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demmiblue

(36,864 posts) Tue Apr 9, 2019, 01:04 PM Apr 2019

OUR FAMILY HIKES the APPALACHIAN TRAIL [Full Documentary]

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OUR FAMILY HIKES the APPALACHIAN TRAIL [Full Documentary] (Original Post) demmiblue Apr 2019 OP

Always been a dream CDerekGo Apr 2019 #1

My neighbor hiked the Apalachian Trail, finishing on his 70th birthday csziggy Apr 2019 #2

CDerekGo

(507 posts)

1. Always been a dream

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Tue Apr 9, 2019, 02:22 PM

Apr 2019

Though have a feeling at age 58, with arthritis, bad joints and diabetes, hiking thru-trail on the AT is no longer possible. When I'm along the Skyline Drive in Northern Virginia, I do try and visit the areas where the trail is close to the Drive. Makes me feel like I've 'hiked the AT' a bit that day. Maybe some day, I'll day hike portions...

csziggy

(34,136 posts)

2. My neighbor hiked the Apalachian Trail, finishing on his 70th birthday

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Tue Apr 9, 2019, 09:20 PM

Apr 2019

Living in Florida, training for the slopes was hard so he ran up and down the stairs in the new Florida Capitol Building. The first time he went back after his completed the trail, the security guards hung a big banner for him with their congratulations - and it was signed by the governor.

He also canoed the Mississippi from Minnesota to New Orleans.
https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/tallahassee/obituary.aspx?n=kenneth-mick&pid=174776222&fhid=4647

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