![]() ![]() ![]() Her solace has always been walks in the woods. She preserved through years of an abusive marriage, hard life as a farmer's wife through the Depression, and birthing eleven children. She might not of saved the Appalachian Trail single handed, but she certainly motivated a generation of hikers who realized if "Grandma Gatewood" can do it, I can too.Įmma Gatewood is a formidable and dauntless woman. I googled her after finishing the book and enjoyed the collection of photo's about her hike. You learn less about trail hiking than you would with Cheryl Strayed's book "Wild." However, anyone serious about hiking, changing lifestyles to be more active or biting off a big goals will appreciate her grit. This is less entertaining than Bill Bryson's "A Walk in the Woods" but she does complete the hike, which Bryson didn't. However, the magnitude of what she accomplished outweighed any failures in the rendition of it and I'm glad I continued to listen. I listened at 1.25 (not my normal) because it does drag along. The third person narrative and the writers obvious desire not to write fiction, limits the beauty of the story. ![]() Ben takes his information from her brief journal notes, newspaper articles, family records and interviews. ![]() carrying only a homemade stuff sack, wool blanket, shower curtain and Vienna Sausages. she did the Appalachian Trail three times and many, many others. Ben Montgomery has given us a glimpse into Grandma Gatewoods (age 67) walks. ![]()
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