Can you backpack in your 60s and 70s? Three guys who pursued their dream of hiking the Pacific Crest Trail say you can.

Can you backpack in your 60s and 70s? Three guys who pursued their dream of hiking the Pacific Crest Trail say you can.

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In the summer of 1981, Rees Hughes and Howard Shapiro, along with mutual friend Jim Peacock, set out to hike the section of the Pacific Crest Trail that runs through Washington state. It was their first encounter with the 2,650-mile PCT, which stretches from Mexico to Canada. Before kids and without major career responsibilities, taking time for a long hike was easy, even if the actual hiking was harder than they’d expected.

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