Wilderness Walk: 63

According to Wikipedia, 63:

• The code for international direct dial calls to the Philippines
• The hull number of the U.S. Navy's aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63) and the USS Missouri BB63
• The number of the French department Puy-de-Dôme
• The number of groats in a guinea in British pre-decimal currency
• A card game, popular in Carleton County, New Brunswick
• The Stoner 63, a machine gun
• The number of chromosomes found in the offspring of a donkey and a horse
• Class of '63 was a TV movie starring James Brolin (1973)
• Tom Dempsey of New Orleans Saints, Nov. 8, 1970, Jason Elam of the Denver Broncos, Oct. 25, 1988, Sebastian Janikowski of the Oakland Raiders, Sep. 12, 2011 and David Akers^[4] of the San Francisco 49ers, Sept. 9, 2012 had NFL record 63-yard field goals
• Michael Jordan scored a record 63 points in a Chicago Bulls –Boston Celtics (double-overtime) NBA playoff game on April 20, 1986
• In U.S. college athletics, schools that are members of NCAA Division I FCS are allowed to provide their football players with athletically-related financial aid equivalent to a total of 63 full athletic scholarships in a given season.
• Cricketer Phillip Hughes died during a match whilst on a personal score of 63 runs.

Most importantly 63 is the number of days that separate you from Wild Hockey. We Walk along with a top hit from '63

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