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#169976 - 09/30/12 08:25 AM Re: Are you an old backpacker? [Re: DJ2]
JPete member Registered: 05/28/09 Posts: 304 Loc: Eastern Ontario	DJ2, 76 here, 77 in December, just back from a canoe trip with my child bride and trophy wife (but she's only 66). Talking about doing the AT again when I'm 80. Did it when I was sixty and again when I was 70. Hang in there kid. best, jcp
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Are you an old backpacker?	DJ2	04/13/05 05:15 PM
Re: Are you an old backpacker?	longhair29	04/13/05 05:25 PM
Re: Are you an old backpacker?	Anonymous	08/01/07 12:06 PM
Re: Are you an old backpacker?	Rich_M	04/13/05 08:26 PM
Re: Are you an old backpacker?	dinghy3	04/13/05 10:29 PM
Re: Are you an old backpacker?	Gary	04/14/05 12:00 AM
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Re: Are you an old backpacker?	GrumpyGord	04/14/05 03:57 AM
Re: Are you an old backpacker?	millergear	04/14/05 05:23 AM
Re: Are you an old backpacker?	DJ2	04/15/05 05:26 PM
Re: Are you an old backpacker?	TDale	04/14/05 05:59 AM
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Re: Are you an old backpacker?	alanwenker	04/14/05 07:59 AM
Re: Are you an old backpacker?	Gary	04/14/05 08:50 AM
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Re: Are you an old backpacker?	OregonMouse	11/10/12 07:28 PM
Re: Are you an old backpacker?	Kent W	11/11/12 07:36 PM
Re: Are you an old backpacker?	DJ2	11/11/12 09:47 PM
Re: Are you an old backpacker?	OregonMouse	11/11/12 10:02 PM
Re: Are you an old backpacker?	Anonymous	04/14/05 09:59 AM
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Re: Are you an old backpacker?	300winmag	05/04/06 11:51 AM
Re: Are you an old backpacker?	Anonymous	12/11/05 05:59 AM
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Re: Are you an old backpacker?	300winmag	05/04/06 11:43 AM
Re: Are you an old backpacker?	Dennis	04/15/06 12:08 PM
Re: Are you an old backpacker?	farpost	04/16/06 11:13 PM
Re: Are you an old backpacker?	Anonymous	06/13/06 05:58 AM
Re: Are you an old backpacker?	300winmag	08/11/06 12:08 PM
Re: Are you an old backpacker?	DJ2	08/12/06 08:21 AM
Re: Are you an old backpacker?	moondust	08/21/06 04:45 PM
Re: Are you an old backpacker?	DJ2	08/26/06 08:10 PM
Re: Are you an old backpacker?	Howie	09/18/06 09:19 PM
Re: Are you an old backpacker? Advice sought!	futureatwalker	09/19/06 12:40 PM
Re: Are you an old backpacker? Advice sought!	Howie	09/19/06 08:55 PM
Re: Are you an old backpacker? Advice sought!	billk	09/19/06 11:01 PM
Re: Are you an old backpacker? Advice sought!	Howie	09/20/06 09:28 PM
Re: Are you an old backpacker? Advice sought!	Damian	06/29/07 01:55 AM
Re: Are you an old backpacker? Advice sought!	DJ2	09/24/06 08:28 AM
Re: Are you an old backpacker? Advice sought!	dkramalc	09/25/06 01:28 PM
Re: Are you an old backpacker? Advice sought!	wandering_daisy	09/27/06 09:58 AM
Re: Are you an old backpacker? Advice sought!	Anonymous	12/23/06 01:15 PM
Re: Are you an old backpacker? Advice sought!	Spock	12/23/06 05:09 PM
Re: Are you an old backpacker? Advice sought!	wildthing	12/30/06 12:36 PM
Re: Are you an old backpacker?	Slosteppin	12/30/06 06:13 PM
Re: Are you an old backpacker?	Paul	02/21/07 02:43 PM
Re: Are you an old backpacker? YEPPER!	300winmag	02/23/07 08:09 PM
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Re: Are you an old backpacker?	mockturtle	09/13/07 07:44 AM
Re: Are you an old backpacker?	GrumpyGord	09/13/07 11:17 AM
Thanks for the replies	DJ2	12/27/07 08:30 AM
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