Grow Outdoors: Why This Partnership Matters
There’s a moment I come back to again and again: the end of a day outside. Boots off, shoulders a little sore, the kind of tired that only comes from moving through the woods or…
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Grow Outdoors: Why This Partnership Matters
There’s a moment I come back to again and again: the end of a day outside. Boots off, shoulders a little sore, the kind of tired that only comes from moving through the woods or...
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Which AMC Volunteer Opportunity Is Right for You?
There’s no one “right” way to volunteer with AMC—just the one that fits you. Getting involved can look a lot of different ways: maintaining and repairing public trails, leading trips, sharing your expertise, speaking up for conservation, or contributing to community science. Hands-on…
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How the Bipartisan America the Beautiful Act Protects Public...
We’ve all experienced it before. You show up at a park ready for a day outside, only to find out-of-service water fountains at the visitor center, faded signage making it hard to track your progress on a trail, or dilapidated picnic…
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“Mommy’s Going to March Us Up the Mountain”: Jean...
Jean Camuso’s connection to AMC’s High Mountain Huts started over 40 years ago, when she took her two young sons on a hike to Lonesome Lake. From early adventures (including a memorable mid-trail “strike” that was swiftly resolved with peanut…
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Hiking the White Mountains? Here’s What Staying at an...
It’s my first time at an AMC High Mountain Hut and I’m standing in the middle of Lakes of the Clouds dining hall, soaking it all in: the sweeping views of the White Mountains, the bright wooden…
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Hike Your Own Hike: Slackpacking the 100 Mile Wilderness
Perhaps the most iconic stretch of the Appalachian Trail is the 100 Mile Wilderness in Maine, where resupply is not easily available to the thru hiker. As an experiment, I wanted to explore whether someone…
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Trail Closure News for 2026 – White Mountain National...
The Pemigewasset Loop (often called the Pemi Loop) is an iconic 31-mile loop in the Pemigewasset Wilderness, a 45,000-acre area in the center of the White Mountain National Forest. Whereas we call it a loop,…
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Turn Curiosity into AMC Climate Action
From New Hampshire’s Mount Moosilauke to Vermont’s Mount Equinox, AMC Postdoctoral Research Fellow Morgan Southgate is gearing up to spend early spring days in the forest, watching for the season’s first wildflowers to appear. By…
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Meet Me at the Trailhead: Stories of Love and...
Nothing says “I love you” like breaking trail, offering up your stash of trail mix M&M’s, or cheering each other up a mountain. For so many in the AMC community, the trailhead has been the…
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