This photo is not the best ever made, but it is of me and my daughter, Becca in April 1989. She was the only girl in Girl Scout Troop 147 who wanted to go backpacking. I found a council sponsored two day trip hiking the Appalachian Trail near Cleveland, Georgia. We went to two evening training sessions, where they taught the basic things we needed to know about hiking, and gave us a list of what to bring.
I was a little apprehensive about it because I was not the most athletic person even way back then. But, I hiked for two days, carried my own pack and part of tent, and even climbed down a root ladder about 80 feet! Our guide got us lost, and we wandered around for a couple of hours in mountain laurel that was taller than me. We finally got to the place we were supposed to be to meet our ride back home. I was really proud of myself, but alas, this is the only picture that survived.
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Sally in WA says
June 30, 2009 at 7:39 pmI bet your daughter still has fond memories of the trip. And you should be proud of what you accomplished during the trip.
BTW – we picked up a new box of Honey Nut Chex cereal and on the front of the box in bold letters it says "Now Gluten Free!" I immediately thought of you.
Gaelyn says
June 30, 2009 at 7:48 pmWhat a wonderful memory and experience. See you can carry a backpack.
Jenn says
July 1, 2009 at 4:51 amAw, what a great memory!
Dee says
July 1, 2009 at 8:43 amthats awesome! I don't think I could have done all that you did.
nikki says
July 1, 2009 at 10:28 amGreat memory!
Anonymous says
July 2, 2009 at 7:52 amHi Fab Grandma. Loved this memory post. Thanks for sharing!
I'm also sooo envious that you thought of using "remember whensday" — I wish I'd thought of that. Love it.
Sallie (FullTime-Life.com)
I've been following your blog for a while. Found it on RV Blogs, where our blog is one of those featured along with yours.
Karen says
July 3, 2009 at 8:15 amSallie, I was not the one who dreamed up Remember Whensday! it was Sally in Washington. Click on the link to go there and you can participate, too! Would love to see more people's old pics and stories.
Anonymous says
July 6, 2009 at 9:37 pmThank you Karen. I will look at Sally in Washington's blog.
Sallie — at wherever we park it!
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diane says
July 8, 2009 at 12:17 amWhat an achievement and memory.