2 days ago
- Climate
- Wall Street Journal
Ten ‘Geezers' Take on the Hike From Hell
SPRINGDALE, Pa.—This was going to be Doug MacPhail's comeback.
The 72-year-old rarely quits anything. But last June he was rubber-legged and dry heaving in 95-degree heat when he bowed out of the 37-mile Rachel Carson Trail Challenge outside Pittsburgh. It had nagged at him ever since.