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“...observers, by nature, had to create a story to understand why one would set out on foot, leaving the shelters we build to plant us in civilization and set us apart from the world, the cars and houses and offices. To follow a path great distances, to open oneself to the world and a multitude of unexpected experiences, to voluntarily face the wrath of nature unprotected, was difficult to understand.”

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Book:Grandma Gatewood's Walk: The Inspiring Story of the Woman Who Saved the Appalachian Trail
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