This year has been a bright one for AMC. Despite a difficult economy and continuing impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic, we’ve accomplished a great deal – and our top website articles reflect that. Here’s a…
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Families
Our all-inclusive programming make planning family vacations easy. We combine outdoor adventures with kid-friendly mountain hospitality in breathtaking locations throughout the Northeast. Our experienced staff lead a full program of activities for you and your…
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Expanding Hispanic Outdoor Opportunity at Harriman State Park
The 1986 New York Times headline about Harriman State Park still rings true today: “For Hispanic New Yorkers, Summer Oasis” There’s a lot to love about Harriman, New York’s second largest state park. It features…
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Recommended Hikes in Harriman State Park
If you’re seeking to escape the urban bustle and find some forest bathing comfort in the woods, look no further than Harriman State Park. The second-largest state park in New York, Harriman offers visitors an…
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Snowshoeing 101: Tips and Tricks for Beginners
Snowshoeing is a fun way to get outside during the winter—it makes traveling in deep snow easier, opening the door to year-round hikes and walks. Snowshoeing is almost as easy as walking, but even so these…
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A Day—and 150 Years—in the Nordmarka: Skiing through a Norwegian forest is everyone’s right
This story was first published in the Winter/Spring 2022 edition of Appalachia Journal. The oddest moment that day was when I came to the library—sort of—among the trees. At a complicated junction of groomed and…
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Board of Directors Spotlight: A Q&A With Chair Yvette Austin Smith
On January 22, Yvette Austin Smith became the new Chair of AMC’s Board of Directors, accepting the baton from outgoing Chair Elizabeth Ehrenfeld, who has led in that capacity since 2018. We recently connected…
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An Adoptive Father on Love, Race, and the Healing Power of Nature
I awaken my children from their car ride-induced slumber as we approach New Hampshire’s “Old Man of the Mountain”—back when you could still spot a face in the Cannon Mountain outcropping—on the highway below….
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Know Before You Go: Shenandoah National Park
Shenandoah National Park has it all: craggy granite peaks rising from pastoral valleys, hushed wooded hollows that open up onto spectacular cascades, and fields bristling with wildflowers. It’s also closer than you might think….
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6 Transit-Accessible Outdoor Spaces Near Boston
If you’re an outdoor enthusiast living in Boston, count yourself lucky! Even without a car, adventure is never far away thanks to the Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority (MBTA), a mass transit system that spans…
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