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Full-Text Articles in Creative Writing
Returning The Gift, John Smelcer
Alpine Garden, David K. Leff
Shinrin-Yoku, Marcyn Del Clements
Bog Parable, Todd Davis
A Peak Ahead, Christine Woodside
A Peak Ahead, Christine Woodside
Appalachia
A look to the next issue’s stories on cell phones in the backcountry, the Cohos Trial, research in alpine flowers and climate change, a Long Trail hike, and more.
Books And Media
Appalachia
Reviews of: Trail applications including AllTrails, Cal Topo, Avenza, Gaia GPS, FatMap, and Onx Backcountry, reviewed by Catherine Buni and Scott Berkley. Gunks Climbing by Andy Salo et al. The 4,000-Footers of New Hampshire’s White Mountains by Mike Dickerman. AMC’s Complete Guide to Trail Building and Maintenance, Fifth Edition edited by Ryan Harvey. Great Day Hikes on North Carolina’s Mountains-to-Sea Trail by the Friends of the Mountains-to-Sea Trail. The Most Radical Thing You Can Do: The Best Political Essays from Orion Magazine edited by Christopher Cox. The Waterville Valley Guidebook by Steven D. Smith with Preston Conklin. On the …
Valley And Skyline Sketches
Appalachia
In “The Goldfish Pond,” Gregory Norris brings alive a childhood memory of wandering around other people’s houses in a small New Hampshire town. In “The Run-In,” Gordon DuBois recounts driving on snow-covered icy roads in the Mahoosuc Range.
News And Notes
Appalachia
Tracking COVID-19 trail use through trail applications. Annie Ropeik’s report on wildfire risk in the White Mountains of New Hampshire.
In Memoriam
Appalachia
Remembering Andrew Norkin, longtime director of trails and recreation management for the Appalachian Mountain Club.
Alpina
Appalachia
Four climbers died attempting K2 in February 2021. An attempt on the North Pillar of Tengkangpoche. Everest opened up after the pandemic—partially. Brief appreciation of two climbers (Edward Norton and T. H. Somervell) who attempted Everest in 1924 just before George Mallory and Sandy Irvine. A remarkable traverse of Fitz Roy. Near Denali, the Muldrow Glacier surges for the first time in many years
Accidents
Appalachia
Reports of rescues and accidents in the cold months of late 2020 and winter 2021 included a medical emergency and rescue in Lincoln Woods, a helicopter rescue of two fast-hikers who got lost near the Greenleaf Trail on the Franconia loop, two lost hikers who called perhaps too quickly for help near Mount Adams, three seasoned and well-equipped hikers who dealt with a sudden injury on Tripyramid, and more.
Letters
Appalachia
An Appalachian Mountain Club Worcester Chapter member finds motivation from Douglass Teschner’s article on the Hancocks. A woman who was cabin maid near Old Faithful in 1952 responds to Steven Jervis’s story about climbing in that area the same year. Two readers bring up problems that come up hiking with dogs on trails.
The Tourists: Having No Memory Or Relationships In A Landscape, They Make Dangerous Mistakes, Hilary Smith
The Tourists: Having No Memory Or Relationships In A Landscape, They Make Dangerous Mistakes, Hilary Smith
Appalachia
A fascinating and uncomfortable chronicle of tourist behavior along a remote western river.
Waterman Fund Essay Winner: Splitting Clouds At The Edge Of The World: How Had I Never Noticed It Before?, Jason Mazurowski
Waterman Fund Essay Winner: Splitting Clouds At The Edge Of The World: How Had I Never Noticed It Before?, Jason Mazurowski
Appalachia
The 2021 winner of our annual contest for emerging writers, ecologist Jason Mazurowski, spots Mount Marcy from his Vermont apartment window at the start of the novel coronavirus pandemic and sets out to climb it
Light Snow In The Whites: A Close Call, Rob Powers, Bill Powers
Light Snow In The Whites: A Close Call, Rob Powers, Bill Powers
Appalachia
A father and son use know-how and luck in finding their way safely down Mount Washington in a winter storm.
Considering The Heartache Of The World: A Girl Whose Mother Never Came And One Whose Mother Did, Elissa Ely
Considering The Heartache Of The World: A Girl Whose Mother Never Came And One Whose Mother Did, Elissa Ely
Appalachia
Elissa Ely watches a happy family on Square Ledge while thinking about someone she knows whose family life was deeply unhappy.
Be Wary Of The Hind-Leg Kick: Memories Of Donkey Driving In The Sandwich Notch Area Of New Hampshire, William Geller
Be Wary Of The Hind-Leg Kick: Memories Of Donkey Driving In The Sandwich Notch Area Of New Hampshire, William Geller
Appalachia
The latest in William Geller’s historical pieces looks at early- and mid-twentieth-century donkey driving in the Sandwich Notch area of New Hampshire.
A Day—And 150 Years—In The Nordmarka: Skiing Through A Norwegian Forest Is Everyone's Right, Sam Martland
A Day—And 150 Years—In The Nordmarka: Skiing Through A Norwegian Forest Is Everyone's Right, Sam Martland
Appalachia
A chronicle of a snowshoe trek through a public forest in Oslo, Norway.
The Passing Of Northern Pass: Reflections On A Nine-Year Fight That Halted A Power Line Through The White Mountains, Kenneth Kimball
The Passing Of Northern Pass: Reflections On A Nine-Year Fight That Halted A Power Line Through The White Mountains, Kenneth Kimball
Appalachia
The retired director of research for the Appalachian Mountain Club, Dr. Kenneth Kimball, recounts the story of activists who halted a proposal to build a massive powerline through New Hampshire’s White Mountain National Forest.
The Woods Watch: Spotting Climate Change In The Catskills With Longtime Locals, Tracy Raczek
The Woods Watch: Spotting Climate Change In The Catskills With Longtime Locals, Tracy Raczek
Appalachia
Tracy Raczek observes signs of climate change through in her encounters with longtime locals in the Catskills forests.
The Taconic Controversy: What Forces Make A Range?, John Seward
The Taconic Controversy: What Forces Make A Range?, John Seward
Appalachia
The 100-mile-long Taconic Range on the western border of New England is the site of an operatic geological debate over its origins, as John Seward tells it.
The Bluebird Chronicles: A Catskills Romance, Leslie T. Sharpe
The Bluebird Chronicles: A Catskills Romance, Leslie T. Sharpe
Appalachia
Leslie T. Sharpe’s diary of her encounters with and observations of bluebirds living in a Catskills meadow near her house.
Crazier River: The Neversink River Goes Rogue In The Climate Crisis, Hovey Brock
Crazier River: The Neversink River Goes Rogue In The Climate Crisis, Hovey Brock
Appalachia
Artist Hovey Brock writes of the raging habits of the Neversink River in the Catskills of New York. The river has gone rogue in the climate change crisis.
The Long Way Home: Lessons From The Chuckwalla, Christine Woodside
The Long Way Home: Lessons From The Chuckwalla, Christine Woodside
Appalachia
Christine Woodside watches a chuckwalla in the Mojave Desert and considers the survival of animals in harsh climates and how her daughter worked hard to overcome struggles and found a loving wife.
Appalachia Winter/Spring 2022: Complete Issue
Appalachia Winter/Spring 2022: Complete Issue
Appalachia
Winter/Spring 2022 - Volume LXXIII, Number 1 - Issue #253. Cataclysms in the Catskills and Taconics: Floods, Temperature Swings, and Bluebirds
Irruption, Ann Taylor
Wild Falling, Wally Swist
Call Of The Wild, John E. Smelcer
Dreams Of Flight, James Doyle
Light, Robin Chapman