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Full-Text Articles in Nonfiction
Elk In The Smokies: Adventures With A Reintroduced Herd, Lisa Densmore Ballard
Elk In The Smokies: Adventures With A Reintroduced Herd, Lisa Densmore Ballard
Appalachia
Photographer Lisa Densmore Ballard follows a staff member of the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation in search of a reintroduced herd of Cervus canadensis in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. She sees two bulls near the Cataloochee Valley.
Singing Waters: Unplanned Conservation On Four Northern Maine Rivers, Lloyd C. Irland
Singing Waters: Unplanned Conservation On Four Northern Maine Rivers, Lloyd C. Irland
Appalachia
An essay on the conservation of Maine’s rivers, the Allagash, St. John, and East and West Branches of the Penobscot by forester and research scientist Lloyd C. Irland.
The Retired Fire Warden: On Finding Purpose, Elissa Ely
The Retired Fire Warden: On Finding Purpose, Elissa Ely
Appalachia
Elissa Ely encounters a fire warden in his tower on the summit of Red Hill, above Squam Lake, New Hampshire.
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.
Lady And The Camp: A Lost Uncle And The Found Wilderness, Erica Berry
Lady And The Camp: A Lost Uncle And The Found Wilderness, Erica Berry
Appalachia
The writer Erica Berry writes of the connections between the wilderness explorations of her uncle—who killed himself in Alaska before she was born—and herself. When she worked as a wilderness guide for a girls’ camp, she wanted to connect to other people and help them grow up.
The Gift: A Father's Legacy, "Free Man Past Monday", Michael Keck
The Gift: A Father's Legacy, "Free Man Past Monday", Michael Keck
Appalachia
Michael Keck, who thru-hiked the Appalachian Trail in winter 1979–1980, reflects on his father’s lessons in the wilderness.
A Woman In The Woods, Working: A Trail Leader Learns To Trust Her Own Steady Hand, Sally Manikian
A Woman In The Woods, Working: A Trail Leader Learns To Trust Her Own Steady Hand, Sally Manikian
Appalachia
A trail crew leader in the White Mountains of New Hampshire learns to trust her own steady hand with tools she had once believed she could not master. “In the early months of my trail job,” Sally Manikian writes, “I held the inane idea that only men knew how to build things.”
Potsherds: A Woman Follows Willa Cather's Inspiration To A Remote New Mexico Park, Judy Benson
Potsherds: A Woman Follows Willa Cather's Inspiration To A Remote New Mexico Park, Judy Benson
Appalachia
Willa Cather’s novel The Song of the Lark, in particular a passage about shards of broken pottery in Mesa Verde National Park, inspires writer Judy Benson to visit both Mesa Verde and Chaco Culture National Historical Park to learn about life from 850-1250 CE.
Postcard Poetry From 1924: Hints Of A Story In Limited Space, Andrew Riely
Postcard Poetry From 1924: Hints Of A Story In Limited Space, Andrew Riely
Appalachia
Andrew Riely decodes some cryptic diary notes a hiker made on the back of an unmailed 1924 postcard of Lakes of Clouds Hut below Mount Washington, New Hampshire.
The Great Bicycle Expedition Of 1936: Three Teens, 600 Miles, And $15, Francis Carlson
The Great Bicycle Expedition Of 1936: Three Teens, 600 Miles, And $15, Francis Carlson
Appalachia
Francis Carlson recounts his bicycle trek across New England as a teenager with two friends. Their 600-mile circuit started in Winchester, Massachusetts, and went across Vermont, around Lake Champlain, through the White Mountains, and back to Concord, Massachusetts.
The Long Way Home: The Bent Imagination, Christine Woodside
The Long Way Home: The Bent Imagination, Christine Woodside
Appalachia
Reflections on a nineteenth-century etching by Robert Hinshelwood from Harry Fenn’s drawing of a “crazily pointy cliff,” the Sturrall Headland (also spelled Sturrell), on the Slievetooey ridge in northwest Ireland. Modern climbers were scaling it from the sea side.
Appalachia Summer/Fall 2017: Complete Issue
Appalachia Summer/Fall 2017: Complete Issue
Appalachia
Summer/Fall 2017 - Volume LXVIII, Number 2 - Issue #244. Stories from the Albums: Revisiting Tales, from the White Mountains to New Mexico.
A Peak Ahead: Taconic And Catskills Cataclysms, Christine Woodside
A Peak Ahead: Taconic And Catskills Cataclysms, Christine Woodside
Appalachia
No abstract provided.
Books And Media
Appalachia
AMC’s Best Day Hikes in the Berkshires by Rene Laubach and John S. Burk. White Mountain Winter Recreation Map and Guide. Best Backcountry Skiing in the Northeast by David Goodman. An Ice Climber’s Guide to Southern New England and Eastern New York by Todd Swain. Black Woman in Green by Gloria D. Brown and Donna L. Sinclair. Black Faces, White Spaces by Carolyn Finney. In Search of Amos Clough by Robert W. Averill. Waymaking: An Anthology of Women’s Adventure Writing, Poetry and Art (edited by Helen Mort et al). Paul Preuss: Lord of the Abyss by David Smart. …
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.
In Memoriam
Appalachia
Michael Micucci, an outfitter, rescuer, caretaker, and Appalachian Mountain Club employee.
Alpina
Appalachia
The review of mountaineering in the greater ranges includes: a winter ascent of K2. A new measurement of Mount Everest. Hard climbs in Pakistan. Two climbers ascend Mount Roraima in Guyana. Jeff and Priti Wright ascend K6 Central and K6 West. Nepal’s economy struggles during the pandemic. Emily Harrington free-climbs the Golden Gate route on El Capitan. In memoriam: Ang Rita Sherpa, Doug Scott, Hamish MacInnes, George Whitmore, and Cesare Maestri.
Accidents
Appalachia
Analysis of accidents in and around the White Mountains of New Hampshire in summer/fall 2020 include: Novice hikers get stranded on Mount Jackson; teenagers spend the night near Moat Mountain after a late start; the snow arch in Tuckerman Ravine buries a man taking a photo; a woman fractures her ankle on the Watson Path; a man trying to carry his friend’s pack on the Castle Ravine Trail slips; four accidents kill climbers and hikers in September; Appalachian Mountain Club kept its high huts open as stopover and rescue coordination sites; a trail steward reflects on the COVID-19 summer; risk …
Letters
Appalachia
An Earl Shaffer memory, a memory of history writer William Geller when he was “Ranger Bill,” and Laura Waterman tells how her husband Guy Waterman built a remote cairn on the Hancock slide in 1982.
The Edge: A Young Mother And Her Dog Face Up To A Ledge, Amanda K. Jaros
The Edge: A Young Mother And Her Dog Face Up To A Ledge, Amanda K. Jaros
Appalachia
Amanda K. Jaros, a winner of the journal’s Waterman Fund essay contest, describes her epiphany about wilderness and motherhood through a backpacking odyssey in the Catskills.
Expectations: Bad Joints Encounter Good Advice, Elissa Ely
Expectations: Bad Joints Encounter Good Advice, Elissa Ely
Appalachia
Her dog’s joints won’t keep up, so Elissa Ely sets out alone on Mount Jackson, where she encounters good advice from a stranger.
Trail Etiquette 201: A New Code For A Complicated Era, Mike Cherim
Trail Etiquette 201: A New Code For A Complicated Era, Mike Cherim
Appalachia
White Mountain professional guide Mike Cherim sketches a new guide for giving right-of-way to others in the mountains, post-COVID-19.
The Dark Sky Where Orion Sleeps: On A High Trail, Alone With The Night, Ken R. Martin
The Dark Sky Where Orion Sleeps: On A High Trail, Alone With The Night, Ken R. Martin
Appalachia
The late September sky guides a writer up to the tundra below a high peak in Colorado, and it tells him when it’s time to retreat.
Ode To My Father, Who Worked: Memories Of Growing Up In A Land Caretaker's Family, Beaumont Sugar
Ode To My Father, Who Worked: Memories Of Growing Up In A Land Caretaker's Family, Beaumont Sugar
Appalachia
Beaumont Sugar, a writer and artist, reminisces about growing up in a land caretaker’s family.
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.
The Turkey Cam: A Wild Bird's Surprise Move-In Helps People Quarantine, Daniel Grossman
The Turkey Cam: A Wild Bird's Surprise Move-In Helps People Quarantine, Daniel Grossman
Appalachia
No abstract provided.
The Mount Marshall Marathon: Four Decades Later, Walking Back Up A Streambed, Lisa Ballard
The Mount Marshall Marathon: Four Decades Later, Walking Back Up A Streambed, Lisa Ballard
Appalachia
Lisa Ballard returns to a remote peak in the Adirondacks 40 years after she swore she would never go there again.
Preparing: A Wrong Turn, A Dangerous River, And An Absent Partner, Rachel Curtis
Preparing: A Wrong Turn, A Dangerous River, And An Absent Partner, Rachel Curtis
Appalachia
A woman whose partner is home with a debilitating illness goes hiking in the Pemigewassett Wilderness, takes a wrong turn, and must cross a dangerous river.
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.
The Story Of Scar Ridge: A Trailless Tangle In The Southern White Mountains, Steven D. Smith
The Story Of Scar Ridge: A Trailless Tangle In The Southern White Mountains, Steven D. Smith
Appalachia
Steven D. Smith, an accomplished bushwhacker and editor of the Appalachian Mountain Club’s White Mountain Guide, describes the trailless tangle in the southern White Mountains of New Hampshire.