A reporter for the Pittsburgh Press asked her about her plans for the future. “That’s a secret,” she said. “But if I go for another hike I’ll let my family know like I did the last time—with postcards.” She told them all the same thing. “Nobody,” she said, “is going to get out of me what’s going through my head on that score.” She wouldn’t say so, but she was already thinking about the trail again.
