Unsung Heroine: Saving the Appalachian Trail

She was famous as a hiker in the 1950s and 1960s, and a bit of a media darling. She was a trailblazer (excuse the pun) as the first woman to hike the whole of the Appalachian Trail alone — and then she did it again and again. Her story’s been saved now, too.

Grandma Gatewood’s Walk: The Inspiring Story of the Woman Who Saved the Appalachian Trail