Have any of you read anything about this story? Or seen his TJ? He is suppose to be the oldest perrson to ever hike the AT. I think Earl was 80 when he did his last AT thru hike.
Have any of you read anything about this story? Or seen his TJ? He is suppose to be the oldest perrson to ever hike the AT. I think Earl was 80 when he did his last AT thru hike.
I don't know
Yep that's his name. I thought it was an interesting story. Hope he completes his goal.
I don't know
He will turn 89 on the trail.
I am not young enough to know everything.
The trouble I have with campfires are the folks that carry a bottle in one hand and a Bible in the other.
You never know which one is talking.
Wow... we must have in the exact same vicinity that day, 10-K, 'cause I ran into him about one mile south of Jerry Cabin. He was resting on a log and he asked how far it was to the shelter. I got the impression that he was a little hard of hearing, so maybe that's why he didn't have much to say.
What an inspiration!
Just met Cimarron, the hiker in question at the Old Orchard shelter in southern Virginia. He's just passed the 500 mile mark and seems to be going strong!Attachment 11045
"every day's a holiday, every meal a feast"
Looks pretty fit and spry for 88!
The Pink Panthers (84 and 81) are probably 300 miles behind him now.
GA←↕→ME: 1973 to 2014
If I remember correctly, Cimmaron is a WWII vet, worked with Boy Scouts at Philmont for years. Quite the resume. I followed his journal that he'd gone off trail with some joint pain early on in his hike but got back on trail after some rest and cortozone. I've never met the man but he definately makes me smile.
I stayed at the Jenny Knob shelter with Cimarron a couple of days back. He was able to make his way down a steep and rocky path to get water that day. Did it with no complaints. He didn't need any help with anything. Hope everyone goes out of their way to help him if he needs it, though.
It was a real inspiration to talk with him and see him in action.
Formerly uhfox
Springer to Bear Mountain Inn, NY
N Adams, MA to Clarendon VT
Franconia Notch to Crawford Notch
I hope I'm hiking the AT when I'm 89.
I wasn't always talkative myself when I was hiking. Sometimes I had other things on my mind besides answering the same old questions or talking about gear which bored me to tears after a while.
Some knew me as Piper, others as just Diane.
I hiked the PCT: Mexico to Mt. Shasta, 2008. Santa Barbara to Canada, 2009.
Here it is: http://www.whiteblaze.net/forum/showthread.php?t=70650
It would be nice if the mods merged these 2 threads