:::徒步.1955年，67岁的盖特伍德前往徒步阿帕拉契小径，她穿着运动鞋，她把一块军用毛毯、一件雨衣、一块塑料浴帘装在自家缝制的背包里，然后单肩背包徒步，由此她成了的先驱。当她到达康涅狄格州后，本地报纸刊登了她的故事，运动画刊跟进报道 ，偶后她还在今日秀中露脸。后来她在国家地理中说，"I thought it would be a nice lark," she said, adding "It wasn't." Another time she complained "For some fool