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03-19-2006, 15:36
Do you know Gordon Smith or Sue Lockwood? If you ever came to a road crossing and got a bottle of gatorade from an older couple (brother and sister)in a van, you met Gordon and Sue and their assistance dog. They have supported hikers on the AT, PCT and CDT for years.
Sue hiked miles and miles of trail before she lost her leg. She did a lot of the North Country trail while undergoing dialysis and hiked coast to coast after her kidney transplant. http://www.northcountrytrail.org/explore/endtoend/talone.htm http://www.americanhiking.org/news/journal/after.html
They are really wonderful giving people with a long association with long distance hiking.
Well, I have some bad news. Gordon suffered a stroke this winter and they have moved to an assisted living facility. I don't know if they will be out on the trail (AT, PCT, CDT, etc...) again. Being a part of the extended trail family is very important to them and this may be the 1st year in a long time that they don't have the opportunity to support hikers on one of the trails.
If you would like to correspond with them and allow them to continue to be a part of our family, I have their snail mail address. Just email me and I will send it out to you.
Sue hiked miles and miles of trail before she lost her leg. She did a lot of the North Country trail while undergoing dialysis and hiked coast to coast after her kidney transplant. http://www.northcountrytrail.org/explore/endtoend/talone.htm http://www.americanhiking.org/news/journal/after.html
They are really wonderful giving people with a long association with long distance hiking.
Well, I have some bad news. Gordon suffered a stroke this winter and they have moved to an assisted living facility. I don't know if they will be out on the trail (AT, PCT, CDT, etc...) again. Being a part of the extended trail family is very important to them and this may be the 1st year in a long time that they don't have the opportunity to support hikers on one of the trails.
If you would like to correspond with them and allow them to continue to be a part of our family, I have their snail mail address. Just email me and I will send it out to you.