Grandma Gatewood’s Walk-Wins Award

Grandma Gatewood’s Walk by Ben Montgomery

Ben Montgomery’s book about Grandma has just won the 2014 Outdoor Book Award — I think that means Emma won it , too! Read all about it at

http://www.spokesman.com/blogs/outdoors/2014/nov/13/appalachian-trail-tale-tops-2014-outdoor-book-awards/

Appalachian Trail tale tops 2014 Outdoor Book Awards

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OUTDOOR READING — They call her Grandma Gatewood.  She carries an umbrella, wears a checked skirt, and she loves to hike.

In fact, she is the first woman to hike the entire Appalachian Trail.  After her first 2,000-mile hike, she did it again, becoming the first person – man or woman – to hike it twice.  And then for good measure, she hiked it a third time.

Grandma Gatewood is the subject of a new book which is one of the award recipients of the 2014 National Outdoor Book Awards, announced today.