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I went back to the same place I attempted to hike last year when I came within inches of a coiled rattle snack (scurrry) so I didn't finish. Today no snakes to be seen (foggy and rainy) so I actually finished. Steep and difficult at times but I did it :)...5 miles in 1:25 not bad for this ole lady with bad knees and to think I could barely walk up the stairs of my own home in 2010 truly blows my mind!!!!

If you are a newbie with bad knees I'm here to tell you anything is possible :)

Here are a few pics of me at the end of the hike, so happy...also throwing in a before Lord have mercy LOL!

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Wow, look at you!! That is awesome!! Congratulations!!

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You never would have guessed you were ever heavy at one point! Looking good, chica. :)

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What a great accomplishment! You look amazing! Whoohoo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Proud of you! You look fan-freakin'-tastic! Wow... and your arms!!! Good grief!

You lost all that weight and your arms look great - did you do a lot of arm exercises? It sure looks like you did.

Hating my arms right now. I've lost 22 pounds (or so) and I can already see/feel the hanging skin. It sucks! :unsure:

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Wow, that's a great time! Even on a totally flat surface, let alone hiking uphill on a rough trail!

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Way to go!!

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Check you out!! You look so young and happy!! :) Go girl!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Great job!

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Proud of you! You look fan-freakin'-tastic! Wow... and your arms!!! Good grief!

You lost all that weight and your arms look great - did you do a lot of arm exercises? It sure looks like you did.

Hating my arms right now. I've lost 22 pounds (or so) and I can already see/feel the hanging skin. It sucks! :unsure:

OMGOSH! I LOVE YOU LOL!!!!! I had trucker arms forever and the weight loss helped soooo much! I still have lots of loose skin a lot has shifted and I am finally working on it using weights...

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Wow, that's a great time! Even on a totally flat surface, let alone hiking uphill on a rough trail!

Really???? Yayyyyyyy! That makes me even happier!!!! especially coming from our very own vst poster child :)

Check you out!! You look so young and happy!! :) Go girl!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

awww so sweet!!!!!!

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Thanks everyone! Here's another picture with me and my hubby and friends who also went with us :).

My hubby finished 1:15 time, and friends at 1:30 hr. As you can see my hubby really sweats, for some reason I just don't sweat a lot :( ...o well.

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You go girl!

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