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Articles 961 - 990 of 1158
Full-Text Articles in Creative Writing
Tundra Swans, Robin Chapman
Red-Bellied Woodpecker, Francis Blessington
In Yellowstone, Sofiul Azam
A Peak Ahead: Reversing Roles In The Mountains, Christine Woodside
A Peak Ahead: Reversing Roles In The Mountains, Christine Woodside
Appalachia
No abstract provided.
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
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
Appalachia
Studies of the damage road salt does to waterways, by Judy Benson. Grizzy bears rebound, by Lisa Densmore Ballard.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
Appalachia Winter/Spring 2018: Complete Issue
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
Inky Cap Mushroom, Max Stephan
Poem For The Season, John Smelcer
Among Inlet Waters, Kay Mullen
Elegy For What Hasn't Passed Yet, Todd Davis
Hiking The Florida Panhandle In March, Robin Chapman
Brief History On The Black River, Russ Capaldi
Herons At Sapsucker Woods, Polly Brown