“Too much rain, Mama!” “My boots are muddy!” and “Can we go somewhere where it is spring for real, not just you tell me it’s spring, but the weather doesn’t change?” All of these are comments from my children, ages four and two, who, just like me, are ready for the nice weather! After the […]
Long Trail End-to-End Hike Planning
Have you dreamed of hiking the 272-mile Long Trail? Whether you want to thru hike it in one go (taking an average of 20-30 days) or hike it in sections (finishing it in one year or a lifetime), you’re still what we call an “End-to-Ender” when you’re done. Over 5,000 hikers have registered their End-to-End […]
2019 Spring Trail Maintenance Dates
Every spring, the Green Mountain Club’s fourteen regional sections visit the segments of trails that they maintain to get them prepared for the hiking season. Section volunteers spend the day (or days!) on the trail removing brush, clearing blowdowns, trimming branches and undergrowth, painting blazes and signs, and improving drainage, all to make sure that […]
New Volunteers Monitor the Jay Tracts
This article previously appeared in the Winter 2017 Long Trail News. Green Mountain Club volunteer corridor monitors help to protect the Long Trail, the Appalachian Trail, and the diverse wildlife habitat of the Green Mountains, all while exploring remote areas in Vermont. Along the Long Trail, volunteers adopt properties that the club has protected, either […]
A Day in the Life of a Barnes Camp Volunteer
This post was written by Cindy Griffith, GMC Barnes Camp Volunteer Coordinator. The Green Mountain Club partners with Smugglers’ Notch State Park, Stowe Mountain Resort, and Lamoille County Planning Commission to manage, maintain, and operate the historic Barnes Camp Visitor Center as a gateway to Smugglers’ Notch, Mount Mansfield State Forest, and the Long Trail. We couldn’t do […]
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