ASSOCIATED PRESS • November 7, 2021
An 83-year-old from Alabama started walking when he retired more than a quarter-century ago – and never stopped. M.J. “Sunny” Eberhart, 83, of Alabama, strode into the record books Sunday as the oldest hiker to complete the Appalachian Trail. He hiked the trail out of order, in sections, to take advantage of optimal weather, and had already completed northern sections including Maine’s Mount Katahdin.