This article previously appeared in the Fall 2023 Long Trail News. It was written by Chloe Miller, GMC’s Communications Manager and Long Trail News Editor. Midafternoon, Monday, July 10. Several inches of rain have already fallen at Thais Gherardi’s hiker hostel, Wicked Waystation, as she eases her old 15-passenger van along Forest Service Road 71, […]
The End of The Trail – Moments at Journey’s End Monument
Northbound Long Trail hikers have celebrated at the Journey’s End monument, the official northern terminus of the Long Trail at the Vermont-Canadian border, for decades. The monument is maintained by the International Boundary Commission and was likely originally installed in the 1930s. We asked Long Trail End-to-End hikers from the class of 2022 to submit […]
From the Field: Bathroom Talk at the Little Rock Pond Composting Privy
On an overcast morning in late March, several members of the Green Mountain Club’s full-time field programs staff took a two mile hike to Little Rock Pond for some post-winter, pre-hiking season “fun”: visiting the shelter site’s composting privy to perform some maintenance before hiking season begins in June. View this post on Instagram […]
Sticking to the Trail: Winter Traction
Vermont’s winter hiker has three options for foot travel across snow and ice, and slipping’s not one of them. When it comes to winter hiking traction and sticking safely to your surface, spike-less traction, spikes, and crampons will all get the job done in the right conditions, but which option is best? When Should I […]
2022 Field Season by the Numbers
Look at all of this work you made possible! We are overwhelmed with gratitude for all of the support we received during the 2022 field season from hikers, members, donors, and volunteers. Without further ado, let’s take a look at the 2022 field season by the numbers. The map (click to enlarge) shows sites our […]
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