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60207 Paul
Cates at Lolo Hot Springs, Montana. |
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Montana
has it's fair share of "Super heroes" You don't see them very often
because they busy raising |
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wheat,
sugar beet or cattle. Other "Super heroes" are shuttling kids to piano
practice. |
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We met one
hiking along highway 12. Meet Paul Cates, he's from San Diego, CA.
He worked hard raising a great family. |
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His eight
grandchildren call him "Catspa." After he retired, he decided to
pursue his life long dream of hiking |
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all the "Big
Trails." To date, he's hiked the Patagonia in South America, most of
the New Zealand backcountry, |
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the Appalachian
Trail & The Pacific Crest trail. We caught him retracing the tail of
the Lewis & Clark expedition of 1803-1806. |
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Paul has ambition, he
also has "Joe Namath knees," and a six inch gash on
his shoulder from a |
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mountain bike
crash. We talked about some of the challenges he ran into during his
adventure. |
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We asked, "What
is the most difficult obstacle you had to over come?" |
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Paul said,
"Your mind - some days your ask yourself what am I doing this for? But
it gets better." |
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Paul, a life
long veteran of fighting California traffic also said, "On the trail, you
learn how wonderful people really are." |
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60207
Lolo Hot Springs, Montana.
Click here to read about the history of the hot springs. We
saw other "bikers" peddling up to Lolo Pass. |
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A
lady rider and
a cross-country rider visiting Montana for the first time. |
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(Please scroll to the right to
see the view.) |
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