Decatur neurologist, Suzette LaRoche, has organized a women’s hike at Blood Mountain today in honor of murdered hiker Meredith Emerson.  Around 35 women are expected to participate in a tree planting ceremony and 7-mile hike.

Gary Laderman, Emory’s religion dept. head remarks in this morning’s AJC that the hike “…is a way to transform the senselessness into something that is meaningful”. 

As I wrote a few weeks back, every hiker across the country and especially in the state of Georgia has had to cope with this bizarre random act of violence in their own way.  Suzette’s walk will hopefully help a handful of women begin to dissolve the fear that has blanketed something they love to do since this case first came to light.