This post was written by Elliot Cockayne about his 2016 Graduation Challenge. Students at Champlain Valley High School in their senior year are required to do something they have never done before or something that they think would contribute to the community. This project is required for graduation and is thus appropriately named Graduation Challenge. So, […]
The World is Our Classroom
Author Cindy Ross has a new book entitled, The World is Our Classroom- How One Family Used Nature & Travel to Shape an Extraordinary Education (Skyhorse Publishing, NYC). The content in this piece is excerpted from her book. Cindy will be presenting on this topic at GMC next Monday, October 1st. Find details below. As […]
5 Young Women Decide to Take a Hike
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 […]
Happy Birthday, Doris!
Today, we celebrated the 90th birthday of one of our favorite people – Doris Washburn! Doris has been a Green Mountain Club Montpelier Section member since 1964. She saw a listing in the newspaper for an oyster stew hike up to Taylor Lodge that January and she thought she’d try out snowshoeing. (Yes, bringing oyster […]
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