Once mud season starts, even GMC staff members have to take a break from hiking Vermont’s mountains. We tend to stick to the valleys instead, giving the trails plenty of time to dry out. Check out some of our favorite mud season activities below: Mollie Flanigan, Land Stewardship Coordinator Canoeing in the Champlain Valley In mud […]
Early Spring Wildflowers of Vermont
This article was written by Mollie Flanigan, Land Stewardship Coordinator. Now that spring has sprung, let us welcome in the season with anticipation and appreciation for the amazing plants that are about to erupt from the frozen ground and usher in the growing season. First to spring into the landscape may not be as well […]
Announcing the 2018 GMC Digital Photo Contest
Enter to win a prize and a chance to have your photo featured in GMC’s 2019 calendar and the Long Trail News! Sharing your photos is also a great way to support our work to protect and maintain the Long Trail System. Photos should be taken on the Long Trail and its side trails, the […]
The Sunset Ridge Trail and Cabot Private Stock Cheese
This post was written by Jocelyn Hebert, Long Trail News Editor. I take pride in being a native Vermonter, but until I climb Vermont’s highest peak, at 4,393 feet, in winter, I won’t fully feel like one. That’s just who I am—plenty of Vermonters have never stepped foot on Mansfield, let alone Mansfield in winter. My […]
Skinning, Skiing, and Splitboarding in the Brandon Backcountry
This article was written by Lenny Crisostomo, Database Manager, and previously appeared in the Winter 2017 Long Trail News. After an excellent season last winter, the Brandon Gap Backcountry Recreation Area is again attracting backcountry skiers. The Rochester/Randolph Area Sports Trail Alliance (RASTA), a chapter of the Catamount Trail Association, began working in 2015 to create […]
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