This article previously appeared in the Fall 2017 Long Trail News. A 1917 Inspired End-to End Long Trail Hike Okay, admit it. At some point, you’ve wondered what it was like to hike the Long Trail back in the early days. You know, wearing wool knickers, carrying a pack basket, and drinking water straight from […]
One Trail Maintainer’s Wind Storm Cleanup
This post was written by Bill Caulway, GMC Worcester Section member. In late October 2017, a storm rumbled through Vermont with strong winds and rain, causing power outages, erosion damage, and downed trees. The trail needed to be assessed for damage in addition to its general end-of-season maintenance. My GMC Section asked for a volunteer so […]
Bolton Lodge, Restored But Still Rustic
This post was written by Alex Dugas, GMC Construction Crew Member. “Rustic” can be a slippery adjective; its definition, elusive. Like a sprawling landscape viewed from above, it will shape-shift from one thing into something else entirely as a function of perspective. Imagine a cabin, for example—any cabin—the only condition being that it is old. […]
2017 Field Notes
This post was written by Ilana Copel, Field Supervisor, and a version of it previously appeared in the Winter 2017 Long Trail News. Although most of our caretakers and field staff packed out in mid-October, this week we say goodbye to the last of our field staff – the construction crew just finished working on […]
That’s a Wrap on This Year’s Field Season!
This post was written by Isaac Alexandre-Leach, GMC’s Lead Caretaker on Camel’s Hump. Hiking in the Green Mountains, you are all but guaranteed to notice certain things: trillium, grouse, mud, trailside bags of dog poop, and the list goes on. Perhaps the most noticeable mainstay of the Long Trail, and the one most likely to […]
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