An Arizona woman died over the weekend after getting caught in flash floods at Bryce Canyon National Park.
Three days before the start of regular classes, teacher Jeanne Howell set off for what she wrote in her planner as her “Adventure Weekend” in Bryce Canyon.
“My wife and I always joke that my mom doesn’t have frown lines. She has happy lines because she’s smiling so much,” said Howell’s son, Benjamin.
Each year, Howell had a goal to hike as many miles as the number of that year. For example, she hiked over 2,022 miles in 2022. Each year, she’d hit the mark with months to spare.
“She’d say, ‘We’re going to do 15 miles this day and 22 miles this day, so make sure you’re up at 4 a.m. We’re going,’” said Benjamin.
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