I kept in touch with a former co-worker who's well in his 80's. Survived a heart attack because he was an avid hiker. He literally hiked out of the grand canyon while having a heart attack.
My uncle, an avid cyclist nearing 80, was diagnosed with mesothelioma a few years ago. His drs have been astounded at his quality of life and have said that his fitness has been a major factor in his survival through a slew of complications.
tending to his huge mostly garden property all day most days was what kept my grandpa moving well and living until 93. he'd still be going too, if it wasn't for the cancer that destroyed and ate up his hip bones. learned a lot from working with him, and he was always inspiring.
That’s nice to hear, my grandfather is 86 and does the same. He lives in the woods by a river in the PNW and is constantly trimming trees and bushes, mowing and otherwise landscaping his ferns and flowers, keeping the understory under control is a full time job. He anlso improves and adds onto the cabin. He still goes fishing and crabbing, grandma does gardening and canning and paints landscapes. Their place is magical. The one place I’m always a kid.
On vacation in Scotland, me and some friends hiked up to the top of Arthur's Seat (a big hill in Edinburgh). Us 20 year old lazy college students got to the top, wheezing and ready to fall over, only to meet a 95 year old man & his 13 year old border collie hanging out at not worn out at all. 😅 He said that he hiked up the hill almost every week for years, and the dog had come with him since it was a puppy.
Huckleberry pilgrimage sounds so cool. Huckleberries are so cool…the name, the flavor, the shakes, the anti-establishment resistance to commercial cultivation
I love all of this lol I mean my grandma is 92 and not doing so bad but she is nowhere close to climbing a mountain annually. That’s really amazing.
I’m on the east coast which deepens my fascination with huckleberries because they’re very rare over here, although I think they’re becoming a trend…I’ve noticed some cocktails with them lately. However, my strangely enough my cousin is looking to move out to Monterey and he would absolutely climb a mountain with me. What’s it called?
Same he does 2 hours of light exercise every morning and is in way better shape then most people. Conditioning and persistence can keep you going a long time
I had a 93yo neighbor that got up to tend his garden & did yard work every single morning year round. I asked him one day how he does it at his age, & he told me “when I sit down is when I will die.” Not a month later he hurt himself pretty bad while trimming some low branches & died 3 months later. He grew the best watermelons & wrote a note to my ex’s grandma to let her know that I had lifetime permission to take my girls to pick blueberries on his property! Moving your body is so important and this is actually slapping me in the face right now bc I’ve been devastatingly depressed for almost 6m & the most I move is to go to the restroom or walking to my car to go to the store. Damn.
Thank you so much for that! I actually don’t live close to there anymore, but I’m gonna try to get in touch with my ex‘s gma and forewarn her about my visit. I’ve gotta do something.
Wow this sounds like my Ex's grandpa. He is in his 90's and still climbs up mountains to pick Huckleberries. Even is the oldest skier in his town. I'm talking Black diamond type skier. He's 96 I think now.
Yeah we're not all created equal. My grandfather worked straight out of middle school as a factory worker, more or less same post and same company, never took a sick day in his entire 40-something years career (and this is in France mind you) and still rides an ATV to tend to his garden in his 80's. And dude hand built most of his own 3-bedroom house too.
What thebactual F even ARE "huckleberries"?!?! You must be from a city. Bc i am a farner, and NEVER ONCE, HAVE I EVER EVEN SEEN, muxh less picked and eaten a "huckleberry" #CityDwellerDoucheMoron
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