The Smoky Mountain Hiking Blog
We were pleasantly surprised and pleased to see that a story about Emma Gatewood and a clip from our project were on the Smoky Mountain Blog here is an excerpt:
Who was Grandma Gatewood?
In 1955, after raising 11 children, Emma “Grandma” Gatewood became the first woman to solo thru-hike the Appalachian Trail – at the tender age of 67! In September of that year, having survived a rattlesnake strike, two hurricanes, and a run-in with gangsters from Harlem, she stood atop Maine’s Mount Katahdin.
Then, in 1960, she hiked it again, becoming the first person to hike the Appalachian Trail twice. And, just to prove those first two weren’t a fluke, she hiked it again in 1963 – at the age of 75! After that third adventure Emma became the first person to hike the 2,179-mile trail on three different occasions.
To read the rest and see the clip go to
http://hikinginthesmokys.blogspot.com/2014/08/who-was-grandma-gatewood.html
Reblogged this on Tjamrog’s Weblog and commented:
We are already seeing the marketing machine ramp up again, this time for the Dec.5 release of Cheryl Strayed “Wild”, backpacking next big media opportunity. Let’s all hope for this video project’s success. It’s the real deal. This clip made me cry.