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Joel Paul Reisig and 
his parents, Martin 
and Julia Reisig, at 
their Birmingham 
home.

everyone else. We can see 
something and put a unique 
twist on it.”
At 27, he went on a 
Birthright trip to Israel. 
In 2014, he took a trip to 
Peru and hiked the Andes 
Mountains to Machu 
Picchu.
“I took notes the entire 
time, and when I came 
home, I wrote — and 
finished — my first true 
adventure story, all through 
the lens of a former standup 
comedian,” said Reisig 
who titled it the Inca Trail 
to Machu Picchu: Sixteen 
Strangers and the Quest for 

the Holy Facebook Photo.
Famed actor Robert 
Redford wrote to Reisig: 
“Best wishes as you continue 
on your adventures.”
Those adventures — the 
basis for the next three books 
— include entering the 
world’s longest kayak race, 
dog sledding in Michigan’s 
U.P., bull riding, driving in 
a demolition derby, alligator 
wrestling, a turn as a rodeo 
clown and boxing on the 
Golden Gloves circuit.
“I’ve been called the 
‘Jewish Jack London,’ but I 
prefer JPR,” Joel Paul Reisig 
laughed. 

TO ORDER BOOKS BY JOEL PAUL REISIG:
• Inca Trail to Machu Picchu: 
Sixteen Strangers and the Quest 
for the Holy Facebook Photo 
• Midnight Run: One Comedian, 
Eight Sled Dogs
• I Just Want Dry Underpants: 
An Average Joel Enters the 
World’s Longest Kayak Race
• The Man in the Arena: True 
Adventure Stories of Joel Paul 
Reisig

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RIGHT: Midnight Run, Reisig’s second
adventure travel book, hilariously details his month in 
Michigan’s Upper Peninsula as a dog sled racer in 2014. 

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