<p>Patrick Cote/Daily Inter Lake Linda Smith, right, and Kathy Prim nordic walk near the Christian Center in Kalispell on Friday afternoon. "In the past I wouldn't have been able to climb this hill," said Smith. "The poles just take all the pressure off your back and knees." Friday, July 20, 2012 in Kalispell, Montana.</p>

July 24, 2012