Thursday, August 25, 2011

Wilds of Idaho become a little more accessible with a new trail near Ketchum

From Idaho Statesman:KETCHUM — Amanda Walton took off ahead of a group heading down the Murdock Creek Trail in the Boulder Mountains recently, her electric wheelchair bouncing over small rocks and bumps.Walton, a U.S. Paralympic gold medalist from Ketchum, got going too fast and dumped her chair. She lay on the trail until the rest of her group caught up. With the powerful strength of her upper