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Stray thoughts of a 75 years
young man !
Since the mountains further west
had reportedly received a foot
and more of snow, I decided to
drive out to Dolly Sods.
Part way west on route 55,
however, I turned around when I
saw highway workers scattering
salt on otherwise dry bridges,
which I figured must mean more
snow.
Since I have to leave at 6:10
Friday morning for
When this man turned
around to say that indeed he
had, I was shocked to see a
90-year-old man, who had
probably shrunk from 6'6" and
250 pounds in his youth but was
still in better shape than I am
even though I am fifteen years
his junior. He probably
was also shocked to see someone
as old as I am climbing
mountains in the face of icy
blasts from the north and the
threat of more snow.
I've noticed that wherever I go
now in my upper 70s I seem to be
the oldest person anywhere to be
seen, so it was refreshing to
find a fellow hiker in wintry
weather who was already
middle-aged when I was still a
teenager. Let's hope that
when we are in our 90s we can
give encouragement to young old
timers in their late 70s.
It helps to have just about the
best genes on earth, but
attitude is equally important.
The weather experts say that
yesterday's freak blizzard in
October in
How is your prepping come along
to be the guide on the Antarctic
expedition now only about ten
weeks away. Were you able
to get a copy of the Scott South
Polar Expedition documentary
that just appeared from National
Geographic, which gives an
entirely different take on the
causes of the tragedy than what
we have always accepted?
Perhaps someday modern science
will confirm whether or not
Pearly was the first person to
reach the North Pole. And
I still hope that someday you
will be able to climb the
Antarctic mountain officially
named after you. |
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