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A 67-year-old told her eleven children she was "going for a hike", then hiked the Appalachian Trail alone in canvas sneakers, sleeping under a shower curtain with a 17-pound sack over one shoulder. She reached Katahdin on September 25, 1955, 146 days o

Source: Space Daily · Published Sep 12, 2026, 11:00 PM

In Science, Space Daily puts this story at the center of the day: A 67-year-old told her eleven children she was "going for a hike", then hiked the Appalachian Trail alone in canvas sneakers, sleeping under a shower curtain with a 17-pound sack over one shoulder. She reached Katahdin on September 25, 1955, 146 days o Space Daily FlexChar is surfacing it because it is driving searches and conversation right now.

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