Betty New - Octogenarian Hiker On Life's Journey / Mariposa Sequoia Grove, Yosemite
October 03, 2007
what a way of life... what a life... just look at her!
- samsplanet

That I like. Lots. More please. How's the outdoors Andrea?
- Jack

BTW, those tall brown things with greeny yellow bushy things on top are called T-R-E-E-S.
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YAAAAAY! Oh, this is so exciting! Happy people come from California.
- Mary

Another beautiful portrait Bill. It's so great to see someone in their 80s out happy and hiking around. Activity truly does keep you young. Part of why I plan on photowalking the rest of my life is so that when I'm 80 I can be active and happy like Betty would appear to be.
- Thomas Hawk - http://thomashawk.com

I love it! What an inspiration she is! And the photo is killer, too.
- Elizabeth - http://hotforsheep.typepad.com

I love it! This is a picture that makes me smile all over -- thank you, Betty & Bill!
- nuno

Awesome.
- carpeicthus

I wanna look like her when I'm her age. Beautiful!
- Jocelyn - http://www.myspace.com/jocelynryder

just to let you know everyday in photography class i check your page for the picture of the day... i love your stuff,very inspiring ecspecially to a highschool senior like myself.... thanks for the pictures and the inspiration that it brings :]
- photogeek

Would love to know what was said just before this picture was taken. Great stuff Bill! It's time to plan a trip to Yosemite!
- Jim

I love how joyful Betty looks... enraptured even. I hope that if and when I ever get that old I can be that happy.
- Diane

She has got to be the coolest octogenarian I've ever encountered in my life. :]
- Danielle

Good! I'm smiling. She loves life. I can see it in the image. How nice to see something other than the ugly big city in the background. I'm glad you are getting away from NY for a while.
- John Andrews

This is such a super uplifting picture.....she has such a knowing cheeky smile.....I really like this one.....
- Steve Dixon

One of your best and one of my favorites - I keep coming back to it every day. I do not know Betty, unfortunately, but this incredible portrait brings out her obvious love of life and spirit of adventure - someone who truly knows it is not the destination, but the journey, that matters most! You make her portrait come to life!
- Julie Love

Her picture just instantly put a smile on my face.
- Trinh

i love this. just love it.
- claire