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A good idea and hard work — how old-school organizing and a fierce determination to connect hikers laid the foundation for WTA in 1966.
Louise loved to get people interested and active and speaking up. She wanted people to be involved. You couldn’t just let others do it. She said, ‘You have to write that letter. You have to go to the meeting. You have to make that phone call ... and don’t be afraid to say you’re a hiker.' Ann Marshall
