67 year old Emma Gatewood, first woman to thru-hike the Appalachian trail alone!

[Trent]

67 year old Emma Gatewood, first woman to thru-hike the Appalachian trail alone!

Discussion

[Cuss10]

She’s awesome. She was irritated so she took to the trail bushcraft style.

I on the other hand am considering an SUV to haul my camping gear.

[aintscurrdscars]

are those… converse all-stars?

wow, that’s one helluva brand

[Nekohaten]

She looks like someone I would love to talk to, I bet she had very interesting stories to tell.

[mushroomlicker]

Picture: Appalachian Trail Conservancy Archives

[sorcerersorphan]

There’s a great book about her called “Grandma Gatewood’s Walk” by Ben Montgomery. She walked the entire trail 3 times after the age of 65 and divorced her terribly abusive husband at a time when that was very difficult. She’s a very interesting and inspiring figure!

[ohyeaoksure]

She cloned those kids from one of her moles.