Richard Stephens/Special to the Pahrump Valley Times Eli Smith sold everything he had, except for a few keepsakes, to finance the beginning of his journey, but now mostly relies on “donations an …

Richard Stephens/Special to the Pahrump Valley Times
Eli Smith sold everything he had, except for a few keepsakes, to finance the beginning of his journey, but now mostly relies on “donations and the kindness of strangers.”