Welcome to the AMC's annual trail sign auction! Every year the AMC's White Mountain Trail Crew replaces weathered or out-of-date trail signs with new signs. The old signs are collector's items, having guided thousands of visitors for many years along celebrated paths throughout the Whites.
All proceeds from the auction will support AMC's trail efforts in the Northeast.
This year's auction is LIVE on eBay and will end on Friday, December 5, 2008 at 9 a.m.
2008 Signs:
Airline Cutoff - This trail sign has deserved its retirement from the post on the northern side of Mt. Adams as it was struck by lightning and burnt to the alpine vegetation surrounding it.
Garfield Ridge/Galehead Hut - This well-aged and weathered, unpainted trail sign comes from the White Mountain's high terrain of the Garfield Ridge Trail, which is also the Appalachian Trail in this section.
Mount Meader - Hailing from the quieter side of the White Mountains, this sign was recovered from the beautiful and secluded Evans Notch area of the White Mountain National Forest.
Hancock Loop - Exposed to the raging weather of the White Mountain region, this sign was perched on the north side of the 4,420 foot Mt. Hancock, on the southern boundary of the Pemigewasset Wilderness.
Wildcat Ridge - This sign was located at the beginning of the Wildcat Ridge Trail, adjacent to Glen Ellis Falls, shadowed by Mt. Washington and nestled in the nook of Pinkham Notch.
Wildcat River - This sign stood at the junction of the Wild River Trail and the Wildcat River Trail, near the Wild River Wilderness Area, which was federally designated in 2006.
Signs will be on display at the Pinkham Notch Visitor Center Trading Post for the duration of the auction.
