Geraldine Largay was a hiker in her 60's. She was known by the trail name Inchworm, due to the fact that she hiked slowly. Largay was a former nurse, and there are conflicting reports about her experience as a hiker. Some say that she was a skilled and experienced hiker, while others say she often got turned around and wasn't great with her sense of direction. Regardless of her experience, or lack thereof, Largay chose to hike the popular Appalachian Trail. She began hiking a particular section of the Trail, entering at Harper's Ferry, West Virginia. Her husband had agreed to meet her at various points along the Trail to restock her supplies. When her husband arrived at the predetermined meeting spot, Largay was nowhere to be found. An extensive search yielded no results. Two years passed before her remains and her journal were found.

I learned a few things from this book. The first is that people really need to take a survival class before undertaking major hikes like that. Electronics are great and useful...but there isn't always signal in the middle of nowhere mountains. Hiking with a partner is the best way to go, in my opinion. I also learned that people use trail names like truckers or people with cb radios use handles. I never knew such a thing happened. As unfortunate as the situation with Largay was, it was a stark reminder of the dangers of hiking alone while underprepared. This book was free to listen to on Audible Plus, and I listened to at work yesterday. It was something around five or six hours. The physical copy of this book is about 200 pages if you are interested in that format.