January 22, 2025
A Backpacking Adventure at Age 69
Kamloops Sports Council Clubhouse • 1550 Island Parkway Dr. Kamloops, BC, Canada V2B 0H7 Organized by Kamloops Adult Learners SocietyAbout this event
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Not only was I an inexperienced hiker, but at 69, I wondered how my body would manage hiking 10 miles a day, at altitude, carrying a 30-pound pack, crossing streams and rivers and sleeping in a tent. The John Muir Trail is a challenging and protected, long distance wilderness route in the Sierra Nevada Mountain Range in California, and I was offered an “opportunity” to join my friend Diane McKelvey on a fourteen-day journey into the unknown. By saying “yes”, I learned what my body was capable of, how to read a map, how to manage snow and river crossings, how to manage mishaps, how to manage caloric needs, how to appreciate people we met on the trail and how living in “awe” made me grateful for the wonders of nature and the power and joy of traveling with everything I needed on my back. My fearless and wise trail guide Diane and her son, Ian, helped make this an experience I will always treasure.
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C$10.00