Frost glistens on the meadow grass. The sun has yet to crest Church Creek Divide, and on his last day in the cabin, Jack English isn't about to break from routine. He swings his legs out of the bunk.

He was born February 18, 1924 in Biltmore, N.C. to Paul Wallace and Mary Jackson English. Raised in Hendersonville, N.C., Jack was an Eagle Scout and senior class president. During WW II he fought ...

Jack English discovered Big Sur as a boy, hitchhiking south from his home near Santa Cruz with a backpack and .22 rifle. Eager to escape his parents and chores — this was during the Depression ...