How would YOU spend your 100th birthday? Centenarian shows she’s young at heart with daredevil celebration
An adventurous centenarian from Montana was able to cross off a major item from her bucket list in honor of her 100th birthday.
Marklyn Lynn, who reached the 100-year milestone on April 4, got a belated birthday present last week when her community, which has been working to care for the elderly for the past 15 years, asked a ziplining company to take her for a ride.
She is the oldest customer to ride a zipline with Montana Whitewater Rafting and Yellowstone Zipline, who customized the route for Lynn and a friend. Cowboy State Daily reported.
Marklyn Lynn, who reached the 100-year milestone on April 4, got a belated birthday present last week when her senior care community of the past 15 years asked a ziplining company to take her for a ride
Lynn is the oldest customer to ride a zipline with Montana Whitewater Rafting and Yellowstone Zipline, who customized the route for her
The bus that Montana Whitewater Rafting and Zipline uses to transport customers
Instead of her having to climb rope bridges and ladders onto the course, the company made sure she could go straight to their longest zipline.
“When I heard about Marklyn’s wish, I knew I would do everything I could to make it happen for her,” zipline manager Cody Rogers told Cowboy State Daily.
“If they can get her here, I’ll do it. I didn’t know what to expect, but I was prepared for anything.”
A video posted by her elder care community, The crossings, Lynn showed as she ran off the platform with Rogers in tow – a big smile on her face.
Instead of having her climb the rope bridges and ladders on the course, the company made sure she had a direct line to their longest zipline. Zipline manager Cody Rogers told Cowboy State Daily, “As soon as I heard about Marklyn’s wish, I knew I would do whatever it took to make that happen for her.
Lynn said she thought her time in the air would last longer and even asked to go again. “I just love adventure, and why not?” she said
Beth Hoferer (right), an administrator at The Crossings, wondered if Lynn could qualify for a world record
She said she thought her time in the air would last longer and even asked Rogers to take her out again.
“I just love adventure, and why not?” Lynn said.
“I’m a little hungover today, but I wouldn’t have done it. Never! I loved it.”
Beth Hoferer, an administrator at The Crossings, wondered if Lynn could qualify for a world record.
But the adrenaline junkie dismissed the idea, saying she preferred to live in the here and now.
“You never know what the day will look like at the end of the morning,” she said.
“You never know what the end of the day is going to look like when you wake up in the morning,” Lynn said
Lynn had always been an adventurer
Lynn has always been an adventurer.
Her son Chris told Cowboy State Daily that his family regularly went hiking in the Rocky Mountain region until his father passed away at age 94.
To this day, Lynn takes her walker to the nursing home when the weather is nice.