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Mountain Chatter: Can One Escape Gabbing On Welch-Dickey?, Elissa Ely
Mountain Chatter: Can One Escape Gabbing On Welch-Dickey?, Elissa Ely
Appalachia
Elissa Ely climbs Welch-Dickey in New Hampshire seeking images and silence but leaves with overheard cooking advice.
The Old Bridle Path: "It Is Solved By Walking", Caroline Santinelli
The Old Bridle Path: "It Is Solved By Walking", Caroline Santinelli
Appalachia
A member of the Greenleaf Hut crew, or “croo,” below the summit of Mount Lafayette in the White Mountains of New Hampshire connects to the natural history of the mountain through frequent foot trips on the Old Bridle Path.
News And Notes
Appalachia
A COVID-19 timeline of how backcountry groups served the public during summer and fall 2020. AMC’s shelter caretaker program reaches the half-century mark. Appalachia archives now hosted on Dartmouth Library’s Digital Commons three months after publication.
Off The Mountain: Strangers Build Community Around A Hiker's Sudden Collapse, Donald Kollisch
Off The Mountain: Strangers Build Community Around A Hiker's Sudden Collapse, Donald Kollisch
Appalachia
Strangers build community around a hiker’s sudden collapse on Mount Madison in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. Told sensitively by his friend and doctor.
I'Ll Have The Usual: Mount Monadnock Always Delivers, Marty Carlock
I'Ll Have The Usual: Mount Monadnock Always Delivers, Marty Carlock
Appalachia
A woman who knows Mount Monadnock as well as her own shoes celebrates the familiar.
Tragedy At Skyline—September 17, 1967: One Who Was There Investigates, David Govatski
Tragedy At Skyline—September 17, 1967: One Who Was There Investigates, David Govatski
Appalachia
Fifty years after the worst accident in the history of New Hampshire’s White Mountains, David Govatski, who was there, went looking for the reason it happened.
Mount Washington's Quirky Record Holder: A Writer Follows The Intensity Of Alton Weagle, Dan Szczesny
Mount Washington's Quirky Record Holder: A Writer Follows The Intensity Of Alton Weagle, Dan Szczesny
Appalachia
Dan Szczesny chronicles the intensity of Alton Weagle, who invented many strange ways to break records on New Hampshire’s Mount Washington, like pushing a wheelbarrow of sugar up the auto road.
The Long Way Home: Straight Up, Christine Woodside
The Long Way Home: Straight Up, Christine Woodside
Appalachia
Hikers fail to save a man’s life on the Tuckerman Ravine Trail.
News And Notes
Appalachia
The Cog Railway on Mount Washington pushes ahead with hotel plans. Remembrance of a hike in Las Cruces, New Mexico. Controversial Northern Pass powerline project is halted.
The Last Gift: Months Before A Father's Death, He Encourages His Son To Seek Challenges, Douglass P. Teschner
The Last Gift: Months Before A Father's Death, He Encourages His Son To Seek Challenges, Douglass P. Teschner
Appalachia
Months before his tragic death, a man encourages his yuoung son to seek challenges.
The Continuing Adventures Of Buffalo And Tough Cookie: Sometimes A Family Goes Deeper Than Blood, Janelle Mylott, Dan Szczesny
The Continuing Adventures Of Buffalo And Tough Cookie: Sometimes A Family Goes Deeper Than Blood, Janelle Mylott, Dan Szczesny
Appalachia
Dan Szczesny and Janelle Mylott together tell the story of their hiking partnership after the death of Janelle’s grandmother and guardian who made Janelle’s participation possible.
Care For The Caregiver: His Mother Had Never Backpacked; He Took Her To The Presidentials For Her 60th Birthday, Stephen Kurczy
Care For The Caregiver: His Mother Had Never Backpacked; He Took Her To The Presidentials For Her 60th Birthday, Stephen Kurczy
Appalachia
His mother had never backpacked; Stephen Kurczy took her to the Presidentials in the White Mountains of New Hampshire for her 60th birthday.
The Long Way Home: Encounter With A Hare, Christine Woodside
The Long Way Home: Encounter With A Hare, Christine Woodside
Appalachia
Christine Woodside encounters a hare in the wilderness.
The Starsplitters, Aurora Stone Mehlman
The Starsplitters, Aurora Stone Mehlman
Boise State University Theses and Dissertations
A mysterious letter summons Helen Starbird, and her granddaughter, Laramie, to a dying mill town on the shores of Lake Umbagog. Together, the two women—who leave vastly different lives mired in similarly hopeless ruts—return to the Northwoods. A New Hampshire fire tower where Helen posted during WWII, and the sight of a forbidden romance and life-altering tragedy, pivots from secret to obsession, and getting there progresses from dream to necessity. On the way, they confront private traumas, and volatile forces of prejudice, oppression, and environmental despoliation that have smoldered for centuries. Will they uncover festering family wounds, end the legacy …
Encounters On Mount Willard: A Subway Seeker Meets A Mountain Man, Elissa Ely
Encounters On Mount Willard: A Subway Seeker Meets A Mountain Man, Elissa Ely
Appalachia
A hiker overhears a man from the city and two boys with their grandfather on a popular trail above Crawford Notch.
My Time Is Short: A Woodsman Shares Hidden Treasures Of The Forest With His Stepdaughter, Judi Calhoun
My Time Is Short: A Woodsman Shares Hidden Treasures Of The Forest With His Stepdaughter, Judi Calhoun
Appalachia
A tribute to the stepfather who understood the lessons of abandoned settlements in New Hampshire’s forests.
Waterman Fund Essay Winner: On Ceding Control: Motherhood In A Pathless Landscape, Emily Mitchell Heidenreich
Waterman Fund Essay Winner: On Ceding Control: Motherhood In A Pathless Landscape, Emily Mitchell Heidenreich
Appalachia
At her new home base of eastern Vermont, a young mother gives over her mountain energy to her children’s needs. “I wander these pathless woods, my baby strapped to my chest, as an attempt to reassert control over my body after the violence of pregnancy, of motherhood. This wandering is body work.”
Night Visions: A 15-Year-Old Walks 31.5 Miles Around The Pemi Loop, Alone, Alexandra Herr
Night Visions: A 15-Year-Old Walks 31.5 Miles Around The Pemi Loop, Alone, Alexandra Herr
Appalachia
The narrative of a 15-year-old’s one-day, 31.5-mile, solo circuit around the Pemigewassett Wilderness in New Hampshire’s White Mountains.
Flying With Icarus: A Sunday Afternoon Church Hike Takes An Unexpected Course, Douglass Teschner
Flying With Icarus: A Sunday Afternoon Church Hike Takes An Unexpected Course, Douglass Teschner
Appalachia
A Sunday afternoon church hike takes an unexpected turn as one determined man inches his way up a small hill.
Not Here, Not Now: The Epic Of Dan Mcginness, Mike Cherim
Not Here, Not Now: The Epic Of Dan Mcginness, Mike Cherim
Appalachia
A White Mountain guide retells the story of a hiker who saved himself following a scary mid-December overnight in a ravine north of Mount Eisenhower.
Searching For Arnica: A Yellow-Flowered Plant Goes Missing, Bob Zaino
Searching For Arnica: A Yellow-Flowered Plant Goes Missing, Bob Zaino
Appalachia
A rare flower in the aster family, Arnica Lanceolata, goes missing from many of its historic spots.
Friendship: A Pessimist Ponders Her Optimist Trail Partner, Elissa Ely
Friendship: A Pessimist Ponders Her Optimist Trail Partner, Elissa Ely
Appalachia
A community psychiatrist ponders her own pessimism and the optimism of her longtime hiking partner.
If I Ever Lose My Way: A Writer Shares What Has Made Crawford Path A Touchstone For Her, Bethany Taylor
If I Ever Lose My Way: A Writer Shares What Has Made Crawford Path A Touchstone For Her, Bethany Taylor
Appalachia
A writer pays tribute to the ways Crawford Path has become her touchstone.
Rebuilding, A Photo Essay: Volunteers Help Restore Parts Of The Oldest Trail In The United States, Paula Champagne, Joe Klementovich
Rebuilding, A Photo Essay: Volunteers Help Restore Parts Of The Oldest Trail In The United States, Paula Champagne, Joe Klementovich
Appalachia
Photos by Paula Champagne and Joe Klementovich celebrate the trail work that restores parts of the Crawford Path, the oldest recreational trail in the United States.
Closing The Circle: Fatherhood Rekindles In Franconia Notch, Christopher Johnson
Closing The Circle: Fatherhood Rekindles In Franconia Notch, Christopher Johnson
Appalachia
A father suffering anxiety from his work rekindles the connection to life and his family in New Hampshire’s Franconia Notch.
A Line Of Scouts: Personal History From Mead Base Camp In Center Sandwich, New Hampshire, William Geller
A Line Of Scouts: Personal History From Mead Base Camp In Center Sandwich, New Hampshire, William Geller
Appalachia
Personal history from a man who once worked as a Boy Scout leader in Mead Base Camp near Center Sandwich, New Hampshire.
Holding Back: Sometimes, Advice Is Not Required, Elissa Ely
Holding Back: Sometimes, Advice Is Not Required, Elissa Ely
Appalachia
A hiker encounters a group of novice hikers on New Hampshire’s Mount Cardigan and decides not to render advice.
Braiding, Widening, And Downslope Creep: Trying To Restore Overly Loved Trails Below Mount Washington, Laura Waterman
Braiding, Widening, And Downslope Creep: Trying To Restore Overly Loved Trails Below Mount Washington, Laura Waterman
Appalachia
Foot traffic has altered the landscape along the exposed Gulfside Trail below Mount Washington. Members of the Waterman Fund visit the trail to understand how it can be restored.
Letters
Appalachia
A tribute to Gene Daniell from a White Mountain Guide co-author, Jon Burroughs. Clarifications about the struggles of common loons on Squam Lake in New Hampshire from biologist Tiffany Grade.