Author: Green Mountain Club
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Couch to Camel’s Hump / Couch to Killington
Are you a Vermont hiker that has never hiked one of the state’s beautiful 4,000’ mountains? Or, are you not a hiker yet because the mountains seem intimidating and you don’t know where to start? Whether you want to hike in northern or southern Vermont, we have the hiking plan for you – try our…
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Looking Back 50 Years: How the Caretaker Program Began
This article was written by Vic Henningsen and previously appeared in the Spring 2019 Long Trail News. Green Mountain Club caretakers are a familiar sight to those visiting the busiest parts of the Long Trail, but few hikers know we owe their presence to the hard work of visionaries more than a half century ago.…
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Celebrating Thirty Years of Land Protection Projects
This post was written by Mollie Flanigan, GMC Land Stewardship Coordinator. This fall marks a significant landmark for the Green Mountain Club: thirty years since the first land protection project to conserve the Long Trail System was completed! GMC launched the Long Trail Protection Campaign in 1986 after noticing that the pace of serious threats…
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Celebrating 30 Years of Land Protection Projects
This post was written by Mollie Flanigan, GMC Land Stewardship Coordinator. This fall marks a significant landmark for the Green Mountain Club: thirty years since the first land protection project to conserve the Long Trail System was completed! GMC launched the Long Trail Protection Campaign in 1986 after noticing that the pace of serious threats…