Man on cross-country trek with goats spotted in Fairfax
A man with three goats has been seen walking through Fairfax in recent days with a heavily loaded wagon.
According to news reports, his name is Jacob Holiday, and he’s walking across the country to Washington, D.C., with the goal of singing the John Lennon song “Imagine” at the Capitol steps to promote peace.
Commenters on Nextdoor and Reddit spotted him by Wegman’s on Route 29 last week, by the Harley Davidson dealer on Route 50 last weekend, and at Fairfax Circle yesterday. Several people expressed concern about how the animals are holding up during the heat wave.
Holiday, 44, told Melanie Standiford of Midwest Media last November in Nebraska that he started his journey in Minnesota “as an escape from family lies and childhood trauma to find his true self.”
Along the way, he said, he’s gotten food and other help from strangers, which he attributes to God looking out for him.
He also told Sandiford that Jacob Holiday is not his real name. He chose the name while staying at a Navajo community while traveling through the Southwest. He believes the earth is flat and wonders whether the sun is real or it’s an artificial sun put by China.
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