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have to admit that I was probably still

the second oldest person on the

mountain that day, but I doubted I

would be making that hike twenty-

five years from now. And I definitely

would not be smiling if I did.

We made it to the top, had lunch,

took pictures, and then turned to go

back down. As I stood and my

muscles screamed, I looked down and

knew there was no other option. I

warned my daughters that the hike

down seemed to go forever, and

indeed, I kept hearing, “Aren’t we

almost there yet?” more than I can

count. But eventually, we made it.