Paula Welden walked up the Long Trail in a red coat and the woods just kept her

Been chewing on this one for years. Dec 1 1946, Bennington College sophomore, Paula Welden, goes for a walk on the Long Trail near Glastenbury Mtn in Vermont. Red jacket, jeans, sneakers. No pack, no warm clothes, in DECEMBER. A guy gives her a lift, drops her on Rte 9 west of the trailhead, another……