83-Year-Old Man From Alabama Becomes the Oldest to Trek the Appalachian Trail

83-Year-Old Man From Alabama Becomes the Oldest to Trek the Appalachian Trail
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The Associated Press
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An 83-year-old man from Alabama started walking when he retired more than a quarter-century ago—and has never stopped.

M.J. “Sunny” Eberhart strode into the record books as the oldest hiker to complete the Appalachian Trail.