How One Trailblazing Grandmother Stayed Active Well in Her 60s and 70s
Emma Gatewood was an extreme hiker who was 67 years old the first time she hiked the 2,168-mile Appalachian Trail. Her life up to that point had been consumed by raising her 11 children, the management of the family farm, and surviving almost constant abuse by her husband. In July 1954, she told her... Sign in to see full entry.