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Smiling after my six hour hike and fall on the Skyline Trail at Rainier. See my article here.

silversummit

Female, 60 years old

Maryland, United States

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Occupation: retired and into my second career

A Few Words: currently a hiker, camper, and whitewater rafter ........................................

"I'd like to think that time and age are like cousins-they're relative. Who said you have to go by actual miles? If you didn't know how old you were, how old would you be?"
(me, I'm sticking with 45....)

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Member Since Sep 13, 2008, Last Active: Nov 21, 2009

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My Albums (12)

Rialto Beach, Olympia NP (Olympic Range (WA))

ONP - Hall of Mosses Trail, Hoh Rainforest (Olympic Range (WA))

Hurricane Hill Trail (Olympic Range (WA))

High Ridge Loop Trail, Olympic National Park (Olympic Range (WA))

Dungeness Natl Wildlife Refuge, WA

Mount St. Helens - 29 Years Later (Mount Saint Helens)

Upper Geyser Basin and Geyser Hill (Yellowstone National Park)

Midway Geyser Basin - Yellowstone (Yellowstone National Park)

Artists' Paintpots - Yellowstone (Yellowstone National Park)

Royal Gorge - Colorado ("I'll Take My Mountains Padded with Rubber" - Part II)

You've Come A Long Way!

Rocky Mountain Memories 1973 - 1975 (Indian Peaks (CO))

My Articles (4)

My Outdoor Mementos

In the Land of Goshen

"I'll Take My Mountains Padded with Rubber" - Part II

“I’ll Take My Mountains Padded with Rubber!” Part I

My Trip Reports (1)

How Not to Hike the Grinnell Glacier Trail

My Gear Reviews (22)

No Shortcuts To The Top, Climbing The World's 14 Highest Peaks (Books)

A Season On The Appalachian Trail (Books)

Beyond The Limits, A Woman's Triumph on Everest (Books)

Another Wilderness, Notes from the New Outdoorswoman (Books)

High Infatuation (A Climber's Guide to Love and Gravity) (Books)

Eddie Bauer Hiking Pole (Trekking Poles)

Panic Rising (Books)

The Boys of Everest (Books)

Holding On, A Story of Love and Survival (Books)

Death in Yellowstone - Accidents and Foolhardiness in the First National Park (Books)

The Kid Who Climbed Everest (Books)

Desire and Ice (Books)

Dark Summit, The True Story of Everest's Most Controversial Season (Books)

High Crimes, The Fate of Everest in an Age of Greed (Books)

Snowstruck, In The Grip of Avalanches (Books)

It Happened In Rocky Mountain National Park (Books)

A Blistered Kind of Love, One Couple's Trial by Trail (Books)

Where the Mountain Casts Its Shadow, The Dark Side of Extreme Adventure (Books)

Not Without Peril: 150 Years of Misadventure on the Presidential Range of New Hampshire (Books)

At the Mercy of the Mountains (Books)

Savage Summit: The Life and Death of the First Women of K2 (Books)

THERM-A-REST BASECAMP (Sleeping Pads)

Climber's Logs I've Signed (46)

Areas & Ranges (1)
Philmont Scout Ranch (Sangre de Cristo Mountains)
Mountains & Rocks (40)
Hurricane Hill (Olympic Range (WA)) Carderock (Great Falls-Carderock) Seneca Rocks (Allegheny Mountains) Bear Mountain (NY/NJ Highlands) Wawayanda Mountain (NY/NJ Highlands) Pochuck Mountain (NY/NJ Highlands) High Point (New Jersey) (Kittatinny Mountains) Sunrise Mountain, NJ (Kittatinny Mountains) Blue, Bird, and Rattlesnake Mountains (Kittatinny Mountains) Paradise Mountain (Kittatinny Mountains) Catfish Ledges (Kittatinny Mountains) Mount Mohican (Kittatinny Mountains) Pole Steeple (South Mountain) Lambs Knoll (South Mountain) Raven Rock (South Mountain) Mount Tammany - Delaware Water Gap (Kittatinny Mountains) Table Rock Round Bald (Roan Highlands) Blue Knob Roan High Knob (Roan Highlands)	Flattop Mountain (Rocky Mountain National Park) Mount Audubon (Indian Peaks (CO)) Greenstone Ridge (Isle Royale) (Isle Royale National Park) Little Rocky Ridge / Sunset Rocks (South Mountain) High Rock (South Mountain) Black Rocks (South Mountain) Diamond Head (Le' Ahi Mountain) Smiths Knob (Endless Mountains) Maryland Heights (Mountains of Maryland) High Dune (Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve) Annapolis Rocks (South Mountain) Delaware Water Gap - Mt. Minsi (Kittatinny Mountains) High Rock on Savage Mountain (Mountains of Maryland) Monument Knob (South Mountain) Pikes Peak (Colorado 14ers) Mount Washington (Presidential Range) Sugarloaf Mountain (Mountains of Maryland) Hawksbill (Shenandoah National Park (VA)) Clingmans Dome (Southern Sixers) Old Rag Mountain (Shenandoah National Park (VA))
Routes (2)
Overlook Trail (The Grand Canyon of Pennsylvania) Arapahoe Pass via the Fourth of July Trailhead (Quarter to 5 Peak)
Canyons (3)
The Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone River Niagara Gorge	Hells Canyon

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