How about some more discussion.
I am reposting something that was found on the internet and something that James had on his blog awhile back.
This is from maura herself, a post she made on a website (among fellow hiking enthusiats) about her love for hiking and mountains. She was 16 years old at the time she made her post, she used her mother's email address but that isn't unusual as at that time, email was still fairly new and many kids likely used their parent's email addresses.
this goes to show Maura's love of the mountains and also points out just how different (not in a bad way) maura was from many teens her age.
Date: Tue, 6 Oct 1998 19:19:48 -0400
From: Laurie Murray
lmurray@gis.net
Hi there,
My name is Maura Murray from Hanson MA and I've been going to
Jigger Johnson's campground, which is clearly the best, and hiking in
the White Mountains ever since I was too young to remember. I would
like to know if anyone out there has ever climbed
Mt. Tripyramid (the
trail starts at Sabaday Falls) because I had quite an experience. I
also want to help out at the huts during the summer or manage trails
if there are any available jobs that someone knows about. Does anybody
have any bear or moose stories to tell because I would love to hear
them. Great website-bye
Maura at age 16