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Meet “Amazing” Twins Who Shared the Adventure of a Lifetime

Eighty-year-old identical twins hiked the entire Appalachian Trail, all 2,190 miles of it.

Identical twins Sue Hollinger and Elrose Couric, age 80, hiked the entire Appalachian Trail, all 2,190 miles of it. They hiked it in sections, over a period of 14 years, encountering bears, falls, near-drownings and

yellow-jacket attacks, to name but a few of the perils of this challenging trail.

Sue and Elrose started hiking together in their 60s after both were widowed within a couple of years of each other. Neither had hiked much before. The twins just were looking for a way to spend time together and bond.

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The take-away from their experience? Goal setting works, and “it was fun!”

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