1. Introduction: The Landscape You Think You Know 2. The Height Paradox: When the Summit Isn’t the Top In the world of Connecticut mountaineering, there is a curious distinction between
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1. The “Massachusetts Mountain Dream” Explained The “Massachusetts Mountain Dream” is a complex vision of the Appalachian chain that balances the transient joy of the traveler with the rooted commitment
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Friends, we talk a lot about “community” these days. It’s a word that gets thrown around by city planners and developers until it loses a bit of its shine. But
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Friends, we often talk about the struggle to hold onto our heritage. We watch the old barns lean a little further to the side each winter, and we worry that
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There is a specific sound the wind makes when it hits the krummholz above 4,000 feet in New Hampshire. It isn’t a whisper; it’s a roar. If the Southern Appalachians
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Katahdin, or “The Greatest Mountain” in the Penobscot language, is the highest peak in Maine at $5,269$ feet. It serves as the northern terminus of the Appalachian Trail and is
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A powerful nor’easter and a surge of Arctic air dominated the Appalachian range this weekend, creating a sharp divide between significant snowfall in the south and record-breaking cold in the
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Road Closures Blue Ridge Parkway Weather conditions, road construction and maintenance projects, as well as emergency events may cause temporary road closures along the parkway. The chart below lists sections
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