Maggie's Million Mindful Steps!!
Wed, Jan 01
|Williamstown
A million steps taken in 100 days, inspired by friends, spirituality and the first woman to walk the Appalachian Trail.


Time & Location
Jan 01, 2020, 7:00 AM – Apr 09, 2020, 11:00 PM
Williamstown, Williamstown, MA 01267, USA
About the Event
“...to see what’s on the other side of that hill, then what’s beyond that.”
-Grandma Gatewood
In 1955, 67 year-old Emma Rowena Gatewood, known as Grandma Gatewood to her 24 grandchildren, told her family that she was going for a walk. Wearing a pair of Keds canvas sneakers and carrying an army blanket, raincoat, and plastic shower curtain all tied up in a handmade denim bag, she set off on a walk that lasted over 2,000 miles. She was the first woman to walk the Appalachian Trail in one season, traveling on wooded paths from Georgia to Maine.
Walking, for Grandma Gatewood, was a way to explore the world, “to see what’s on the other side of that hill, then what’s beyond that,” but also to heal, meditate, and calm her mind. Starting on the first day of the decade, my goal is to walk - every day - mindfully,…