Grandma Gatewood's Walk: The Inspiring Story Of The Woman Who Saved The Appalachian Trail - Plot & Excerpts
A little more than one hundred miles left to Katahdin. She’d be doing just fine if her knee wasn’t slowing her down, but things could be worse. Emma started to climb Mount Bigelow about 8:00 AM, leaving the warden behind, and was approaching the fire tower on a patch of jagged rock when a raging gust of wind ripped over the bald, caught her, and tried to dislodge her from the mountain. She held firm, let the gale pass, and kept climbing. She reached the stretch through which the hurricane had passed, and the toppled, tangled trees made hiking miserable. She struggled all day, climbing over splintered forest and corrupted stone. She found a used mattress at a shelter near Jerome Brook and made a bed for the night. A heavy frost set in the next day, and she wished she had something heavier to wear. She tried walking faster to keep warm, but the cold persisted. She stopped for breakfast the morning of September 14 at the West Carry Pond sporting camps. The proprietor, Adelaide Storey, gave Emma some snacks for the trail and took a few photographs.
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