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That’s a Wrap on This Year’s Field Season!

October 26, 2017 by GMC Staff 8 Comments

This post was written by Isaac Alexandre-Leach, GMC’s Lead Caretaker on Camel’s Hump. Hiking in the Green Mountains, you are all but guaranteed to notice certain things: trillium, grouse, mud, […]

Filed Under: From the Field, People, Trail

I Want to Live in the Woods!

October 19, 2017 by GMC Staff 2 Comments

Memories of Hump Brook by Aimee Reichert (Originally published in the Long Trail News.) My first week was tough. So much in my life was changing. I was recovering from […]

Filed Under: From the Field, People

Wilderness Monitors on the Long Trail

September 28, 2017 by GMC Staff 2 Comments

This article previously appeared in the Fall 2017 Long Trail News. Susan Winters and Daley Matthews-Pennanen, Wilderness Monitors: “Sooo…what do you guys actually do?” This is the question we’ve been working […]

Filed Under: Education, From the Field, People, Stewardship, Trail

Open Areas on the Appalachian Trail in Vermont

August 24, 2017 by GMC Staff 2 Comments

This post was written by Mollie Flanigan, GMC’s Land Stewardship Coordinator. “The Long Green Tunnel.” Anyone who has logged miles on the Long Trail or Appalachian Trail quickly understands this […]

Filed Under: Stewardship, Trail

Microtrash Pocket

August 10, 2017 by GMC Staff 2 Comments

This post was written by Lorne Currier, GMC’s Group Outreach Specialist. Waterfalls, scenic vistas, alpine flowers and terrifyingly steep trails just barely scratch the surface when talking about the pleasures […]

Filed Under: Hiking

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Thru-Hiking with a Dog: Blue Blazin’ Bug

October 17, 2025

Boston terriers probably aren't the breed that leaps to mind when you think "long-distance hike." With their cockeyed gaze, snubby snouts, stubby tails, and tendency to snort when they breathe, they bear a stronger resemblance to potbellied pigs than wolves. But appearances to the contrary, … Read more

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The Green Mountain Club is the founder and maintainer of the Long Trail - the oldest long distance hiking trail in America. Established in 1910 to build this trail stretching the length of Vermont, the club now also maintains the Appalachian Trail in Vermont and trails in the Northeast Kingdom in its mission to "make the Vermont mountains play a larger part in the life of the people." Read more...

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