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On The Way Of Being A Penguin, Sophie Lee

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It’s been about three weeks since I came here, to Dominican as an exchange student. My life here is monotonous but interesting, demanding but refreshing, and solitary but too precious. Right now, I am still adjusting to my life. I want to keep this time in my life everlasting by writing it in my laptop. I believe what I am writing will bring me here, and now, whenever I read this. Then, let me start.

Wisdom And Superstition, Maribel Anchordoqui

The Tuxedo Archives

Don’t laugh too much or something sad will happen.

If you see a bean on the floor, pick it up or you’ll be sterile.

When pulling weeds, always talk kindly to the poison oak and let them know you will remove them so that other plants can grow. Guarantee you will never get poison oak.

How Can I Write When Everything Is Wrong?, Maurisha Nicole Briggs

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Mija, Iris Brito-Stevens

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Melatonin And Other Things My Dog Ate: A True Story, Claire Schwartz

The Tuxedo Archives

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Engl 206: Creative Writing, Brandi Reissenweber

Departmental Initiatives

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A Peak Ahead: Living With The Consequences, Christine Woodside

Appalachia

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In Memoriam

Appalachia

Alpina Editor Steven Jervis and Editor-in-Chief Christine Woodside tell about the life of William Lowell Putnam III, a mountaineer, author of many books including The Worst Weather on Earth (American Alpine Club, 1991), former chair of AMC’s Mountain Leadership Committee, and founder of the first television station in Springfield, Massachusetts.

Books And Media

Appalachia

Maia Rauschenberg celebrates Mardy Murie, author of Two in the Far North (Alaska Northwest Books, 2003). Reviews of: Wilderness Ethics: Preserving the Spirit of Wildness by Laura and Guy Waterman. White Mountains Hiking History: Trailblazers of the Granite State by Mike Dickerman. New England Trail Map and Guide by the Appalachian Mountain Club and Connecticut Forest & Park Association. Trail Running Western Massachusetts by Ben Kimball. The Precipice by Paul Doiron. The Tower: A Chronicle of Climbing and Controversy on Cerro Torre by Kelly Cordes. Barren Grounds: The Story of the Tragic Moffat Canoe Trip by Skip Pessl. Savage …

News And Notes

Appalachia

Appalachian Mountain Club proposes new hut in Crawford Notch near the Arethusa-Ripley Falls Trail. AMC opposes Northern Pass electric power transmission project. Winooski River footbridge opens on the Long Trail in Vermont. Scott Jurek sets speed record on the Appalachian Trail. Bob Weekes laments, in a short essay, the exercise of taking old mountaineering gear to the local landfill.

Alpina

Appalachia

Jeffery Parrette writes of events in 2014 and 2015 in the Nepal Himalaya, with end notes listing numerous sources. The essay covers the 2014 cyclone Hudhud; Everest climbers in spring 2015; the April 25, 2015 earthquake in the Everest region; earlier earthquakes in Nepal; a comparison of the 1934 and 2015 earthquakes; and how the 2015 earthquake affected Nepal and its mountaineering and trekking.

Accidents

Appalachia

Analysis of accidents in the White Mountains (and nearby) in New Hampshire during winter and spring 2015—other than the Kate Matrosova death, which is covered in this issue’s feature, “Too Cold,”—include stories of getting lost near Crawford Notch; a 50-year-old woman’s death after falling from the top of Purgatory Falls in Mount Vernon, New Hampshire; six stories of ill-prepared hikers who were billed for their rescue costs; wisdom from snow rangers on the dangers of inexperienced people putting too much responsibility on others; and more.

Letters

Appalachia

Douglass Teschner writes in appreciation of stories published in Appalachia's Winter/Spring 2015 issue.

On Thinning Ice: Photographing Declining Polar Bears On Hudson Bay, Lisa Densmore Ballard

Appalachia

Photographing polar bears in an evolving landscape, Lisa Densmore Ballard describes how arctic wildlife is adapting to climate change

From Carter Notch To Aconcagua: A Yankee Discovers Community Between The Mountains, Stephen Kurczy

Appalachia

A writer recounts the challenges and victories of summitting Argentina's Aconcagua, the tallest peak in the Western hemisphere, drawing comparisons to his earlier experiences hiking in the White Mountains of New Hampshire.

A Decade Of Change In The Maine Woods: An Appalachian Mountain Club Ecologist Considers The Progress, David Publicover

Appalachia

The Appalachian Mountain Club's Maine Woods Initiative has led to various protections of wilderness land and scientific research projects there since it began in 2004.

Harriet E. Freeman, White Mountain Conservationist: A Secret Romance Obscured Her Legacy, Sara Day

Appalachia

A researcher and writer unearths the secret affair between the married minister Edward Everett Hale (after whom Mount Hale in the White Mountains is named) and a Boston conservationist who fell in love with him.

Waterman Fund Essay Winner: One Tough Gal: Why Have The Ideals Of Femininty Been Deemed Something Far From Wild?, Dove Henry

Appalachia

A young backcountry worker tells stories of building trails and cairns in the Adirondacks.

Up Versus Down: Thoughts From A Groundbreaking Climber And Caver, Jan Conn

Appalachia

Legendary climber and caver Jan Conn compares her two passions in an endearing piece illustrated with line drawings.

Distance: How Far Have You Come?, Elissa Ely

Appalachia

During dinner at Mizpah Spring Hut in the White Mountains of New Hampshire, three Appalachian Trail thru-hikers arrive, silent and dripping.

Going To Tent Rocks: An Encounter With The Edge Of Understanding, Sally Manikian

Appalachia

In Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument, a surprise encounter with light and beauty at the end of a day surprises Sally Manikian.

A Bear Ponders My Edibility: The Too-Old-And-Stringy Hypothesis, Richard Leblond

Appalachia

On the shore of a remote Labrador pond, a biologist encounters a hungry black bear.

Too Cold: The Death Of Kate Matrosova, Sandy Stott

Appalachia

Appalachia’s Accidents editor tells the story of a young woman whose passion for winter mountains led her to take a fatal risk.

The Long Way Home: Back On The Ramsey Trail—The Boys Are There, Christine Woodside

Appalachia

Editor-in-chief Christine Woodside looks back at a mountain origin story, climbing Rattlesnake Mountain in central New Hampshire with her three older brothers.

Appalachia Winter/Spring 2016: Complete Issue

Appalachia

Winter/Spring 2016 - Volume LXVII, Number 1 - Issue #241. Commitment: One Time, Many Times, Over a Lifetime

A Peak Ahead, Christine Woodside

Appalachia

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Books And Media

Appalachia

Maia Rauschenberg writes a tribute to Canadian artist Emily Carr in an essay about three books: The Art of Emily Carr by Doris Shadbolt, Growing Pains: the Autobiography of Emily Carr by Emily Carr, and The Forest Lover: A Novel by Susan Vreeland. Reviews of: Desperate Steps: Life, Death and Choices Made in the Mountains of the Northeast by Peter W. Kick. The Lost Art of Reading Nature’s Signs by Tristan Gooley. The Airman’s Arctic Survival Guide by Belmore Browne. 59 Illustrated National Parks by Joel Anderson and Nathan Anderson. Art of Katahdin by David Little.

News And Notes

Appalachia

Reports on: A new bridge for the Nineteen-Mile Brook Trail. Adventurer Kaitlyn Bernard reflects on the Appalachian Mountain Club’s Great Maine Outdoor Weekend. Molly Higgins writes about the Bay Circuit Trail near Boston. The late former governor of New Hampshire, Sherman Adams, received a posthumous trail work award.

Alpina

Appalachia

Jeffery Parrette, the longtime editor of this section, retired in winter 2016. During the transition to a new editor of this section, Steven Jervis gives a report on Denali.

Accidents

Appalachia

Analysis of summer/fall 2015 accidents in the White Mountains of New Hampshire found many slips on cool, damp rocks. Accidents included: Hikers seeking Owls Head turned back at swollen Franconia Brook on May. On August 11, a teenager died after being swept under Franconia Brook, which was rising fast following heavy rain. In October, an experienced hiker was swept away by the swollen Gale River and died. Bad weather on August 11 trapped a hiking group on Mount Madison. Mishaps on Mount Monadnock in southwestern New Hampshire. A helicopter rescued a man who collapsed on the Falling Waters Trail and …