![]() ![]() Now that Jackson is home, he says it's not quite time to relax yet. Seeing that four centimetres of snow was expected in Whitehorse the next day, they decided to push on - for a total of 47 kilometres in the last day. The pair had planned to go 25 kilometres before checking the forecast for the next day. "My daughter Abigail joined me and was planning on joining me for the last 50 kilometres," he said. Jackson says he couldn't have done the trek without support from each of the communities, but he says one person in particular really made the walk special. Jackson said eventually good friends, family, and even people who were following his journey reached out to offer support, which included bringing him hot meals, giving him a warm place to stay, and even walking alongside him. The feeling of loneliness was short-lived. "Just being away from family, and friends," Jackson shared."You know, everyone is having turkey dinner and you're stuck in a tent off on the side of the highway." Jackson says one of the toughest moments for him was when Thanksgiving came around. "I was just determined to get back on track." A lonely Thanksgiving "My heart and my family and everything I love is here," he told CBC. Once fixed, he was brought back to where he left off.Īccording to Jackson, at no point did he ever think of giving up. The pain ended up become so bad that Jackson got a ride to Whitehorse to get his tooth checked. Patrick Jackson stops to take a snowy selfie while walking over 500 kilometers to raise money for the Yukon Anti-Poverty Coalition.
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