A version of this article previously appeared in the Winter 2018 Long Trail News. My daughter Lane has always loved the children’s book Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?, written and illustrated by Bill Martin Jr. and Eric Carle. After the first snowfall this past winter we hiked the Burrows Trail on Camel’s Hump, […]
Long Trail Digital Map Now Available
Joining the area-specific digital maps offered last fall, Green Mountain Club’s complete map of the Long Trail is now available as a digital map through the free Avenza Maps app in the App Store and Google Play. After installing the Avenza Maps app on your mobile device, visit the Green Mountain Club map page to purchase […]
Looking Back 50 Years: How the Caretaker Program Began
This article was written by Vic Henningsen and previously appeared in the Spring 2019 Long Trail News. Green Mountain Club caretakers are a familiar sight to those visiting the busiest parts of the Long Trail, but few hikers know we owe their presence to the hard work of visionaries more than a half century ago. […]
2019 Hiking Season is Here, But…
Mud season is over! Or is it? While the Friday of Memorial Day weekend (tomorrow) typically begins Vermont’s hiking season, we have had quite a lot of snow this winter that has prolonged mud season. We are almost done with May, but the snow continues to melt and it just keeps raining. Yes, there is […]
Muddy Boots & Happy Faces
“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 […]
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