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First Maltby Descendant’s Journey to Historic Maltby Lake

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HISTORIC ACHIEVEMENT: First Maltby Descendant Conquers Maltby Lake

In the early 1940s, the owner of Maltby’s Resort at Upper Twin Lakes in Mono County, California, ventured high into the Sierra mountains. Hal Maltby, on a scouting trip for deer to benefit his lodge’s customers, stumbled upon a hidden gem: a pristine lake sitting above 9,000 feet that wasn’t marked on any Forest Service map.

Fast forward 81 years, Hal’s great-grandson, Carson, undertook the same challenging trek to locate this family legacy, now known as Maltby Lake. This journey not only retraced Hal’s footsteps but also forged a new chapter in their family’s history.

Watch the video, edited and narrated by me, to delve deeper into Hal’s discovery and Carson’s epic, albeit arduous, journey to Maltby Lake.

76 Year old Started Backpacking at age 68!

Meet my friend Jo Anne. She’s 76 and is a backpacking fanatic! She started this journey at age 68 but just last year, (2022) she had to overcome a huge obstacle to continue on her backpacking journey!

Last week Jo Anne and I went on a backpack into the Hoover Wilderness in the high Sierra of California. Check out her incredible INSPIRATIONAL story! Her message.. Get off the Couch!

PS.. this Youtube vid is on my new channel geared to senior hikers. If this is your thing, and/or you’d like to watch other inspirational stories of outdoorsy seniors, SUBSCRIBE to that channel “Old-ish Hiker”

WATCH INSPIRATION HERE!