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Black and white photo of Emma Gatewood at age 54. There are flowers in the foreground, framing her, as if Emma is standing in a garden. She is wearing a dress and holding a wide brimmed hat. Her hair is pulled back in a bun and she looks off to her right, away from the camera. In the background there is a fence and an empty sky.

Episode 128: The Long Walk

Episode #128

2025-12-17 05:00:40

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When Emma Gatewood was 67, she told her children she was going on a walk. “The next they would hear from her would be via postcard… And it said, ‘By ‘walk’ I mean I’m thru-hiking the Appalachian Trail.’”

Ben Montgomery’s book is Grandma Gatewood’s Walk.