This article was written by Rich Holschuh and previously appeared in the Fall 2019 Long Trail News. As Europeans settled on the continent and early pioneers explored, they often gave places new names commemorating the Founding Fathers and other important Americans… [Indigenous people] have viewed such commemorative names as inappropriate: humans are too small, too […]
The Mountains Through a Different Cultural Lens: An Abenaki Perspective
This article was written by Melody Walker and previously appeared in the Fall 2019 Long Trail News. In the beginning of all things, Gluskabe, the culture hero of the Abenaki people, formed himself out of dust and began his work of transformation. As he rolled, the valleys and the mountains took shape, but in the […]
Getting Back to Camping with a Baby
Exploration and being outdoors does not have to stop after having a baby. What may seem like a small adventure to you will be a big adventure for your child. In fact, learning to camp and hike with your baby is a journey within itself. Gear Although we did a lot of hiking throughout the […]
Primitive Camping on the Long Trail
One of the many amazing aspects of the Long Trail is its shelter and privy system. With over 70 designated overnight sites, you can plan to reach a shelter every night, but sometimes things don’t go according to plan; you may have pushed yourself too far and are not able to make it to the […]
Climate Change: Trail Management Strategies
This article previously appeared in the Spring 2019 Long Trail News. I don’t know how much Long Trail pioneers thought about climate or bad storms when designing and building the trail. But after more than a century of trail maintenance and management, the Green Mountain Club is definitely concerned about our changing climate and its effects […]
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