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Sweet Monkey Heads Back to Vermont!
With a car full of snacks, a month off work, and entirely too little physical preparation Michele and I head East toward Vermont to start the long trail.
AT Hikers Now Required to Use Bear Containers, Bear Hangs in Most of Vermont
The Green Mountain National Forest, which includes an Appalachian Trail shelter where a bear was killed after raiding hikers' food, is now requiring all food to be stored in bear-resistant...
Verging on Virginia Blues in Vermont
When northbound thru-hikers have hiked hundreds miles north from Georgia, North Carolina, and Tennessee, and are still in Virginia, some of them find that they have a case of the...
What to Expect on the AT Through Vermont
There was no shortage of signs that announced my arrival in Vermont. The first and most obvious was, of course, the VT/MA state line sign, a big wooden placard bearing...
The Inside Dirt on Vermont’s Mud Season
The following is a guest post courtesy of Kristin McLane from the Green Mountain Club Vermont. Frequently known on the Appalachian Trail as “Vermud.” Both the Long Trail, which runs 272...
Froggy Flip-Flops the AT: Vermont Grows on Me
Our last night in Massachusetts resulted in minimal sleep, but thankfully not due to setting off my SOS. It was tent city at Wilbur Clearing Shelter. Shake and I tented...
The Ups and Downs of Vermont
The ups and downs of Vermont tested my emotional and physical prowess as I hiked through the Green Mountains.
Miles, Smiles, and Endless Cokes in Vermont
Out of New Hampshire and Into Vermont!
Vermont: It’s Not All Downhill from Here
Vermont (Aug. 4-12) Nine days, 150 miles Vermont, also referred to as Vermud, is an extremely accurate nickname. I was in denial at first, thinking these NOBOs must be exaggerating...
Challenges Are Worth It: An Update from Vermont
There's no doubt that thru-hiking is hard. But here I am, with less than 500 miles to go, and the thought of quitting hasn't crossed my mind once. For me,...
