M.J. Eberhart, known by his trail name, hiked into Dalton, Mass., on Sunday and became the oldest known person to hike the more than 2,000 miles of trail from Georgia to Maine.
...Every day, he said, he overcame the temptation to quit.
"I knew what was coming," he said. "And day to day, the challenge."
But he pushed on.
"Every foot of that trail," he said...
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...Every day, he said, he overcame the temptation to quit.
"I knew what was coming," he said. "And day to day, the challenge."
But he pushed on.
"Every foot of that trail," he said...
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The Appalachian trail has always been something I found interesting. Completing it is a huge feat and to see someone at Eberhart's age completing it is amazing.
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ReplyDeleteTrue. It's especially impressive to me since I rarely make it up a flight of stairs without getting winded