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Off-Trail At Home: Bushwhacking Around Mount Cardigan, Sandy Stott
Off-Trail At Home: Bushwhacking Around Mount Cardigan, Sandy Stott
Appalachia
Sandy Stott bushwhacks around familiar wilderness areas below Mount Cardigan.
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.
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.
A Wrong Turn: Lost In The Dark, Step By Step, Benjamin Alva Polley
A Wrong Turn: Lost In The Dark, Step By Step, Benjamin Alva Polley
Appalachia
Lost in a remote area of Idaho, a hiker must find his way and ponder what it means to be lost.
Eight Weeks On Scudder: Writing From The Pandemic At The Fringes Of The White Mountain National Forest, Sally Manikian
Eight Weeks On Scudder: Writing From The Pandemic At The Fringes Of The White Mountain National Forest, Sally Manikian
Appalachia
On the fringes of the White Mountain National Forest, in Shelburne, New Hampshire, a dog musher forges a close-to-home walking route where she can feel safe, both physically and spiritually.
The Long Way Home: Is It Help Or Is It "Help"?, Christine Woodside
The Long Way Home: Is It Help Or Is It "Help"?, Christine Woodside
Appalachia
On Mount Monadnock, Christine Woodside encounters a hiker who “helps” by asking if she’s got a headlamp. The free advice takes her back to an earlier time when hikers helped in a most respectful way.