[at-l] Oldest female thruhiker...

[Jim Bullard]

According to the below article Gran-Ma Soule "nearly became" the oldest
woman to thru-hike the trail.
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http://www.mlive.com/news/citpat/index.ssf?/base/news-22/1189087568157030.xml&coll=3
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The ATC site lists Grandma Gatewood as the oldest. She was 69 when she did
her last thru-hike and 74 when she completed her third AT hike as a section
hike.
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http://www.appalachiantrail.org/site/c.jkLXJ8MQKtH/b.851151/k.4C05/Noteworthy_2000Milers.htm
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Like eArThworm, I haven't heard of Poka Dot (or Polka Dot) before. If this
hiker is the oldest woman to thru she did it as a stealth hike. I'm sure if
she had reported the hike to the ATC and was older than Grandma Gatewood,
they would have noticed.

On 9/11/07, Linda Patton <lpatton at mailer.fsu.edu> wrote:
>
> Hummingbird asked:
> > > Just who is the oldest woman who did a thruhike? ...
> and Joel Urbine wrote:
> > Poka Dot, I believe. I met her back in the 80's?
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>      So who can tell more about Poka Dot (or is it Polka Dot?),
> like when she thruhiked, and at what age?  I think this is
> the first I've heard that name.
>         ~~ eArThworm
>

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Jim Bullard
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