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Support Hispanic Outdoor Leaders this Hispanic Heritage Month

September 27, 2022 by Angie Hilsman Leave a Comment

Support Hispanic Outdoor Leaders this National Hispanic Heritage Month.

September 15 launched National Hispanic Heritage Month, which runs through mid-October. Hispanics Enjoying Camping, Hunting, and the Outdoors [HECHO] executive director Camilla Simon writes that as she celebrates Hispanic leadership […]

Filed Under: Hiker Voices

Thru-Hiking the Long Trail, According to Three Kids

May 25, 2022 by Guest Author 1 Comment

Charlie, Joe, and Ruth atMatt, Ruth, Joe, and Charlie Krebs with donuts on Long Trail. a trail sign for Haystack Mt.

In mid-July, the Krebs family — Charlie (16), Ruth (14), and Joe (8), along with dad, Matt — set off on a one-month journey to complete the 272-mile Long Trail. […]

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Thru-Hiking the Long Trail with Three Kids

May 19, 2022 by GMC Staff 2 Comments

Krebs family poses at the Long Trail terminal.

Where did the idea of attempting to hike the Long Trail with three kids come from? Back in 2002 I met my wife, Alyssa, while thru-hiking the Appalachian Trail (AT). […]

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Making Space for LGBTQ+ in the Outdoors

April 21, 2022 by GMC Staff 4 Comments

Bromley Summit with LGBTQ+ Pride flag backdrop

A trans woman was murdered in Morristown last week. Why am I, the Green Mountain Club’s Backcountry Construction Field Coordinator, relaying that in this space? Because I began April at […]

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Exploring New Trails: the NEK Mountain Challenge

April 7, 2022 by Guest Author Leave a Comment

Owl's Head in winter

Who likes lists? My husband, Ira Sollace, and I have always been list people, often planning our hiking adventures around various mountain checklists: The Long Trail by Divisions The NE67, […]

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PROTECT THE TRAILS DURING VERMONT’S SPRING MUD SEASON 

March 31, 2026

  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:  March 31, 2026 CONTACT: Chloe Miller, Communications Manager at Green Mountain Club [email protected], 802-241-8234  PROTECT THE TRAILS DURING VERMONT’S SPRING MUD SEASON  Waterbury Center, Vermont – As spring arrives and snow melts, … 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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Mud Season is Here — Protect the Trails

See current trail closures by the Vermont Department of Forests, Parks, and Recreation (VTFPR) on state land as conditions change, available on TrailFinder, and avoid muddy trails, follow any seasonal trail or road closures, and help protect the treadway and vegetation during mud season.