This post was written by Mollie Flanigan, GMC’s Land Stewardship Coordinator. One of the things I look forward to and enjoy about spring is the chorus of the spring peepers. Spring peepers are Vermont’s smallest type of frog and they live around marsh wetlands throughout the state. They are best known for their call – […]
Bryant Camp has Reopened!
This post was written by Mollie Flanigan, GMC’s Land Stewardship Coordinator. On January 13, 2017, we celebrated the reopening of Bryant Camp, a historic cabin in Bolton Valley. It was originally built by Edward Bryant sometime around 1930. He was a conservationist and skiing pioneer, who bought 4,000 acres in Bolton Valley in 1922 and […]
New Year’s Eve Traditions
This article first appeared in the February 1941 Long Trail News. New Year’s Eve at Bolton, by Larry Dean Among the ten sections of the Green Mountain Club there exists no finer tradition than the annual New Year’s Party of the Burlington Section. While the rest of the country are tooting horns and swinging in […]
Staff Favorite Hike – White Rock Mountain
This post was written by Jocelyn Hebert, GMC Long Trail News Editor. Hiking to the summit of White Rock Mountain in the CC Putnam State Forest (not to be confused with White RockS in southern Vermont!) is not only one of my go-to hikes in summer and fall, it’s a winter favorite. And it’s one that […]
Winter Hiking Preparedness, Part Deux
This post was written by Caitlin Miller, GMC’s Group Outreach and Administrative Assistant and former Caretaker and Southern Field Assistant. Plan Ahead and Prepare Now that you’ve geared up with layers and MICROspikes, let’s talk about staying safe. Planning ahead is, once again, the best way to be safe on the trail. Besides the actual […]
