Overview
For more than 128 years, the Appalachian Mountain Club's journal Appalachia has delivered inspired writing on mountain exploration, ecology, and conservation; news about international mountaineering expeditions; analysis of Northeastern mountaineering accidents; and much more.In this issue of Appalachia:
The AMC's Maine Woods Initiative – "Big ideas" lead to a historic step in land conservation
From Maine to Mount Everest – Mountaineer and guide Craig John crafts an outdoor life
Island Hopping Along the Maine Coast – The Maine Island Trail Association creates a scenic route for DownEast paddlers
Also:
An ecological inventory of the AMC's Katahdin Iron Works tract and a history of the traditional Maine sporting camp at its heart
Photo essay of Acadia National Park, by Jerry and Marcy Monkman
Interview with Buzz Caverly, Director of Baxter State Park
The aesthetics of trail maintenance
Getting along with black bears
And more
Synopsis
For more than 128 years, the Appalachian Mountain Club's journal Appalachia has delivered inspired writing on mountain exploration, ecology, and conservation; news about international mountaineering expeditions; analysis of Northeastern mountaineering accidents; and much more.
In this issue of Appalachia:
The AMC's Maine Woods Initiative – "Big ideas" lead to a historic step in land conservation
From Maine to Mount Everest – Mountaineer and guide Craig John crafts an outdoor life
Island Hopping Along the Maine Coast – The Maine Island Trail Association creates a scenic route for DownEast paddlers
Also:
An ecological inventory of the AMC's Katahdin Iron Works tract and a history of the traditional Maine sporting camp at its heart
Photo essay of Acadia National Park, by Jerry and Marcy Monkman
Interview with Buzz Caverly, Director of Baxter State Park
The aesthetics of trail maintenance
Getting along with black bears
And more