Five women smiling on top of Mount Washington

Meet Me at the Trailhead: Stories of Love and Friendship in the Outdoors

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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Meet Me at the Trailhead: Stories of Love and...

EPA’s Climate Backpedaling Threatens the Future of the Outdoors

Update February 13, 2026 — Yesterday, the Environmental Protection Agency finalized its decision to revoke the endangerment finding, the scientific and common-sense determination that greenhouse gas emissions harm human health and the environment. Without it,…
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George Brown leans over his hand-painted signs.

Celebrating AMC’s 2025 Volunteer Awards

From introducing newcomers to local trails to guiding life-changing adventures across the globe, AMC volunteers are the heartbeat of our community. Each year, we recognize volunteers whose leadership, service, and spirit elevate our mission and…
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Aerial shot of Whitecap Forest--mountains with water.

Protect Whitecap Highlands Forest in Maine’s 100 Mile Wilderness

Help the Appalachian Mountain Club permanently protect the Whitecap Highlands Forest, a 29,500-acre, ecologically significant landscape in the heart of Maine’s 100-Mile Wilderness. The Whitecap Highlands Forest lies immediately north of AMC’s recently protected Barnard…
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Watch the Wilderness Sled Dog Race in Maine’s 100...

I can hear the yips and howls as soon as I pull into the parking lot of the Leisure Life Resort in Greenville, Maine. The snow-covered staging area is a mess of wagging tails, lolling tongues, prancing paws with little booties on them. Volunteers wearing…
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Woman in yellow snowpants smiling and skiing on the top of Mt. Cardigan.

Where to Backcountry Ski in the Northeast: Top 7...

Long before chairlifts and crowded resorts defined winter recreation, skiers were climbing mountains under their own power, carving turns down forested slopes, logging roads, and alpine ravines across New England and New York. From Scandinavian…
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