Appalachia Journal

Published biannually since 1876, Appalachia is the longest-running journal of mountaineering and conservation.  In each issue, readers will find inspired writing on mountain exploration, ecology, and conservation; a review of recent international mountaineering expeditions; analysis of accidents in the White Mountains; poetry, book notes and more.

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• Is the Wilderness Act Still Relevant?: Forty years later, an imperfect but noble document presses humans to practice restraint.
• The Tradeoffs of Trail Work: The intent behind trail maintenance has evolved from helping walkers to helping the treadway.
• The Manuscript Notebooks of George P. Bond, 1850–1853: Long lost, one notebook of field notes by the first White Mountain mapmaker has emerged.
• Plus
• • "Walking Through An Idea" by Bill McKibben
  • "Benton MacKaye and the Tattered Ten," by Christopher Johnson
  • Poetry by Mary Oliver, James Doyle, and others
  • Alpina: Review of Mountaineering Expeditions Worldwide
  • Book and Research Notes

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Coming in the Summer/Fall 2008 Issue

• "Off-trail on Abandoned Roads in the Whites," by Mohamed Ellozy
• "An Audacious World War II Trek," by George J. Hill and Helene Z. Hill
• "On the Cliffside Trail of Baboons," by Lisa Densmore
• "Slackpacking for Colorado Trail," by Bob and Martha Manning

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