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The Right Time to Bail: Outdoor Safety Tips Every Hiker Should Know

On a freezing night in early May, a search and rescue crew set off into a squall on a high-stakes mission: a 63-year-old man had vanished somewhere near Franconia Ridge. He’d been missing for three...
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How to Make Friends in the Outdoors

While getting outside is great, it’s even better when shared with others. Sharing time climbing, biking, or on the trail is a great way to bond with family and friends – making memories of epic…
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Group of hikers high-five in the snow.

The EXPLORE Act Passed in Congress! Here’s What You...

On December 19, 2024, the U.S. Senate delivered a big win for outdoor recreation, unanimously passing the EXPLORE Act – a bipartisan legislative package aimed at improving and expanding access to the outdoors across the…
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Cardigan All Persons Trails

Behind the Gravel: How AMC Became a Leader in...

In September 2023 AMC’s Professional Trail Crew unveiled a trail unlike any they’d worked on.   The Cardigan All Persons Trail (APT) at AMC Cardigan Lodge in New Hampshire is a half-mile-long path designed with all…
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Ultra Running the Bay Circuit Trail: A Conversation With...

  Bay Circuit Trail Southern Terminus parking lot. Bay Rd, Kingston MA. Dec 4th, 2023. The stars align for the four of us to meet up on this cool Monday morning: Me, the new Bay Circuit…
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Corey Mcmullen

Trail Trials: How AMC Trail Crews Adjust for New...

I’m standing on a 2,000-yard stretch of churned-up earth, right off the road. Sunlight filters down through the trees with just-starting-to-change color leaves, and busily working people in hard hats surround me, as well as…
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Courtesy of AMC Library & Archives White Mountain Guide covers kept to a simple motif for a few decades.

History of the White Mountain Guide

“This is a pathfinder, pure and simple. Therefore, it is about as colorful as a railroad timetable.”  Ralph Larrabee, White Mountain Guide editor from 1917 to 1935, saw his publication in simple terms. But while…
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Sept. 1, 2021. Maine Woods, Maine-- Photo by Jamie Malcolm Brown.

Vote for the Outdoors

This November 8, your vote matters. We hope you’ll take the time to exercise your right to have your voice heard. And before you cast your vote, we encourage you to research your candidates’ positions…
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