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Vote for Your Favorite in GMC’s Fall Foliage Photo Contest!

October 21, 2021 by GMC Staff 13 Comments

northern terminus in fall

There’s nothing more magical than Fall in Vermont, and we got so many amazing submissions to the first-ever Fall Foliage Photo Contest. We’ve chosen the Grand Prize Winner and now we need your help picking a Hikers’ Choice winner. Take a look at all the photos below, and use the link to vote for your […]

Filed Under: From the Field, People

Author Derick Lugo to Postpone LT Thru-Hike

September 23, 2021 by GMC Staff 1 Comment

Derick explores the Short Trail at GMC headquarters.

Author and thru-hiker Derick Lugo had started his Long Trail thru-hike last week at the Massachusetts border, with the plan to head northbound to Journey’s End over the coming month. Unfortunately, he and GMC staff have made the difficult decision to postpone the trip. What happened? Derick was pumped to start his Long Trail thru-hike […]

Filed Under: From the Field, News Tagged With: Derick Lugo

Author Derick Lugo To Share Long Trail Thru-Hiking Experience

September 14, 2021 by GMC Staff Leave a Comment

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — September 14, 2021 Contact: Alicia DiCocco, Director of Development & Communications [email protected]; (802) 241-8322 Green Mountain Club Partners with Author Derick Lugo To Share Long Trail Thru-Hiking Experience Vermont — The Green Mountain Club is partnering with avid hiker, author, podcaster, and storyteller Derick Lugo, as he hikes the entire 272-mile […]

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2021 GMC Photo Contest Winners

August 26, 2021 by GMC Staff 2 Comments

This high-contrast photo of Mt Ellen wins the grand prize; photo by Sam Yang

A huge ‘thank you’ to everyone who participated in this year’s photo contest. Your submissions support our work by inspiring others to enjoy the outdoors, but they further our mission of making the “Vermont mountains play a larger part in the life of the people.” We use them in the Long Trail News, in our […]

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Being a Good Hiking Citizen

June 14, 2018 by GMC Staff 2 Comments

When on the trail, please remember to: Do the Rock Hop Twenty thousand visitors enjoy the subarctic alpine areas on Mount Mansfield, Camel’s Hump and Mount Abraham annually. Plants there survive harsh winters, but they can’t take trampling. Please walk only on bare rock, and stay on the trail. Follow Leave No Trace guidelines. Consult […]

Filed Under: From the Field, Hiking, Trail

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

March 27, 2023

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 … 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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