How Grandma Gatewood Became a Hiking Legend

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ABOUT VIDEO: Emma Rowena Gatewood, also known as Grandma Gatewood, was the first woman to solo hike the entire Appalachian Trail in one season. She completed the feat in 1955 at age of 67.

She was also the first person to thru-hike the Appalachian Trail twice, at age 69. And the first person to complete it a third time, at age 72.

0:00 Introduction
0:35 Early Life
2:11 Discovering the AT
3:40 The Hike
6:21 Fame and Legacy

FURTHER LEARNING:
Grandma Gatewood's Walk by Ben Montgomery: https://amzn.to/3Kmfprx
“Trail Magic: A Grandma Gatewood Story” by Eden Valley Enterprises: https://vimeo.com/ondemand/237744

CREDITS:
Lucy Gatewood Seeds (photos of Emma and newspaper clippings)
Marjorie Wood (photos of Emma)
Caitlin & Maureen, Gatewood Appalachia: https://gatewoodappalachia.com/   (photos of Emma)
Trail Magic - The Grandma Gatewood Story" Documentary Eden Valley Enterprise https://www.edenvalleyenterprises.org/ (photos and videos of Emma, her gear, and her family)
ATC Archives https://appalachiantrail.org/ (photos of Emma, ATC records, ATC shelter photos, and other historical ATC photos)
Glen K Tolman (photos of Rowena)
Tania Rich  (photos of Nelson)
Karen Hahn (photos of Ruth)
Historical Marker: www.hmdb.org (photographed by JJ. Prats)
@jeffandmaila @jeffandmail (trail broll)
@BearTrekAdventures  @beartrekadventures  (trail broll)
@Adventure_Together @adventure_together (trail broll)
Brian Stansberry, CC BY 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/..., via Wikimedia Commons
Copperhead7, CC BY 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/..., via Wikimedia Commons:
Stratness, CC BY 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/..., via Wikimedia Commons  (photos of Emma)
Universal Studios, CC BY 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/..., via Wikimedia Commons  (Hurricane Connie footage)
Benick, CC BY 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/..., via Wikimedia Commons   (Peace Pilgrim)
https://www.ohiocoopliving.com/

Music Credits:
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