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The Mighty Pike And Miss Methuselah, Daniel Doan Nov 2024

The Mighty Pike And Miss Methuselah, Daniel Doan

Appalachia

The late author of the first “50 Hikes” book recounts a fishing misadventure on the Connecticut River in the 1930s.


Ellesmere: Trekking Along The Top Of The World, Michael B. Patterson Nov 2024

Ellesmere: Trekking Along The Top Of The World, Michael B. Patterson

Appalachia

As far north as one can go in the world and still be on land.


Climbing The Kiska Volcano, David L. Sills Nov 2024

Climbing The Kiska Volcano, David L. Sills

Appalachia

Ski troopers ascend a peak in the Aleutians during World War II.


Among The Nomads, Margie Goldsmith Nov 2024

Among The Nomads, Margie Goldsmith

Appalachia

Mongolians believe, “Man’s joy is a wide-open empty space.”


In America, Does The Right To Roam Exist?, Adam R. Moore Nov 2024

In America, Does The Right To Roam Exist?, Adam R. Moore

Appalachia

In a country like this, there ought to be places where one may always walk freely without trespassing—the legal protections seem murky.


Mountain Voices: George Zink, Doug Mayer, Rebecca Oreskes Nov 2024

Mountain Voices: George Zink, Doug Mayer, Rebecca Oreskes

Appalachia

An advocate for the Sandwich Range Wilderness talks about literature, chemistry, and the Hamlet complex.


Second Chances, David K. Leff Nov 2024

Second Chances, David K. Leff

Appalachia

A young boy drags his father, a distracted professional, back to the mountains, changing them both.


Amc Four Thousand Footer Club Turns 50, Gene Daniell Nov 2024

Amc Four Thousand Footer Club Turns 50, Gene Daniell

Appalachia

Gene Daniell reflects on keeping lists, peakbagging, and bushwhacking.


Daylight Acceleration Time, Christine Woodside Nov 2024

Daylight Acceleration Time, Christine Woodside

Appalachia

In the mountains, daylight saving time diminishes into the economic gimmick it truly is.


Arctic Time, Jeff Fair Nov 2024

Arctic Time, Jeff Fair

Appalachia

Tales of off-kilter behavior above the 66th parallel, where the summer sun is out for 24 hours straight.


Giving Ourselves Time To Track Time, Laura Waterman Nov 2024

Giving Ourselves Time To Track Time, Laura Waterman

Appalachia

The problem of time is not time itself, but how we fracture it and stuff it with distractions.


The Long Way Home: The Day The Trucker Held Open The Shower Door, Christine Woodside Nov 2024

The Long Way Home: The Day The Trucker Held Open The Shower Door, Christine Woodside

Appalachia

No abstract provided.


Appalachia Summer/Fall 2007: Complete Issue Nov 2024

Appalachia Summer/Fall 2007: Complete Issue

Appalachia

Summer/Fall 2007 - Volume LVIII, Number 2 - issue #224. Time In the Backcountry: Featuring Stories on Losing Track of Clocks.


A Peak Ahead: Hidden Rambles Near Town, Christine Woodside Nov 2024

A Peak Ahead: Hidden Rambles Near Town, Christine Woodside

Appalachia

No abstract provided.


Research Nov 2024

Research

Appalachia

No abstract provided.


Books Of Note Nov 2024

Books Of Note

Appalachia

No abstract provided.


News And Notes Nov 2024

News And Notes

Appalachia

No abstract provided.


Alpina Nov 2024

Alpina

Appalachia

No abstract provided.


Accidents Nov 2024

Accidents

Appalachia

No abstract provided.


Letters Nov 2024

Letters

Appalachia

No abstract provided.


Wilderness Music, Bill Sherwonit Nov 2024

Wilderness Music, Bill Sherwonit

Appalachia

Camping with wolves in Alaska.


From New York City To The Mountains, William Parsons Nov 2024

From New York City To The Mountains, William Parsons

Appalachia

A retired professor and organist remembers his days taking Puerto Rican teenagers to the White Mountains in his old cars.


Why Do They (And Sometimes We) Do It?, Jeffery Parrette Nov 2024

Why Do They (And Sometimes We) Do It?, Jeffery Parrette

Appalachia

High-altitude climber Ed Viesturs and the power of the list


The Manuscript Notebooks Of George P. Bond, 1850–1853, Adam Jared Apt, Martha Moore Nov 2024

The Manuscript Notebooks Of George P. Bond, 1850–1853, Adam Jared Apt, Martha Moore

Appalachia

Long lost, one notebook of field notes by the first White Mountain mapmaker has emerged in the AMC library.


Nature's Nomenclature, Peter Bronski Nov 2024

Nature's Nomenclature, Peter Bronski

Appalachia

The wealth of words in most languages mirrors the diversity of the natural world.


Benton Mackaye And The Tattered Ten, Christopher Johnson Nov 2024

Benton Mackaye And The Tattered Ten, Christopher Johnson

Appalachia

While leading a camping trip through the Whites in 1902, the founder of the Appalachian Trail witnessed a threatened forest ecosystem and reflected on the value of wilderness.


The Tradeoffs Of Trail Work, Doug Mayer Nov 2024

The Tradeoffs Of Trail Work, Doug Mayer

Appalachia

The intent behing trail maintenance has evolved from helping walkers to helping the treadway.


Walking Through An Idea, Bill Mckibben Nov 2024

Walking Through An Idea, Bill Mckibben

Appalachia

There's no place untouched by humans, but we must preserve the "relative wild."


Camping In The Shadow Of Proposed Oil Wells, Jeff Fair Nov 2024

Camping In The Shadow Of Proposed Oil Wells, Jeff Fair

Appalachia

A first-hand glimpse of what might be lost if the federal government drills for oil in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.


Is The Wilderness Act Still Relevant?, Rebecca Oreskes Nov 2024

Is The Wilderness Act Still Relevant?, Rebecca Oreskes

Appalachia

Forty years later, an imperfect but noble document presses humans to practice restraint.