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Hello, welcome to another episode of Pop Bear Hikes.

Today, we have with us somebody from my home state,

an Adirondack, Paddler and Hiker.

Heather Norse, welcome to Pop Bear Hikes.

Thank you so much, Mark, and I'm really happy to be here.

Heather, tell us a little bit about yourself.

You, somebody who got into hiking a little bit later in life, as I understand,

you got started hiking that peaks in the Adirondack and you paddle,

but tell us a little bit about your story.

What makes your story maybe a little bit more unique than other hikers?

Well, yes, I definitely started late in life.

I am a plus size person.

I, let's say, I started out paddling because it seemed a little bit less

intimidating for me, you know, me and my husband.

So that's how we started.

And, you know, we found some really great spots and, you know,

and then you look up and I would just say to my husband and I'd say,

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