ellwoodjake
Twelve Pointer
Since we seem to be on a hermit kick here, has anyone here ever had the privilege of sighting the "Cataloochee Wild Man"?
So, is Eisenhower still president?
Yes, that's him. Couldn't remember the name. You're right, though, he pretty much kept to himself and made very little contact with park visitors and would even refuse food and other things that were offered to him. Anything you wanted him to have, you could place down in a trash bin and he would sometimes return at night to get it. Park officials pretty much gave him a pass as he was considered "indigenous" to the area.Yes, I have met the Cataloochee Wild Man a few times, I posted about him in the other thread. His shack was just around the road from my house. His name was Arley Phillips, and he passed on a few years ago. He was a pretty good guy, followed his own path for sure. A couple people I know knew him pretty well, and he would come out and talk to them if he saw them and recognized them.