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Sounds of Spring: Spring Peepers

April 27, 2017 by GMC Staff 2 Comments

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. […]

Filed Under: Education, From the Field

Bryant Camp has Reopened!

January 19, 2017 by GMC Staff Leave a Comment

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 […]

Filed Under: Camps, Events, History, News

New Year’s Eve Traditions

December 29, 2016 by GMC Staff 3 Comments

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 […]

Filed Under: Camps, Hiking, History

Staff Favorite Hike – White Rock Mountain

December 22, 2016 by GMC Staff 6 Comments

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 […]

Filed Under: Hiking, Trail

Winter Hiking Preparedness, Part Deux

December 15, 2016 by GMC Staff 5 Comments

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 […]

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Samara Anderson hugs the Journey's End monument after completing her Long Trail End to End.

Be Well: How Hiking Can Improve Our Mental Health

December 23, 2025

A version of this article appeared in the Winter 2025 Long Trail News. This extended version also includes footnotes and sources. As a child on the family farm in Minnesota, I loved spending time in nature. But like many folks I know, I lost my connection to the outdoors as I grew up and took on … 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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