Woman Who Lived An Adventurous Life Dies At 95

Woman who lived an adventurous life dies at 95 Associated Press Copyright 2013 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 12:14 pm, Monday, March 11, 2013 FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) — Virginia "Ginny" Hill Wood led a life of adventure beginning at a young age leading horseback trips in her native Washington state, bicycling through pre-war Europe in 1938, serving as a WASP pilot during World War II, building Camp Denali and leading wilderness treks. [...] her most lasting legacy will be her role as a dedicated pioneer Alaska environmentalist. According to friends, Wood guided her last backcountry trip at age 70, cross-country skied into her mid-eighties and gardened into her early nineties. Roger Kaye, Arctic Wildlife Refuge assistant director, who worked at Camp Denali during the 1970s, described Wood as an extremely multi-talented woman; a fascinating study to listen to and very opinionated. The Alaska Conservation Society was founded in her living room in the late 1950s. Kaye said Wood was highly influenced by the writings of pioneer ecologist Aldo Leopold and his ideas that went beyond conservation, that the natural world and planets had certain intrinsic rights. Ginny's philosophy and approach to life was cherishing nature and friends, fighting for what you believe in, living a simple life and not leaving a big footprint. Grace said Wood was not only one of the mothers of the conservation movement in Alaska along with Celia Hunter, but kind of a mother figure to a lot of local people.

 

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