In our current world of social distancing and a stay at home order, outdoor recreation looks a little different than it used to. GMC’s recommendation is to take walks right out your door and explore your neighborhood on any trails, dirt roads, or sidewalks you have available. As you discover what spending time in nature […]
A Solo Winter Thru Hike of the Long Trail
This article was written by Keith Kimball. Keith is a passionate backpacker and winter climber. He is a multiple-time Long Trail hiker, completing two back-to-back end-to-ends in 1990, again in 1998, in addition to a fifth hike in winter 1995. He has also completed multiple end-to-end hikes of the Appalachian Trail (five), Pacific Crest Trail […]
Vermont’s 110 Peaks Above 3,000′ in Winter: Check!
This article was written by Spencer Crispe. The more society retreats into social media and the digital black hole, the more I feel the need to spend time outdoors. As a ninth-generation Vermonter who has lived my whole life here, I started skiing when I was three. But with the price of lift tickets pushing […]
From the Green Mountains to North America’s Highest Peak: Denali
Our guide said we needed three things to climb Denali: fitness, footwork, and mental fortitude. Oh, and being okay with cold and discomfort wouldn’t hurt. I can’t recall exactly when I began to think of climbing Denali, North America’s highest peak at 20,310 feet, but the idea really took hold a few years ago. I […]
Explorations North of the Long Trail
Hikers often ask if they can just keep hiking into Canada once they reach Journey’s End on the Long Trail. While a hiking trail does not exist exactly at the point the trail hits the border (nor does a checkpoint to legally cross over), there are trails in that area of Quebec. The below article […]
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