Joy Ryan’s 90-year life was filled with both happy and tragic events.

Her family and loved ones, however, always came first, and her own aspirations were postponed until later.

Today, on the other hand, we will demonstrate that you can live «to the fullest» at any age, not just in your youth!

Joy came from a poor home.

The woman worked in a business in Duncan Falls, where she had grown up.

Joy had been on vacations with her husband and children before, but she had never seen the sea.

She became a widow twenty years ago when two of her three boys died at the age of forty.

Our heroine now spends the majority of her time in front of the television, watching various television programs, and she rarely sees her family.

When her adoring grandson came to see her, everything changed.

He had met several ardent tourists in college and was now telling his grandma Joy about hiking in the Appalachians.

His grandfather considered it because of his grandmother’s interest and genuine grief that she would never be able to see such a magnificent site.

Because his grandma was frequently ill, he desired to spend more time with her and bring joy into her pastime.

Joy was 85 at the time, but she jumped at the chance to be Brad’s companion.

Both of them were pleased by their visit to the Smoky Mountains National Park.

Despite their vast age gap, they got along swimmingly.

Joy was truly thrilled with the new experience, and Brad recognized that friendship and shared interests are not dependent on age.

Because his grandmother hasn’t seen much yet, the grandson determined that the first trip should not be the last!

Brad couldn’t afford to indulge her on his meager income, so he published their tale on a crowdsourcing platform.

The guy told her that he wanted to show her all 61 national parks across America.

In the end, donations arrived, far exceeding their initial expectations.

In the comments, many regretted that they did not think to give their loved ones the same gift.

Now an experienced traveler Joy has already visited almost half of the country’s national parks and intends to see the rest.

By the way, Joy has already decided what she wants to do when she visits all the planned places.

She’s excited about the idea of skydiving.