You may have seen him across the northern parts of Cherokee County in recent days.
An unshaven man zooming up and down Highway 68 through Gaylesville and Cedar Bluff and onto Highway 9 through Cedar Bluff to Centre before eventually making his way up Highway 411 South to Gadsden in a lawn chair atop a long board propelled by two Siberian Huskies; he is 41 year old Georgie Cutright, and he’s currently traveling with his rescue dogs – Sarah and Lobos – on what he calls an “urban dog sled” journey across the country.
The 2,200-mile or so trek from Knoxville to Venice Beach, Calif., would double the length of the world’s longest annual dog sled race, the Iditarod in Alaska.
On Thursday afternoon we caught up with Georgie on Highway 9 between Cedar Bluff and Centre to talk about his adventure –
Cutright said that wherever he and his dogs go, people just smile and videotape and clap, and it just brings a lot of joy and a lot of smiles to the world.
Cutright told us that on his trek through Cedar Bluff he was greeted by Cedar Bluff Mayor Tammy Crane who offered her well wishes and words of encouragement, Cutright said that he was overwhelmed by Cranes generosity –
Cutright said he has a tent he can sleep in, and he’ll stay in motels when he can. He also expects people will hear about his journey and offer to house him and meet the dogs. He said he’ll rest whenever the dogs need a break and he won’t travel on Saturdays – the Sabbath.
Cutright is a non-denominational Christian who strictly follows the text of the Bible – he simply told us (quote) “I know Him well” (end quote).
In addition to spreading a positive attitude and sharing his faith along the way, Cutright hopes to extol the virtues of rescue dogs such as Sarah and Lobos. Cutright got Sarah off Craigslist from a woman who was moving, and acquired Lobos from the police department in Venice Beach when the dog’s homeless owner was arrested.
You can follow Cutright’s adventure on Facebook by clicking here. Below, view a video from Georgie’s Go-Pro Camera as he enters Cherokee County.