Just finished reading "Grandma Gatewoods Walk". Enjoyed it, got some thoughts. Inspiring. Irresponsible (like "Into the Wild"). Newspapermen write great books (like "The Day the World Came to Town").
https://www.amazon.com/Grandma-Gatewoods-Walk-Inspiring-Appalachian/dp/1613734999#:~:text=Author%20Ben%20Montgomery%20interviewed%20surviving,of%20America's%20most%20celebrated%20hikers.