85years young & hiking like a Loony!

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85years young & hiking like a Loony!

Post by mayhem » September 16th, 2012, 11:59 am

I got just a little bit of inspriation yesterday near Vista Ridge. I saw 2 hikers coming up the trail & I said hi then I stopped the second hiker to chat and asked him to share his TR on PH. While talking I found out the guy out front was his dad an 85 year old blazing up the trail at loony pace!! 85 are you kidding? No he says! Bammm! there is still hope, Peder is correct !
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Re: 85years young & hiking like a Loony!

Post by Eric Peterson » September 16th, 2012, 12:07 pm

Pictures?!?!
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Re: 85years young & hiking like a Loony!

Post by Waffle Stomper » September 16th, 2012, 12:54 pm

A few weekends ago I was hiking on Mount Adams and met a couple just coming down from Hellroaring Viewpoint, she was 85 and he was 91.
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Re: 85years young & hiking like a Loony!

Post by mayhem » September 16th, 2012, 2:10 pm

Eric Peterson wrote:Pictures?!?!
I did not take pictures the 85 year old was gone like a wild black bear before I could get camera out of marsupial sugarglider pouch! Besides he assured me he would post on PH :)
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Re: 85years young & hiking like a Loony!

Post by Dustin DuBois » September 16th, 2012, 3:04 pm

I didn't talk to them but I remember seeing em. Definitely inspirational.
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Re: 85years young & hiking like a Loony!

Post by Roy » September 19th, 2012, 6:38 pm

Dustin DuBois wrote:I didn't talk to them but I remember seeing em. Definitely inspirational.
I remember that guy the full head of white hair he was to busy kicken trail to stop and talk like the son did his son looked more tired than him. I know I was.
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Re: 85years young & hiking like a Loony!

Post by Grannyhiker » September 19th, 2012, 7:12 pm

Great, that means I have at least 9 years more!
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