This story is a preview of the upcoming issue of Appalachia Journal. Katie Schide ran down the woodsy mountain trail from the Flégère tram station 800 meters above Chamonix, France, this past August 27, much...
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This story is a preview of the upcoming issue of Appalachia Journal. Katie Schide ran down the woodsy mountain trail from the Flégère tram station 800 meters above Chamonix, France, this past August 27, much…
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AMC’s Maine Woods Initiative (MWI) is a vast, ecologically significant swath of land. It’s an important carbon sink, a habitat for numerous threatened species, and home to some of the region’s most pristine…
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The Mid-Atlantic Highlands region encompasses 3.4 million-acres of scenic greenway, including rolling hills and green waterways, that stretch from western Connecticut, through New York and New Jersey, and across Pennsylvania. The area is brimming with…
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It’s 5:30am. The sun hasn’t risen over Mount Washington, but AMC Hermit Lakes Winter Caretaker Eli Hanschka is already out in the cold, looking at snow. Each morning on the job begins this way for…
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White Mountain Mysteries: A Bushwhacker and His Brother Decode Remote Place Names William Geller Appalachia Winter/Spring 2023 At age 19, I bushwhacked for the first tome using a compass and map in the Pemigewasset Wilderness…
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Interviews with Bears: Trailside, near New York City Margaret Redmond Whitehead Appalachia Winter/Spring 2023 The first time I saw a wild black bear, in 2015, I was so close to Manhattan that I could glimpse…
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This story was originally published in the Winter/Spring 2023 issue of Appalachia Journal. On a chilly night in early May 2009, the pager sounded. New Hampshire Fish and Game (NHFG) summoned our Upper Valley Wilderness…
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If you hike in the White Mountains and encounter a 5/4-inch-thick pine AMC trail sign, there’s a good chance you’re looking at a George Brown original. “I don’t put my initials on the back or…
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This year has been a bright one for AMC. Despite a difficult economy and continuing impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic, we’ve accomplished a great deal – and our top website articles reflect that. Here’s a…
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