Last month, a group of five friends, all from Essex High School in Vermont, decided to take a hike on the Long Trail, with the intention of this being their practice hike before they start on their End-to-End journey next summer. Three of the group members had section hiked the trail before and two of […]
The Backpacker’s Questionnaire
This questionnaire was written by GMC member Mary Lou “Snowberry” Recor and previously appeared in the Spring 2017 Long Trail News. When the Long Trail oozes mud and black flies hatch, while other people plant Swiss chard or dream of opening day at Fenway, my thoughts turn to thru-hiking. To the sound of mice scurrying […]
GMC Visits the Grand Canyon
Green Mountain Club Sections are regional chapters of the club that get together on a regular basis for hiking and other outdoor activities, trail maintenance, and socializing. But they don’t just get together in Vermont! The Connecticut Section, especially, likes to travel for their hikes. They’ve gone around the country, from Shenandoah National Park in […]
Hiking the Side-to-Side Trails
This article was written by Starr Morvay and previously appeared in the Summer 2017 Long Trail News. For most Long Trail end-to-enders, side trails are ways to get on and off the trail, and reference points for locating yourself on the map. That was certainly true for my husband Daniel and me as we hiked […]
A Questionnaire for the Bear
This questionnaire was written by GMC member Mary Lou Recor. Dear Valued Bear, Because we are concerned about negative encounters between wildlife and humans in the backcountry and because we value your opinion, we have formulated the following questionnaire to help us in our decision making. It should take you only about three minutes to […]
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