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Tundra Swans, Robin Chapman Jun 2021

Tundra Swans, Robin Chapman

Appalachia

No abstract provided.


Red-Bellied Woodpecker, Francis Blessington Jun 2021

Red-Bellied Woodpecker, Francis Blessington

Appalachia

No abstract provided.


In Yellowstone, Sofiul Azam Jun 2021

In Yellowstone, Sofiul Azam

Appalachia

No abstract provided.


A Peak Ahead: Reversing Roles In The Mountains, Christine Woodside Jun 2021

A Peak Ahead: Reversing Roles In The Mountains, Christine Woodside

Appalachia

No abstract provided.


Books And Media Jun 2021

Books And Media

Appalachia

Reviews of: Blazing Ahead: Benton MacKaye, Myron Avery, and the Rivalry That Built the Appalachian Trail by Jeffrey H. Ryan. AMC’s Mountain Skills Manual: The Essential Hiking and Backpacking Guide by Christian Bisson and Jamie Hannon. AMC’s Best Day Hikes in the Catskills and Hudson Valley by Peter W. Kick. AMC’s Best Day Hikes Near Washington, D.C. by Beth Homicz and Annie Eddy. Go Take a Hike! Hiking tips and Outings for Seniors in Western Maine and the White Mountains by Allen Crabtree. Henry David Thoreau: A Life by Laura Dassow Walls. Thoreau and the Language of Trees by Richard …


News And Notes Jun 2021

News And Notes

Appalachia

Rahawa Haile, Appalachian Trail hiker and first generation African-American citizen, interviewed by James Edward Mills. A trail staffer recounts building an Appalachian Mountain Club shelter at Speck Pond. An appreciation of White Mountain National Forest Supervisor Tom Wagner.


Research Jun 2021

Research

Appalachia

Studies of the damage road salt does to waterways, by Judy Benson. Grizzy bears rebound, by Lisa Densmore Ballard.


Letters Jun 2021

Letters

Appalachia

A Massachusetts reader identifies Appalachia’s Summer/Fall 2017 cover shot as a 1930 photo of her family around a campfire. Another reader sends in an imagined story about the mystery cover photo. Dr. Charlotte Ryan writes that she identified strongly with the tragedy of Geraldine Largay, subject of a piece in Winter/Spring 2017, who died on the Appalachian Trail.


Alpina Jun 2021

Alpina

Appalachia

Teams fail to climb K2 in winter 2017. American climber Conrad Anker suffers a heart attack on Lunag-Ri. Everest’s spring 2017 season brings 373 permitted climbers, including two women who make records: Uto Ibrahimi becomes the first woman from Albania to summit, and Tsang Yin Hung of Hong Kong sets a female speed record. Ueli Steck dies in a fall on Nuptse. In Memoriam: Royal Robbins, by Michael Wejchert. And more.


Accidents Jun 2021

Accidents

Appalachia

Incidents include: a 26-year-old experienced hiker dies on Bondcliff on Christmas Eve; a new hiker struggles with his gear and calls for rescue; a man loses his way on icy Mount Lafayette. An excerpt from Accidents Editor Sandy Stott’s book Critical Hours: Search and Rescue in the White Mountains.


Backwaters: A Writing Mentor Surfaces, Jeff Debellis Jun 2021

Backwaters: A Writing Mentor Surfaces, Jeff Debellis

Appalachia

trail crew, trail work, fishing, poetry, craft of writing, writer's notebook, reunion


How I Died Hiking: An Imagined Story That Could Happen To Anyone, Mike Cherim Jun 2021

How I Died Hiking: An Imagined Story That Could Happen To Anyone, Mike Cherim

Appalachia

Mountain guide Mike Cherim’s imagined story of how danger can creep up on anyone.


See One, Do One, Teach One: The Path Branches A Lot, Elissa Ely Jun 2021

See One, Do One, Teach One: The Path Branches A Lot, Elissa Ely

Appalachia

Navigating up the branching trails of Prairie Mountain in Alberta.


Supporting A Mountain As It Changes: People, Climate, And The Absence Of Trees, Caroline Ailanthus Jun 2021

Supporting A Mountain As It Changes: People, Climate, And The Absence Of Trees, Caroline Ailanthus

Appalachia

A science writer shows how Monadnock’s landscape tells the story of climate change and calamity.


I'Ll Have The Usual: Mount Monadnock Always Delivers, Marty Carlock Jun 2021

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.


The First Women On Katahdin: Was It A Race Or Merely An Exciting Phase?, William Geller Jun 2021

The First Women On Katahdin: Was It A Race Or Merely An Exciting Phase?, William Geller

Appalachia

No abstract provided.


Weakness In Numbers: How A Hiking Partner Can Be Dangerous, Ty Gagne Jun 2021

Weakness In Numbers: How A Hiking Partner Can Be Dangerous, Ty Gagne

Appalachia

group dynamics, risk management, group hike, winter hiking, White Mountains, Franconia Ridge, team psychology, team behavior


Climbers Who Volunteer: Everest Climber And White Mountains Fixture Rick Wilcox Reflects, Erik Eisele, Joe Klementovich Jun 2021

Climbers Who Volunteer: Everest Climber And White Mountains Fixture Rick Wilcox Reflects, Erik Eisele, Joe Klementovich

Appalachia

Everest climber and White Mountain fixture Rick Wilcox reflects on his commitment to search-and-rescue in this tribute by Erik Eisele.


Tragedy At Skyline—September 17, 1967: One Who Was There Investigates, David Govatski Jun 2021

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 Jun 2021

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 Jun 2021

The Long Way Home: Straight Up, Christine Woodside

Appalachia

Hikers fail to save a man’s life on the Tuckerman Ravine Trail.


Appalachia Winter/Spring 2018: Complete Issue Jun 2021

Appalachia Winter/Spring 2018: Complete Issue

Appalachia

Winter/Spring 2018 - Volume LXIX, Number 1 - Issue #245. Mount Washington: Summit of Extremes: Alton Weagle, the Record Maker; Revisiting a Tragic Accident


Deer Park, Wally Swist Jun 2021

Deer Park, Wally Swist

Appalachia

No abstract provided.


Inky Cap Mushroom, Max Stephan Jun 2021

Inky Cap Mushroom, Max Stephan

Appalachia

No abstract provided.


Poem For The Season, John Smelcer Jun 2021

Poem For The Season, John Smelcer

Appalachia

No abstract provided.


Among Inlet Waters, Kay Mullen Jun 2021

Among Inlet Waters, Kay Mullen

Appalachia

No abstract provided.


Elegy For What Hasn't Passed Yet, Todd Davis Jun 2021

Elegy For What Hasn't Passed Yet, Todd Davis

Appalachia

No abstract provided.


Hiking The Florida Panhandle In March, Robin Chapman Jun 2021

Hiking The Florida Panhandle In March, Robin Chapman

Appalachia

No abstract provided.


Brief History On The Black River, Russ Capaldi Jun 2021

Brief History On The Black River, Russ Capaldi

Appalachia

No abstract provided.


Herons At Sapsucker Woods, Polly Brown Jun 2021

Herons At Sapsucker Woods, Polly Brown

Appalachia

No abstract provided.