Yesterday, while I was working on my new book and holed up in my basement home office, I got a call from this mature gal in Phoenix. She tells me that tomorrow her favorite hiking trail on North Mountain in Phoenix will be closed for extensive repair. She says,”I’m going to the top right now!”
Someone took a photo of her when she got to the summit. Her name is Rose and she is my first wife. We will celebrate our 45th wedding anniversary This Friday, January 27.
It is hard to imagine that the woman in the picture was in terrible physical shape when she was only 45. She hated to exercise. In fact, she once proudly told a doctor, “I don’t do sweat!”
After that comment he told her,” Well Rose, that time of your life is over! You need to get a trainer and start to move because your muscles are atrophied and your shoulder is frozen.”
Now she is a 70 year old late in life desert hiker and she is in a the best shape of her life
Well done, Rose!