No backpack, No map, No compass, No tent, No sleeping bag, No sleeping pad, No stove, No boots, Dressed in Cotton. She thru hiked the AT in under 5 months twice. Then hiked the Oregon trail 2000 miles from MO to OR. then 700 miles on the AT to the Long Trail to Canada. All after her 67th birthday.
Just about done reading Grandma Gatewood's Walk. Some of this I knew, but I didn't really appreciate the magnitude of her accomplishments. I also wasn't aware that she had become a national celebrity in her day. Has made me rethink just about everything I've read about hiking. I want to be here when I grow up.
Just about done reading Grandma Gatewood's Walk. Some of this I knew, but I didn't really appreciate the magnitude of her accomplishments. I also wasn't aware that she had become a national celebrity in her day. Has made me rethink just about everything I've read about hiking. I want to be here when I grow up.