A pioneering 2018 through-paddle from east to west by Peter Macfarlane In the Spring of 2013, I through-paddled the Northern Forest Canoe Trail. Nominally it is 740 miles from Old Forge in the south-western Adirondacks to Fort Kent on the St John River in far northern Maine. It encompasses large lakes, small ponds, large rivers, […]
Vermont’s Wildlife in a Changing Climate
This article was written by Tom Rogers, Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department. In many ways, moose are the bellwether species for climate change in Vermont. The moose’s enormous bodies covered with thick scruffy fur and their knobby, spindly legs make them well adapted for cold, northern winters. Those same features, though, ensure moose don’t do […]
Vermont’s Original Rail to Trail: The Long Trail and Logging Railroads
This article was written by Preston Bristow and originally appeared in the Fall 2014 Long Trail News. Green Mountain logging railroads lacked the grand scale of those in the Adirondacks, where twenty-two railroads reached deep to extract old growth forests. And railway loggers in the Green Mountains also lacked the flamboyance of the White Mountains’ J.E. […]
A Wintry Weekend at Hadsel-Mares Camp
This post was written by Rachel Adams, backcountry skier and mountain enthusiast. After hearing about Vermont’s backcountry huts, we had to check one out! We’d never been to the Lake Willoughby area in the Northeast Kingdom before so we decided on Hadsel-Mares Camp, a rustic cabin on the shores of Wheeler Pond operated by the Green […]
Book Review: On the Trail with Boots McFarland
I don’t know about you, but when those frigid January days hit, I start to think about summer hiking. I pick out the places I want to hike in the coming season and pore over maps, guides, and blogs. I dream about extended daylight, bright sunshine, and warm temperatures. Summer hiking seems like a wonderful […]
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