signs and shelters along the way with his graffiti, only to find himself in jail. Well it seems he's about to be released. His Facebook page mentions that he has "something big planned". Let's all hope it has nothing to do with hiking, camping, or anything to do with vandalizing the outdoors.
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    Maybe he could go out to the CDT and win a Darwin award...
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    oh gosh, not this dude again.

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    Low Gap Shelter...
    contains the last Dakota Joe vandalism as you head north

    don't know why I remember that
    don't know why I'm sharing

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    Quote Originally Posted by Trebor66 View Post
    Some may remember this character. Earlier this year he made public his attempt to "yo-yo" the three long trails. He made it from Springer Mtn to Hiawasse Ga, damaging signs and shelters along the way with his graffiti, only to find himself in jail. Well it seems he's about to be released. His Facebook page mentions that he has "something big planned". Let's all hope it has nothing to do with hiking, camping, or anything to do with vandalizing the outdoors.
    I know I'm going to regret asking, but who is Dakota Joe and what did he find himself in jail for, was it something he did on the trail specifically or just something in his personal life?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Sarcasm the elf View Post
    I know I'm going to regret asking, but who is Dakota Joe and what did he find himself in jail for, was it something he did on the trail specifically or just something in his personal life?
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    He was/is a strange guy who out the blue stated that he was going to do a triple yo yo starting with the AT last February. As the story goes, he rode his bike from somewhere in Florida to Amicalola Falls and began to hike. He was woefully inexperienced,improperly equipped, and very uneducated. He started a Facebook page "The Adventures of Dakota Joe" and several people began to follow him. Reports soon started that he was vandalizing signs and shelters by inscribing his name etc on them. People then started to hate him. Once he got to Hiawasse he had a run in with Police which led to his arrest for probation violation or something like that. Lord only knows what he has planned now.....
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    perhaps he intends to jump the english channel.



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    I was thinking it may be the Snake River Canyon...
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    Sounds like a typical specimen.....

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    If we are lucky, he'll have some probation time left to serve. If that's the case, he may break probation again, resulting in more jail time. People like that can't seem to stay away from criminals (their friends), stay clear of alcohol, or get in the house before their curfew time (if they have that requirement). Oh, and no firearms either!
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    [QUOTE=hikerboy57;1529820]perhaps he intends to jump the english channel.



    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qvk2wNWmB20[
    maybe he thinks he's super Dave and he does somethin stupier..
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    We'll be taking quarter bets on how long it takes for him to violate probation. I've got 72 hours or the first Friday after he's released.

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    If he was picked up on a Probation Violation warrant then he has most likely served the remainder of his sentence in jail and may be released free and clear. If so, he will probably get locked up for something else. My assumption is that he can't stay away from trouble for very long...
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    I think the M.O. for guys like that is to attract attention that they can somehow exploit for personal gain. I recall people were donating stuff to him.
    Unfortunately, some will even dontate $.

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    What's the back story?
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    The dude's name is Chad Ferguson. In some small way I kinda feel bad for the dude. Maybe hiking can straighten him out but I doubt it. Here's the old link >> http://www.whiteblaze.net/forum/show...attempt/page11

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    I don't feel bad at all for him. He's an adult and obviously continues to make poor decisions. He's 30ish years old ad knows right from wrong by now but would rather have his "wants" than to keep his nose clean and get his "needs".
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    Here we go again. Dakota Joe has announced on his Facebook page that he is attempting a triple yo yo starting October 30 on the PCT. Time to make the popcorn.....
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    Quote Originally Posted by Trebor66 View Post
    Here we go again. Dakota Joe has announced on his Facebook page that he is attempting a triple yo yo starting October 30 on the PCT. Time to make the popcorn.....
    Does it get cold in January in the Sierras?

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