What the public knew about Emma Gatewood was already remarkable. She was the first woman to hike the entire Appalachian Trail by herself in one season. She was 67 years old, a mother of 11, a ...

He wanted to “walk off the war,” so the 29-year-old crammed his rucksack with old military gear and headed south from his Pennsylvania home to a remote mountain in Georgia. It was April 4, 1948, and ...

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There's a long trail a-winding behind Mrs. Emma Gatewood of Gallipolis, Ohio. A 67-year-old great-grandmother, she began hiking the 2,050 mile long Appalachian Trail on May 3 at the trail's source on ...

Have you ever driven past the same building day after day and wondered what it looks like inside? Have you ever only seen a space from the street and wondered what lies within? Maybe the location is ...

HOT SPRINGS - As Hot Springs celebrates its annual Appalachian Trailfest event, some of the long-running festival's founders look back on the man who broke the mold in thru-hiking. This year marks the ...