This article was written by Lorne Currier, GMC Field Assistant. As we celebrate 50 years of the Green Mountain Club caretaker program, it’s worth recognizing the amount of effort required to keep the Long Trail System tidy. Same as the bathroom or kitchen sink in a residential home must be cleaned regularly, the Long Trail […]
How to Hike with Infants, Toddlers & Kids
How to Hike with Infants by Amy Potter, Visitor Center Manager (child age 1) Hiking with a newborn can sound completely overwhelming but getting out in nature and exercising is a great way for parents to decompress. After the birth of my son last year, I knew it would benefit everyone if I quickly learned […]
What Does the Volunteer Long Trail Patrol Do?
Hi everybody! This is Ian and Lilly, the Volunteer Long Trail Patrol (VLTP) leaders for summer 2019. This year, with an awesome team of volunteers from all over the country, VLTP put in over 1400 hours of work on the Long Trail/Appalachian Trail in southern Vermont. But those hours beg the question, what on earth […]
Problem Bears? Or Problem People?
Vermont hiking trails have long been perceived as places where you don’t need to worry about bears. People hiked, camped, and cooked and stored food without concern. Times have changed, and with the increase in the black bear population, hiker behavior needs to change too. In recent years we have experienced bear problems at several […]
Kingdom Heritage Trail System to Open June 22nd
In 1910, James P. Taylor had a vision of a footpath through the wilderness and over the course of the ensuing decades, scores of volunteers, who became the founding members of the Green Mountain Club, cut what became the Long Trail. Since that time the trail corridor and treadway have been adjusted as land ownership […]
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