#grandmagatewood

[soolahhoopsllc]

My friend Griffin just told me about Grandma Gatewood this past weekend and then this book comes to me today out of the blue!!! Synchronicity! I never heard of her, even being a Trail Angel, but she had 11 kids, took care of travelers and her family. I had also learned she was abused but of course a kids book can't get into that part for little ones. I need to get a copy...;). #grandmagatewood #appalachiantrail #appalachiantrailconservancy #hiking #athiking #trailangel #hikers #hiker #legends #powerfulwomen #youcandoanything #empoweredwomen #empoweringwomen https://www.instagram.com/p/BohoNTdACKI/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1n5drmx9kz6pb

[ipgbook]

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Happy #earthday! We’re spending a little time today reflecting and protecting our natural resources and appreciate this great blue-green marvel on which we are lucky enough to live! #motherearth #earthday2018 #happyearthday #🌎 #grandmagatewood #emmagatewood #treecology #marinescience #protecttheplanet #captainplanet #ecology #environment #plantlife @chicagoreviewpress #activitybook #savetheplanet #marinescienceforkids #conservation #preservation #appalachiantrail #trees #marinelife (at Chicago, Illinois)

[seekingoutadventure]

Last month I hit a speed bump with my knee recovery by ramping up the physical therapy too much and inflaming my kneecap.

So I’m here in a winter wonderland, sitting in our friends’ cozy cabin and saving the ski and snowshoe adventures for another year.

I have a lot to keep me occupied though, from the story of Emma “Grandma” Gatewood’s historic 1955 traverse of the Appalachian Trail to the promise of the mountaintop peeking trough the trees above the cabin. It’s the first big mountain I ever climbed, representing all of the power, steadfastness, harshness, grandeur, and timelessness of mountains. It calls, but not urgently. It will still be here waiting for me when my knee is better. When I’m ready.

[michelle-stayonpointe]

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Yes, I love the sound of waterfalls #nofilter #ilovehiking #grandmagatewood (at Hocking Hills State Park)