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How to Read a Vermont Mountain Weather Forecast for Better Hike Preparation

September 9, 2023 by Guest Author Leave a Comment

early morning clouds over mount hunger by sue swindell

Earlier this hiking season, Vermont State Parks partnered with the National Weather Service’s Burlington office to raise awareness of the detailed recreation and mountain point forecasts the agency produces daily. Meteorologist Seth Kutikoff breaks down how to read a mountain forecast, and how to apply its findings to your next hike! The National Weather Service […]

Filed Under: Education, News

“I HATE HIKING!” One Story of Hiking with Dad

June 18, 2023 by Guest Author 1 Comment

the author, right, and her sister as young kids, hiking. The left sister has red shorts and has her hands up in the air. Both girls have white blond hair and white t shirts.

This article appears in the Summer 2023 Long Trail News. It was written by Brooke Marshall, inspired by hiking with dad. We reprint it here just in time for Father’s Day. My dad’s an Appalachian Trail thru-hiker who’s climbed the 100 highest peaks in New England…twice. He’s also a Long Trail End-to-Ender; he section-hiked the […]

Filed Under: Hiker Voices, Hiking

Airplane Crashes Along the Long Trail

April 14, 2023 by Guest Author Leave a Comment

This article previously appeared in the Spring 2023 Long Trail News, and contains much of the same information from the 2023 Taylor Series presentation titled “Airplane Crashes on the Long Trail in Vermont.” Both the article and presentation are by Brian Lindner. An old Far Side cartoon showed two pilots looking out the windshield as […]

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Rare Plant Discovery, A Win for Alpine Stewardship

April 4, 2023 by Guest Author Leave a Comment

This article previously appeared in the Spring 2023 Long Trail News under the headline “Alpine Steward Discovers Rare Plant on Mount Mansfield’s Summit.”  It was written by Liam Ebner. Alpine zones, the living remnants of the last ice age, make their home on the higher summits in New England and New York, where they serve as […]

Filed Under: Education, Stewardship

Ask a Science Teacher: Why is the Long Trail so Muddy?

March 27, 2023 by Guest Author 2 Comments

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Vermont — and especially the Long Trail — is known for being sort of muddy. We even have an official fifth season, “mud season.” Why is Vermont (sometimes known as “Vermud”) and the Long Trail so muddy? Why is the Long Trail so muddy? To answer, we asked Joe Bahr, newly minted author of the […]

Filed Under: Education, Hiking Tagged With: Ask a Science Teacher

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Vermont Fall Bucket List

September 21, 2023

The weather has begun to cool, the green of the trees has started to fade into shades of yellow and orange, and the daylight is subtly shifting as the sunlight hours decrease — Vermont's best season is here! Whether this is your first fall in Vermont or your fiftieth, gather inspiration for how to … 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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