Just ran across this video of Grandma Gatewood. Rolls
Rolls down the hill, Kanardly hike up the other hill
May all your hikes have clear skies, fair winds and no rocks under your pad.
I shared a shelter with him last week. I enjoyed hearing his stories. I would have loved to hike with him for a couple days and get to know him better.Originally Posted by Cro-Mag
I guess you'd have to say the barefoot sisters would be considered legends.
Wouldn't go that far myself.
Legend to me implies some notable achievement(s) or service to the trail.
"Famous" hikers, well known personalities, trail angels, not so much.
History turns some of the more notable of these folks into "iconic" figures; but I'd be hard pressed to put the cookie lady on the same level as Gatewood.
Semantics only really but...
agree. walkin' the trail one or a dozen times does not make one a legend. it's a walkin' path
garvey been mentioned?
he's just a personality
Is Trek still hiking the AT every year? On my thru in 2011 I think he was on thru-hike #11.
What about that guy who has hiked the AT 16 or 17 times? Across 4 or 5 decades.
Not talking about a legend on the global stage, but on the AT.
seriously i'd count him as a founding father
who?......
I think these guys should be trail legends.
1 Tom Levardi ( Trail Angel, Dalton MA )
2 Zach Davis
3 Benton Mckaye
4 Bill Irwin
5 Bob Peoples ( is he a Personality )
ed garvey, are you kidding, just a personality? c'mon wolf, not saying he's the most interesting man in the world but i think his name is on the list
Jen and Matt don't make it in my book
you got to do more than hike, maybe throw that pack down once in awhile and do some trail work
No mention of "Free Man". From what I learned, he's hiked the trail back, and forth continuously.
why is that legendary?
I agree, but for the founders and a select early few AT firsters, I think legend imparts to high a statice, that said, trail maintainers are the ones worthy in my book...but then I'm not real big on Hall of Fame type grammy oscar award whiners anyway.
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