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NEWS
Quarterly of the Green Mountain Club SUMMER 2022
481 New End-to-Enders | Hugh & Jeanne Joudry Retire
CONTENTS
Summer 2022, Volume 82, No. 2
PHOTO BY EMMA SEKERCAN
The mission of the Green Mountain Club is to
make the Vermont mountains play a larger
part in the life of the people by protecting
and maintaining the Long Trail System and
fostering, through education, the stewardship
of Vermont’s hiking trails and mountains.
Quarterly of the
Green Mountain Club
Michael DeBonis, Executive Director
Chloe Miller, Communications Manager &
Long Trail News Editor
Richard Andrews, Volunteer Copy Editor
Sylvie Vidrine, Graphic Designer
Green Mountain Club
4711 Waterbury-Stowe Road
Waterbury Center, Vermont 05677
Phone: (802) 244-7037
Fax: (802) 244-5867
E-mail: gmc@greenmountainclub.org
Website: greenmountainclub.org
The Long Trail News is published by The
Green Mountain Club, Inc., a nonprofit
organization founded in 1910. In a 1971
Joint Resolution, the Vermont Legislature
designated the Green Mountain Club the “Being an end-to-ender means I had the determination and grit to walk through all the
“founder, sponsor, defender and protector of rain, mud, and rock to be able to enjoy the incredible views, meet amazing people, and
the Long Trail System...” accomplish something.” — Emma “Giggles” Sekercan, 21, E2E 2021
Contributions of manuscripts, photos,
illustrations, and news are welcome from
members and nonmembers.
F E AT U R E S
The opinions expressed by LTN contributors
are not necessarily those of GMC.
The Long Trail News (USPS 318-840) is 6 ❯ The End of an Era: Hugh and Jeanne Joudry Retire
published quarterly by The Green Mountain by Lorne Currier; Hugh and Jeanne Joudry
Club, Inc., 4711 Waterbury-Stowe Road,
Waterbury Center, VT 05677. Periodicals
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8 ❯ Celebrating 481 New End-to-Enders
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18 ❯ Volunteers Undergo Chainsaw Training
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reproduce in any form any of the material in
this publication without prior written approval
of The Green Mountain Club, Inc. is granted
only to individuals for their own personal
D E PA R T M E N T S
hiking convenience. 3 ❯ From the President 14 ❯ Trail Support 20 ❯ Land Stewardship
FRONT COVER: Joshua “Pace Car” Johnson cel-
ebrates after finishing his NOBO thru-hike on Sep-
4 ❯ Mountain Views 16 ❯ Field Notes 22 ❯ Trail Mix
tember 30, 2021. He had broken his pinky finger
two days before, but help from a trail angel got him
back on trail and able to finish the hike.
From the President
eople have been hiking through a premier destination for day hikers and
P Vermont’s mountains since the state was
the province of the Western Abenaki,
who viewed the mountains as spiritual places.
campers.
During my summer stint on the Hump,
I hosted 1,020 overnight visitors and spent
With the onset of European intrusion and countless hours on the summit talking with
settlement, the mountains were considered hikers about the fragility of the arctic-alpine
an obstacle to progress; too rocky and too vegetation there. It was a wonderful and
inaccessible to farm. It wasn’t until the magical summer, and the healthy recovery
mid-19th century that our modern concept of this sensitive ecosystem in the intervening
of recreation in the mountains developed. 50 years is a credit to GMC’s efforts and
Rudimentary hiking trails popped up first in investments in the summit caretaker program.
the New Hampshire White Mountains and The most popular and heavily used trails
Mt. Ascutney in Vermont. With the creation on the Hump in the ‘70s were the Callahan Howard VanBenthuysen
of the Green Mountain Club and Long Trail (now closed due to overuse and erosion),
Trail in the early 20th century an era of new from Monroe Farm on the east side, and the
begin addressing failed drainages, grade
appreciation for, and use of, our mountains Burrows Trail, from the west, or Huntington,
re-engineering, and treadway improvement
began which continues to this day. side. The Burrows Trail is a beautiful trail
this June and continue through the summer
Use, of course, can be a mixed blessing. meandering 2.1 miles up the mountain to
of 2024. During our re-construction
With the completion of the Appalachian the Hut Clearing, where it meets the Long
project hikers will continue to use the trail,
Trail in 1937, the increase in hikers in Trail. It has the distinction of being the oldest,
an opportunity for the GMC to educate
southern Vermont was supported by resources shortest and steepest trail to the summit of
thousands on the hard but necessary work
from the Forest Service and the Appalachian the mountain. Today tens of thousands of
required to maintain a world-class trail
Trail Conference (now Appalachian Trail hikers and dogs use the Burrows Trail each
system.
Conservancy). Skiing and tourism also year and, as is the case at other popular hikes
The Burrows project is an example of the
accelerated in the mid-20th century, and ski
vastly increased capabilities and sophistication
areas were constructed on peaks of the Long
of the modern club as we work to improve and
Trail including Bromley, Lincoln, Mansfield
protect the Long Trail system into the 21st
and Jay. GMC saw these changes — both
century, coping with increased use and climate
resources and development — as a mixed
change impacts. This project also serves as
blessing. Not surprisingly, by the 1970s, a
a model for other large-scale investments in
strong sentiment developed throughout
infrastructure needed to maintain Vermont’s
Vermont that skiing should not claim every
iconic outdoor recreation resources.
one of Vermont’s “major” peaks.
If Samuel de Champlain were here today,
Enter one of my personal favorite peaks:
he would be surprised to see the interest in
Camel’s Hump. Misidentified by Samuel
hiking and climbing beautiful unspoiled peaks
de Champlain, the first European boater
like Camel’s Hump that we see today. Early
on Lake Champlain, as “Le lion couchant”
ski pioneers would no doubt be shocked to
(glad THAT name didn’t stick) when, in
see no ski trails, lifts, towers, or restaurants
fact, it already was named Tawapodiiwajo
on Camel’s Hump. But the fact that the
(also spelled Ta wak be dee eeso Wadso) or
Hump remains unspoiled and protected is no
Moziozagan by the Abenaki. The Hump
Gorham Lodge, circa 1972 accident: it is the result of the foresight of the
came under State of Vermont control and
Legislature and the hard work of both GMC
protection in 1905, a gift from philanthropist across the Long Trail System (Sterling Pond,
and Vermont Forests, Parks, and Recreation.
Joseph Battell, who intended the Park to be Stratton Pond, Little Rock Pond, etc) have
Rebuilding the Burrows Trail is necessary,
kept in a “primitive state.” loved the Burrows Trail almost to death.
and is an example of the large-scale outdoor
By the early 1970s the Hump was the Instead of Burrows facing the same fate
infrastructure project the GMC is ready,
last 4,000-footer in Vermont not graced by as the Callahan Trail, the club is taking a
willing and able to complete now and into the
Alpine ski trails or communication towers — different approach to addressing heavy use.
future.
and it remains that way to this day. In 1969 GMC has successfully obtained funding
Thanks for all you do for the club, for the
the Vermont Legislature recognized the value for a three-year project to rebuild the entire
trail and to protect, preserve and maintain
in that distinction and set the Camel’s Hump Burrows Trail. GMC was awarded $210,000
high quality hiking experiences for all
State Park aside as a protected wilderness from the Enhancement for Recreation
Vermonters!
area. By the time I lived near its summit as Stewardship and Access grant fund along
See you on the trail!
the Green Mountain Club Gorham Lodge with a $250,000 investment from FPR.
—Howard VanBenthuysen
Caretaker in 1972, the Hump had become A dedicated professional trail crew will GMC Board President
LONG TRAIL NEWS • SUMMER 2022 | 3
Mountain Views
Thank you to everyone who informed us of
PHOTO BY TOM SCAVO
GMC Officers
Howard VanBenthuysen, President multiple issues showing up at your household
Amy Kelsey, Vice President
Caitlin Miller, Secretary during the Spring mailing, due to an internal
Nancy Thomas, Treasurer error. Typically, we send just one copy of the Long
GMC Directors Trail News to each household, and have ensured
Cathi Brooks, Northeast Kingdom Section
Michelle Goodell, Burlington Section that is the case this time as well. Please alert editor
Elisabeth Fenn, Sterling Section Chloe Miller (cmiller@greenmountianclub.org)
Bob Fish, Manchester Section
Kip Potter, Northern Frontier Section of any address changes or mailing errors.
Anne Houser, General
Andrew Hood, Connecticut Section
Tom Kahl, Upper Valley Ottauquechee Section
Mariah Keagy, General
Nancy McClellan, General
Krebs Family Hike
Ram Moennsad, General To Matt Krebs, GMC Operations Manager,
Millie Mugica, General
Andrew Nuquist, Montpelier Section who wrote about his family thru-hike in the
Bob Paquin, Laraway Section Spring issue:
Mike Peckar, Worcester Section
Alexis Peters, General
Ira Sollace, General I thoroughly enjoyed reading about your family
Martha Stitelman, Bennington Section
Larry Walter, Killington Section Long Trail thru-hike in the spring issue of the
Matt Wels, Brattleboro Section Long Trail News. You, Charlie, Ruth, and Joe
Jeff Wehrwein, General
shared a variety of perspectives, which together Expanding on Citizen Science
Bruce Yelton, Bread Loaf Section
GMC Staff Directory provided an especially rich story. It’s a shame I use iNaturalist (iNat) to document day hiking
Main Telephone: (802) 244-7037 that Alyssa didn’t get to hike with you, but it’s trips to the LT (and elsewhere). This isn’t a
Isaac Alexandre-Leach, Field Coordinator remarkable that you and your three kids could project per se but using the iNat concept of a
E-mail: isaac@greenmountainclub.org
Phone: (802) 241-8218 all find an open month in common. For all five “place,” we can search for a list of all flowering
Jason Buss, Chief Financial Officer of you to be free at the same time would be plants (say) observed (by anyone) on the LT:
E-mail: jbuss@greenmountainclub.org
Phone: (802) 241-8214 nothing short of a miracle. https://bit.ly/iNatLongTrail
Lorne Currier, Volunteer and Education Coordinator In addition to the Krebs family story, I liked This list includes all of the flowering plants
E-mail: lcurrier@greenmountainclub.org reading Poems from the Trail. In both cases, the seen within a certain distance of the LT,
Phone: (802) 241-8329
content, photos and layout were all topnotch. more-or-less the same region shown on the LT
Michael DeBonis, Executive Director
E-mail: mdebonis@greenmountainclub.org — Tom McKone hardcopy map.
Phone: (802) 241-8212 — Tom Scavo
Montpelier, VT
Alicia DiCocco, Deputy Director South Burlington
E-mail: adicocco@greenmountainclub.org
Phone: (802) 241-8322
Rick Dugan, Membership Coordinator Loving Lists
E-mail: rdugan@greenmountainclub.org
Phone: (802) 241-8325
We Welcome Your Comments! I want to thank everyone at GMC that is involved
Mollie Flanigan, Director of Land Conservation gmc@greenmountainclub.org OR in producing the Long Trail News for another great
E-mail: mflanigan@greenmountainclub.org
Phone: (802) 241-8217 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, GMC
edition (Spring 2022). I belong to lots of hiking
Erica Harris, Development Assistant and environmental clubs and get lots of magazines,
4711 Waterbury-Stowe Road
E-mail: eharris@greenmountainclub.org and yours is by far my favorite. I read many articles
Phone: (802) 882-8107 Waterbury Center, VT 05677
Angela Hilsman, Communications Coordinator
multiple times, and I love the photos.
E-mail: ahilsman@greenmountainclub.org In the current issue I really enjoyed the story
Phone: (802) 241-8215
told by all family members of the Krebs family
Matt Krebs, Operations Manager
E-mail: mkrebs@greenmountainclub.org LT hike. Congrats to all on completing the trail.
Phone: (802) 241-8321 Being a list person I also enjoyed the story about
Chloe Miller, Communications Manager the NEK Mountain Challenge. I will have to
E-mail: cmiller@greenmountainclub.org
Phone: (802) 241-8324 look into that. I should add that your neighbors
Liz Palmer, Outreach and Field Coordinator in NH also have a fire tower challenge like the
E-mail: epalmer@greenmountainclub.org
Phone: (802) 241-8327 Vermont one listed in the article, including a
Amy Potter, Visitor Center Manager patch for completing it, run by the NH Division
E-mail: apotter@greenmountainclub.org
Phone: (802) 241-8210
of Forests and Lands. I’d love to know more
Keegan Tierney, Director of Field Programs about where to find info on the Vermont Fire
E-mail: ktierney@greenmountainclub.org Tower Challenge. Sounds like fun.
Phone: (802) 241-8320
Kathryn Thompson, Accounting & Finance
Again, keep up the great work and I look
Coordinator forward to many more great issues of the LTN.
E-mail: kthompson@greenmountainclub.org
— Ray Cooper
Buxton, Maine
So Many Wonderful Poems In Uno Multibus
I’m enjoying reading through the
Spring Long Trail News In the woods
magazine, especially the where ocher honeycomb
poetry and the story of the polygons adorn
family who hiked the Trail the ash,
together (and, of course, sable mosaic chips
their various age-related jigsawed together
impressions!) enwrap the spruce,
I’m attaching 2 poems for pink-tinged swirls
consideration…one a winter like fingerprint whorls
poem of encountering ski or cinnamon stirred
tracks along the snowy into foamed cream
trail, and one about tattoo the apple tree,
loving the variety of tree miniature fungi-umbrellas
bark patterns that I could the color of almond slivers
meditate upon all day. Thanks attach like children
for reading… to the sorrel skin
— Sheri Lindner, Bondville, VT of the elm,
and the birch
sheds its
gold-shimmer skin
I finally had a few minutes to open my latest issue of LT News and was happy to living continuously
discover the Poems from the Trail….and sad that I missed the contest! However, in new beginnings,
with your kind invitation to still submit, I’m sending these 2 to you. I sing a lot while
hiking, sometimes a tune just seems right (to ME!) for my own original lyrics. So— secreted
short poem #1 is the song “Edelweiss”, and the longer 2-pager is to “Do It Again”— beneath the earth
though, obviously both can stand alone as poems. their roots twine
They were both composed on my 2011 E2E…my trail name is Hannah, hence that mycorrhizal networks
reference. Anyhoo, for your consideration (or recycling… ) — thank you for all like neural pathways
your good work, and such entertaining news. bond this arboreal congregation
— Anne Eggers, Olney, MD, E2E 2011 into a single organism
sending sustenance
to the frailest, the neediest
no matter that
it was seeded by
Shelter Sign a different family;
Music)
(tune is “E de lweis s” from the Sound of as one they drink
and breathe and mend
sign,
Shelter sign, Shelter together reaching
sel f to me.
Please present your for light.
ny mi les
I have hiked ma —Sheri Lindner
ur company.
For the pleasure of yo Bondville, VT
t takes flight,
As I see you my hear
ing ou t of light.
When I’m runn
survive,
Shelter sign, help me
0.5 !
Even if shelter is off
Read additional poetry submissions
LT NOBO E2# on our website at
7/25-8/20/2011
greenmountainclub.org/long-trail-news/
LONG TRAIL NEWS • SUMMER 2022 | 5
End
THE FIRST TIME I HELPED HUGH AND JEANNE JOUDRY
The pack in to the tiny cabin atop Stratton Mountain in
2019 was one of the best field days in my five years at
of an Era the Green Mountain Club. After meeting at their house
in Stratton not far from the mountain, we loaded the
truck with their food, clothes, sleep system, novels,
and artwork, and drove to Stratton Mountain Resort.
Legendary Stratton Mountain
There we met a cadre of others, some of whom had
Caretakers HUGH and JEANNE JOUDRY been helping pack them in for decades. Driving up
Announce Retirement the Stratton Mountain Resort service road, ferrying
equipment and supplies three quarters of a mile along
the fire tower trail, and opening the cabin was routine
for them but humbling for me, aware that their half
century of caretaking eclipsed my own caretaking
resume by 47 years.
Leaving the tower that evening, with the window
shutters off, the stovepipe installed, and their fridge
(a deep hole in a rock crevice) stocked, I was filled
with admiration of their eagerness to spend another
summer in a tiny mountaintop cabin, surrounded by
novels, bugs, conifers, and thousands of smelly hikers.
To me Hugh and Jeanne are the epitome of
caretakers, defined by an unwavering dedication
to place, gracious mountain hospitality extended
to all hikers, and the sense they’re most at home
in the woods. After 54 years their impact has
been immeasurable. I think I speak for us all in
congratulating them on a well-deserved retirement!
Jeanne and Hugh on final move-in day, 2021
— Lorne Currier
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How the Mountain Has Changed
here used to be, a long time ago, and a band of friendly snowshoe hares. There We’ve continued to see steadily
T a predictable set of questions
from our visitors on the summit:
“Doesn’t it get lonely up here? What do
were telephones in the tower and cabin and
a 1950s “M*A*S*H”-type radio to call fire
wardens. We had to repair the three miles of
increasing use of trails over the decades,
and we’ve watched the LT/AT in Vermont
widen by the year. In addition, climate
you do? How did you get a job like this?” telephone line down the fire tower trail more change, bringing more rain, has made it
And, “When are you leaving?” often than we expected. And at times friends more difficult to drain wet spots. Stratton
There is only the one question left now, helped after storm damage. has had the help of Vermont Youth
and it is “When are you leaving?” Conservation Corps crews doing fantastic
After so many great years of working as rockwork to stabilize the trail in certain
caretakers atop Stratton Mountain for the areas, and we consider it an honor to have
Green Mountain Club, we are retiring! But maintained our portion of the trail over the
we will always be in touch with our beloved last 50-plus years.
mountain and the great and diverse visitors We have been happy to see how people
who kept arriving at the summit and with turned to the outdoors to recreate and hike
whom we formed so many friendships. in the last two pandemic years. Last year
We began our life on Stratton in we recorded almost 8,000 visitors. Many
1968, riding up on a three-person chairlift visitors are weekend tourists from the top
and then hiking along the summit ridge of Stratton’s gondola, just three-quarters of
on a very narrow trail with a rather a nearly level mile from the fire tower. True
deep wetland, before arriving at a small to the visions of LT founder James P. Taylor
clearing in the forest with a 1934 Civilian and AT founder Benton MacKaye, the trail
Conservation Corps fire tower and 1929 experience is still being realized daily.
Thoreau-size cabin with two bunks, a table, We spoke with as many of our visitors
two chairs, and a small wood stove for as we could to give them trail information,
cooking. Everyday survival consisted of In early years, Hugh used only an ancient directions, and the history of the area. On cold
the following: hauling water from a spring scythe and axe to cut trails. As hiking and wet days we will always remember inviting
one-fifth of a mile down the trail; cutting grew, we graduated to new tools — hikers in for a respite from the weather and
firewood; and backpacking our supplies up clippers, loppers, and swizzle sticks for hearing the stories of their trail experiences. In
the mountain each week. cutting brush. our eyes, the summit of Stratton and its trails
Stratton, except for the ski area nearby, are four-dimensional places. We shall miss this
was a rather remote mountain then. It was As we began to encounter more hikers, super reality as we leave our full-time life on
mid-May, so it hailed and snowed. We began we decided to find out more about the the summit and will ever stay in touch with
as fire lookouts for the Vermont Department surrounding trail systems, so we located our magical forest!
of Forests and Parks. Our supervisor, the the office of the Green Mountain Club in — Jeanne and Hugh
legendary Junior Harwood, showed us on Rutland, with Minerva Hinchey at the desk.
the map in the tower the territory we would She gave us a stern lookover and handed us Editor’s note: The Green Mountain Club
be responsible for in fire spotting. He said we a club card. We had no idea what we could wishes to extend its sincerest gratitude
needed to know the terrain, so to get to know do to help the club, but we placed a sign-in to Jeanne and Hugh Joudry for their
it first-hand we made it a point to hike the book in a glass jar attached to a tree, and extraordinary and unprecedented service
local mountains and look back at Stratton waited for a hiker to show up and sign in. to Stratton Mountain and the Long Trail
from their summits. In the early 70’s, Lee Allen and Preston community. At no other time in GMC
In those early days we didn’t see many Bristow worked as GMC caretakers at nearby history have two people had such an impact
other hikers. There was a blue-blazed loop Stratton Pond, one of our earlier introductions on the experiences of so many hikers and so
trail from Webster Shelter at the Stratton- to the club’s presence. It was a wild time: all well fulfilled the club’s mission of making the
Arlington Road up to the tower and down of a sudden large numbers of hikers hit the mountains of Vermont play a larger role in
the west side of the mountain to Stratton trails. We always refer to that time period as the life of the people. — Mike DeBonis
Pond, where it connected to the Long the “Hiker Revolution” – with so many more
Trail/Appalachian Trail. The LT/AT wasn’t people using the trails, and light backpacks Do you have memories of Hugh
relocated over Stratton summit until the and camping gear becoming available.
and Jeanne you’d like to share?
mid-1980s. Over the years our role changed from
We were young and optimistic. This was the solitude of fire lookout to mountaintop Visit greenmountainclub.org/
some job – we woke to the music of bird song steward and greeter, and we joined the hugh-and-jeanne/ or email us
— what a place of solitude and beauty! We Green Mountain Club Summit Caretaker gmc@greenmountainclub.org
kept company with our herd of porcupines Program in 1996.
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481 Hikers
Earn End-to-End Certificates in 2021
JU LY
17
76.5% 38.4 July 85% 29 23%
Thru-hiked; Average Most popular Finished in 2021. Average days Had hiked the
23.5% section hiker age. start month One posthumous on trail among Long Trail
hiked. The youngest with 25.8% E2E for a hike thru-hikers. before.
was 7 and of hikers. completed in
oldest was 79. 1937.
Statistics come from self-reported data collected in End-to-End applications received from 2/16/21-3/1/22.
Marty “Rave” Abbott, Delmar, NY Bailey “Taser” Bomar, Seaside, CA Hannah “Stroopwafel” Chidekel, Brookline, MA
Lucas “Chestnut” Acaba, Groton, MA Chrystina “Muddy” Bonelli, Guilford, CT Daniel “Machine” Cholewa Jr, Gresham, OR
Shirley “Sprite” Adams, Abbot, ME Bailey Bontrager, Warrenton, VA Anna Chute, Strafford, VT
Daniela “Happy Feet” Agudelo, Brooklyn, NY Molly “Green Bay” Borgstrom, Madison, WI Jay Cipolla, Montpelier, VT
Max “8-Ball” Albulov, Milford, MI Seth Bortz, Colchester, VT Richard Clapp, Indianapolis, IN
Christine “Summercamp” Alexander, Silver Spring, MD Derek “Bear Magnet” Bowling, Columbus, IN Charity “Moon Hype” Clark, Williston, VT
Reed “Firefly” Allen, West Springfield, MA Robert “Tuna Roll” Boyle, Pittsburgh, PA Shannon “Goldilocks” Clarke, Rochester, NY
Floyd “The Veteran” Anderson, Windsor, CO Shelby “Slip n Slide” Boynton, Barrington, NH Ethan Clavecillas, Honolulu, HI
Edward “Zero” Andre, Somerville, MA Jeffrey “Waterslide” Bradford, Pittsfield, MA Joseph “Jack” Clay, Middletown Springs, VT
Elizabeth “Chuckles” Archibald, Portsmouth, NH Beth “Chief” Bresnahan, Cinnaminson, NJ Bradley “CleverMan” Cleverley, Chester, NY
Brenda “Tootsie” Aschenbach, Reading, PA Dan “Fiddy” Bresnahan, Cinnaminson, NJ Eva Clews, Peaks Island, ME
Trevor “Thornberry” Ashe, Nine Mile Falls, WA Collin “Wild Turkey” Britton, Richmond, VA Joshuah “Skip” Cohen, East Patchogue, NY
Emma Aspell, Reading, VT Lucy “Velcro” Brockway, Boulder, CO Emily “Trench Foot” Cohn, Rehoboth, MA
Ben “3-Seat” Atkins, Spring, TX Abigail “Toptimistic” Brown, Denville, NJ William Condon, Concord, NH
Damian “Juke Box” Aubrey, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, Joel Brown, Charlottesville, VA Tucker “Huck Finn” Cooper, Juneau, AK
United Kingdom Susan “Daisy Sue” Brown, Essex Junction, VT Coleman “Crockpot” Cooper, Grand Island, NE
Alejandro “Squeeze” Avellaneda, New York, NY Wilder “Grit” Brown, Middlesex, VT Ray “Three Quarters” Cooper, Buxton, ME
David Baldwin, Fairview, NC Jefff “Mountain Man” Brownscheidle, Henderson, NV John “Journey Man” Cowart, Asheville, NC
Isa “Twist Lock” Ballard, Brooklyn, NY Daniel “Epoch” Brunick, Binghamton, NY David “Hoagie” Crocco, White River Junction, VT
Michael “Uncle Vortex” Bankhead, Madison, WI, Juanita “Nita” Burch-Clay, Middletown Springs, VT David “Billy Goat Kid” Crocco III, White River Junction, VT
Betsy Barbera, Wakefield, RI Tracy “Scrappy” Buro, Washington, DC Lisa “Hostess” Croote, Middleburgh, NY
Robert “Tarzan” Barlow, Peacham, VT Jack “The West Ghost” Byrley, North Woodstock, NH Alex Crosby, Mechanicsburg, PA
Sara “Peaches” Basinger, Boulder, CO Dan “Bandana” Byrne, Albuquerque, NM Alicia “Daddy Long Legs” Cross, Portland, ME
Peter “Tinman” Beaman, Portsmouth, NH Philip “Blackhorse” Call, Raymond, ME Ted “Gary” Crowell, Needham, MA
Daniel Beaupre, Middlebury, VT Amanda “Scout” Callanan, Freeville, NY Craig “CT” Cuninghame, Virginia Beach, VA
Jeanna “Old School” Beck, Knoxville, TN James Cantrill, San Blas, Cuzco, Peru Mike Dacey, Stowe, VT
Vanessa “Sunflower” Belknap, Denver, CO Joel “Paparazzi” Carlisle, Hollis Center, ME Caroline Daugherty, Boston, MA
Ruth Benyo, Concord, MA Julianna “Scapegoat” Carney, Danbury, CT Marilyn “Pretty Feet” d’Auteuil, Fort Worth, TX
Andrew “Setback” Berg, Coon Rapids, MN Harlow “Limerick” Carpenter, Montpelier, VT Dudley Davis, Burlington, VT
Liz “Zester” Bierly, Washington, D.C. Daniel “Maple Syrup” Casey, Columbus, GA Mike Day, Mishawaka, IN
Dann “Catapult” Black, Irasburg, VT David “Fresh Lettuce” Celaya, Aguascalientes, Mexico William “Superfly” Deadwyler, Hopewell, NJ
Arlene “Gold” Blackwell, Winsted, CT Larry “Dreamer” Chambers, Antrim, NH Michael “Satchmo” DeBonis, Moretown, VT
Dennis “K1” Blanchard, Sarasota, FL Carla Chandler, Meriden, NH Jack “Mowgli” DeChristopher, Newton, MA
Kayla “Nuggets” Bold, Pflugerville, TX Ethan Chant, South Burlington, VT Gregory DeLong, Louisa, KY
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PHOTO BY EMMA SEKERCAN
Joseph DePasquale, Norton, MA
Celia “Oyster” Dillon, New York, NY
Laura “Stripes” Dobeck, Blackstone, MA
Erica Dombi, Bennington, VT
Daniel “Shoe Bones” Donovan, Hopewell Junction, NY
Joy “Violet” Dorchies, Keene, NH
Vianna Dornhecker, Goffstown, NH
Mason “Mason” Douglas, Mt. Rainier, MD
Shannon “Lost/found” Dowell, St. Louis, MO
Leo Dugger, Gainesville, FL
Bradley “1/2 mile” Duncan, Port St. Lucie, FL
Jenny “Not Yet” Duncan, Exeter, NH
Wendy Durgin, Dorset, VT
Scott “La Bomba” Durgin, Dorset, VT
Carrie “Sweep” Dyball, Jamaica Plain, MA
Emily “Ophelia” Eldridge-Ingram, Boston, MA
Malcolm “Newt” Emery, West Greenwich, RI
Sam Emison, Cambridge, MA
David Epstein, Shelburne, VT
Jennifer “Bruises” Etter, Boston, MA
Dennis “Double Mud” Falcione, Portland, OR
Jasmin “Grams” Faunce, Ashland, NH
Derrick “Gramps” Faunce, Ashland, NH
Nick “Hot Legs” Favazza, Clarkston, MI
Glen “Blaze” Ferguson, Ellington, CT
Colin Field, Fairbanks, AK
Matthew “Strider” Fitzgerald, Los Angeles, CA
Robert “Driftwood” Fitzsimmons, Burlington, VT
Lawrence “Webuster” Flinn, Albuquerque, NM
Abigail “Ghost” Fowler, Rutland, VT
Audrey Fox, Auburn, ME
Kodi “May Queen” Frost, Manila, UT
Sarah “Press” Gamard, Wilmington, DE Vermont is the state where my feet became familiar with a trail
Alex Ganten, Medford, MA
Brian “Slurpee” Garner, Tyngsboro, MA and my heart grew attuned to nature and wildlife.
Luke Gaudreau, Auburn, NH
David Geier, Webster, NY To walk this hallowed path of a state that has marked itself
Sabina “Dragonfly” Gellrich, Swansea, MA
Denise “Tender Toes” George, Brownsville, VT on my soul forever has filled me with more gratitude than I can
Mike “Squatch Watch” George, Brownsville, VT
Liz “Bacon” Gerber, Evanston, IL
express.
Izzie “Eleven” Gerber, Evanston, IL
Wednesday Gillespie, South Strafford, VT
The beauty that exists on the Long Trail is indescribable at
Logan “Yogi” Giroux, East Greenwich, RI
Angela “Sparrow” Gluck, Newport, VT
times. The hardship, suffering, and grit that it takes to complete
Lindsey Gordon, Auburn, ME this path remains in the muscles forever.
Sarah “Ccino” Governale, Glenville, NY
Chester “Boomerang” Green, Easton, MD And the genuine kindness of the people along the way
Robert “Moxie” Greenier, Fort Collins, CO
Julia Grey, Jeffersonville, VT reminded me that in this world of turmoil and dissent, the
Éponine Grey, Jeffersonville, VT
Rise Grey, Jeffersonville, VT goodness of fellow humans helping one another still exists.
Lincoln Grey, Jeffersonville, VT
Roger “All Day” Gross, Angels Camp, CA I have hiked thousands of miles, yet nothing up to this point
Lucy “Trick or Treat” Groves, Cornwall, VT
Richard Elden Gullickson, Colchester, VT
makes me more proud than to be able to say I am a Long Trail
Anna “Loon” Hadorn, Andover, MA, End-To-Ender.
Ty “Boots” Haessig, Jericho, VT
Joseph “Cold Brew” Haggan, Groton, CT
Catherine “Ricky Bobby” Hallisey, Wethersfield, CT
— LEAH “EAGLE EYE” LAROCCO, 40, FRANKLIN, TN
Ben “Ooze” Hallman, West Brookfield, VT
Zach “Old Spice” Hammer, New York, NY
Julia “Boot” Hampton, Brattleboro, VT Leah “Eagle Eye” LaRocco hiked solo from Pawling, NY (part of an AT
Todd “Handsome” Hanks, Cleveland, OH
Julie “Tiny T” Hardeman, Kirkwood, MO section hike) to Waterbury Center in 2019, before various injuries and
Sean “Liquor” Hartwell, Madison Heights, MI
relentless rain led her to make the decision to come off trail and return the
Virginia “Chance” Hassell, Farmingdale, ME
Erin “Tick Mama” Hassett, Cortland, NY following year. In October 2021, she completed the rest of the Long Trail.
Barbara “Whisper” Hauzinger, Burlington, VT
LONG TRAIL NEWS • SUMMER 2022 | 9
“The Rainiest July on Record”
Though many say last July was “The rainiest July on record in Vermont,” the Northeast Regional Climate Center
reports it was just the third-rainiest July in the state’s history (it was the rainiest in Massachusetts and New
Hampshire). But it was wet and muddy for sure, especially in southern Vermont.
Nobody expects a completely dry Long Trail thru-hike, but last summer’s hikers faced sopping socks, knee-deep
mud puddles and socked-in views much of the way. Here’s what End-to-Enders had to say about the rain – the good,
the bad, and the merely damp:
Doing [the trail] in the July with the most rainfall in Vermont’s history is something
that makes one feel even better about having continued despite the exhaustion and
mostly hunger that we had on our thru hike.”
— NICOLÁS MANCERA DE OLLOQUI, 21, AGUASCALIENTES, MEXICO
[Completing the Long Trail] means we had to have real determination and grit to
finis in the time allotted during the wettest July on record in Vermont.”
— ANGELA “GOLDILOCKS” SCHNUERCH, 54, NAPLES, NEW YORK
There were many days of rain during my trek-this meant wet shoes, putting on wet
clothes every day, and moving forward even when things were uncomfortable. The
resilience it takes to be an end-to-ender is something that I will continue to carry
with me throughout my life.”
— STEPHANIE “TWISTER” NADEAU, 29, AUGUSTA, MAINE
Climate change projections say Vermont will become wetter and warmer.
More intense and frequent rains already cause more erosion and mud,
leaving less time for the trail to dry between storms. Much of the southern
Long Trail has soil types prone to mud, and lies in low gaps and valleys,
often along rivers, streams and wetlands.
So the notorious “Vermud” will probably remain troublesome there. The
club monitors conditions, and responds when possible: installing puncheon
(wooden walkways) or stonework to raise the trail; improving drainage; and
sometime relocating the trail to drier ground.
The club now plans fiel operations both responding to and anticipating
more extreme weather. Preparing for increased use as well as worse
weather requires large capital investments, already under way in some of
the muddiest spots. This summer, professional Long Trail Patrol crews will
finis a three-year project rerouting eroding trails near Stratton Pond, and
the Volunteer Long Trail Patrol will spend six weeks hardening a bad stretch
of trail from Dunville Hollow to Harmon Hill.
10 | T H E G R E E N M O U N TA I N C L U BMichael “Slyngshot” Heald, Newport Center, VT Nancy Landry, Colchester, VT Samuel “Backstroke” Meehan, Northfield, VT
Henry “Breaker” Healy, Mt Horeb, WI Chuck Landry, Meriden, NH J.W. “Blue II” Mejia, Hinesburg, VT
Cody Hecht, Somerville, MA Thomas “Brother #4” Lane, Shoreham, NY Pat “Houlihan” Meredith, Manchester, VT
Elise “Aloha” Hedglen, Wakefield, RI Liam “Brother #1” Lane, Binghamton, NY Nicole “Humblebee” Michaels, East Northport, NY
Kevin “Just Kevin” Hegarty, Melrose, MA Crystal “Chickadee” Lanpher, Portland, ME Ember “Trail Spice” Middleton, Denver, CO
Acadia “Denali” Hegedus, Middlebury, VT Steve “Gauntlet” LaRocca, Fitchburg, MA Lizzy “Upside” Miller, Yardley, PA
Jesse “Chipmunk” Hegney, Saugerties, NY Leah “Eagle Eye” LaRocco, Franklin, TN Mary “Sunshine” Misavage, Londonderry, VT
Joseph “Gator, Flying J, Crawl” Hendon, Homer, AK Jeff “Boots” Lathrop, West Hartford, VT Elizabeth “Rave” Mohan, Plaistow, NH
Meegana “Violet” Henry, Partlow, VA Owen “Stickbug” Lawler, Lexington, MA Mary “Restless” Montigny, Portsmouth, RI
Peter Herz, Bedford, NH Allie “Grateful” Lawler, Lexington, MA David Morrissey, Salisbury, VT
Esther “Briar Rabbit” Hewitt, Alvin, TX Michael “PapaBear” Lebo, Stoddard, NH Alison “OneL” Morrow, Montpelier, VT
Julie “Smurf” Higgins, Stowe, VT Amy “Scooter” Lee, Montpelier, VT Cindy “Happy Feet” Mowry, Peru, VT
Daniel “Doctor Dent” Himmelstein, Hanover, NH Chris Lemelin, Dover, NH Millie “Early Bird” Mugica, Hollis, NH
Robin “Miss America” Hobbs, Sevierville, TN Marisa Lenetsky, West Chazy, NY Peter “Latch” Muhitch, Exeter, RI
Bradley “B-Rad” Hodgdon, Waterbury, VT Christian “Bamboo” Lesage, South Kent, CT Araceli “Full Circle” Muñoz Chaira, Hyattsville, MD
Brad “The Solution” Hodge, Pepperell, MA Melissa “Half Pint” Levy, Bethel, VT Peg “Worth it” Myhre, Weybridge, VT
Lindsay “Kitkat” Holland, Grand Isle, VT Gary “Ulysses” Linehan, East Sandwich, MA John “Duct Tape” Myhre, Weybridge, VT
Grant “Moses” Holtan, Yonkers, NY Alexander “Coco” Lopes, Oakland, CA Stephanie “Twister” Nadeau, Augusta, ME
Andrew “Pacer” Hood, Manchester, CT Emily “Pints” Lopuski, Shelburne, VT Paul “Gobbles” Neal, Cuyahoga Falls, OH
Tom “Polar” Hope, West Chester, PA Lynne “Wind Walker” Love, Lisbon, CT Elizabeth “Zeke” Newbury, Noank, CT
Kurt “Sugar Lumps” Houwen, Hoboken, NJ Becca “Tangles” Lubbert, Ansonia, CT Abigail Newby-Kew, Douglas, AK
Michael “Mighty” Howson, Clarksburg, MD Sean “Gummybear” Lynch, St. Johnsbury, VT Emily “Ace” Newcomer, Henderson, NV
Simone “AED” Huot, Grantham, NH Anastasia “Cosmic” Lynn, Burlington, VT Rebecca Nissan, Great Neck, NY
Amy “Lotus” Johnson, Bennington, VT Timothy “Catamount” Lyons, South Burlington, VT Liam “Fungi” Nokes, Arlington, MA
Laurie “Bean” Johnson, Soldotna, AK Phillip “Jerky” Maciaszek, Washington, DC Kerstin “Jazz” Nordstrom, Northampton, MA
Joshua “Pace Car” Johnson, Saine Augustine, FL James “Glide” Madden, Niskayuna, NY Emma “Rainbows” Norton, Kingston, NH
Buddy “Foxfire” Johnson, Lexington, VA Scott Manas, Miami, FL Sara “Tak” Nosack, Vernon, CT
Christopher “Times 2” Johnson, Lee, MA Ryan Mantz, Bedford, MA Joseph Nosack, Vernon, CT
Natalie “Troop” Johnston, Newtown Square, PA Meaghan “Rapunzel” Martin, Standish, ME Katherine “Id” Obara, Rehoboth, MA
Sue “Snowflea” Johnston, Lyndon Center, VT Sierra “Snorlax” Martin, Burlington, VT Michael “Mr. Smurf” O’Connor, Stowe, VT
Tom “Backwoods” Jones, Avon, CT Michael “Uncle Mikey” Masse, Reading, MA Michael O’Donnell, Austin, TX
Thomas “Primus” Jones Sr., Pottstown, PA Christopher Mathon, Wilmington, VT Jenna “.4” Ofano, Richmond, VA
Abby “Double A” Kaija, Reading, VT Dickstein “Egg” Matthew, Saint Johnsbury, VT Nicolás Mancera de Olloqui, Aguascalientes, Mexico
Lisa “Quirky” Kaija, Reading, VT Roark “Roark” Maynard, North Smithfield, RI Michael “2 tired Scoutmasters” O’Neil, York, ME
Lauren “Noodle” Kaija, Portland, ME Luke “Feed Bag” Mazzochette, Pasadena, MD Nelson “SLO-MO” Orta, Lake Placid, FL
Taylor “Newt” Kapsimalis, Arlington, MA Seth “Atlas” McAlister, North Hampton, NH Sunshine Orta, West Henrietta, NY
Tom “Tom Sawyer” Karakowski, East Brunswick, NJ Lela “Elm” McCaffrey, Richmond, VT William “Will-Power” Osborn, Elkhorn, NE
John “Tumbleweed” Karath, Bozeman, MT Kyle McCarty, Fairbanks, AK Brian Ouellette, Brookline, MA
Rachel “Raven” Katler, Northampton, MA Ainsley “Tiger Lily” McClachrie, Carrabassett Valley, ME Andrew “Ripple” Oughton, Manchester, NH
Cooper “Peep” Katzman, Arlington, MA Danielle “Bean” McDonald, Augusta, ME Tom “Fudge Foot” Overbaugh, Newark, DE
Christopher “Glacier” Keating, Mason, TX Michele McKee, Charlestown, RI Zachery “Watermelon man” Owens, Asheville, NC
Sam “Warthog Gang” Kelley-Derzon, Greenland, NH Geoff Mckee, Charlestown, RI Jeff “Moonbeam” Padgett, Burlington, VT
Jerry “Rowlings” Kerr, Londonderry, NH Michael McMorrow, Waunakee, WI David “FBomb” Panofsky, Madison, WI
Liz “Handstand” Kidder, Auburn, NH Gabriel Medina, Underhill, VT Penny Parker, Cavendish, VT
Brian “Skywalker” Kirk, Elkton, MD
Elizabeth Kirkpatrick, Old Greenwich, CT
PHOTO BY EMMA SEKERCAN
Stacy “Sprout” Kissel, Somerville, MA
Dana “Ducky” Kluchinski, Philadelphia, PA
Andrew “Snails” Knight, Concord, NH
Manda “Sourpatch” Knight, Concord, NH
Porter Knight, Bristol, VT
Anneliese “Border Colley” Koenig, South Burlington, VT
Stacy “Walks with Nacho” Kolcum, Golden, CO
Isabel “Webs” Koran, Fort Wright, KY
Jonathan “Doctor Jon” Koresko, Boyertown, PA
Allison “Juke Box” Korn, Brattleboro, VT
Peter Kossar, Lebanon, NH
Pano “Two Pump” Koukopoulos, Woodbury, CT
Charlie Krebs, Craftsbury, VT
Joe “Rock Hopper” Krebs, Craftsbury, VT
Matt “Zeus” Krebs, Craftsbury, VT
Ruth “Mud Stomper” Krebs, Craftsbury, VT
William “Meat Hands” Kriewald, Moretown, VT
Sydney Kula, Tarrytown, NY
Stefani “Not Today Satan” Kuo, New Haven, CT
Raneem “Nalgene” Kurzum, Poughkeepsie, NY
Judy “Pony” LaFrenier, Warwick, MA
Tim Lalor, Manchester Center, VT
Michael Landry, Colchester, VT
LONG TRAIL NEWS • SUMMER 2022 | 11Even though I have lived in Vermont for over a Janey “Carjack” Tallarida, Medford, MA
decade, I never considered myself an outdoors Tim Tanner, Seattle, WA
Mitchell “Popcorn” Taylor, Austin, TX
person or in shape to tackle anything more Sean Teall, Clarence, NY
Kevin “Surprise Attack” Teets, Colchester, VT
challenging than a two or three-mile moderate David “Teets” Teetsel, Walworth, NY
hike. Being able to endure long, strenuous hiking, Olivia “Rocky” Thomas, Burlington, VT
Jessica “Bird Song” Thomas, Craftsbury Common, VT
day after day on rocky, slippery, muddy, and Clyde “Clydesdale” Tibbetts, Auburn, ME
Lucia “Breakfast Queen” Tiererova, Boston, MA
steep trails, while carrying almost a third of my Sarah “Turtle” Tilley, Arlington, VT
body weight, with swollen and painful ankles and Ryan “Cous Cous” Tindall, Brooklyn, NY
Susannah Tracy Small, Chester, MA
knees, gave me a sense of accomplishment and Kelly Tull, Fiskdale, MA
Adam “Flintstoned” Tull, Fiskdale, MA
contentment that still puzzles me to this day. Grace “Grass” Turnbull, Harvard, MA
— AMY “SCOOTER” LEE, MONTPELIER, VT Tressa Urie, Craftsbury Common, VT
Crystal “Achilles” Valente, Winooski, VT
Daniel “Redtail” Van Der Vliet, Richmond, VT
JC “Catmando” Van Etten, Daytona Beach, FL
Andrew “Hoodwala” Parmelee, Hudson, MA Rishi “Bliss” Sadhir, Jamaica Plain, MA Henry “Fire Hazard” Van Zuyle, Flagstaff, AZ
Alan “Sunup” Paschell, Calais, VT Deborah “Bota” Sadler, Richmond, VT Molly “Scout” vanLuling, Gorham, ME
Jeffrey “Turtle” Pascoe, South Burlington, VT Mary “Bolder Patrol” Sanders, Boulder, CO Alex Vaschillo, Redmond, WA
Kera “Sunny” Passante, Kennett Square, PA Krissy “Dr. Chacos” Schelling, Burlington, VT Michael “MichiganMike” Vasile, Shelby Township, MI
Shiv “Sage” Patel, Dudley, MA Kenyon “Whistlin’ Kiwi” Schick, Newfields, NH Celeste “Blue” Venolia, Williamstown, MA
Evan “Rocket Man” Pauling, New London, NH Skyler “Trouble” Schneck, Ashland, OR Ella “Minnie Pearl” Vorenberg, New York, NY
Amy Peacock, Mendon, VT Angela “Goldilocks” Schnuerch, Naples, NY Justin “HOME FREE” Waag, Denver, CO
Bruce Peacock, Mendon, VT Nick Schram, Killington, VT Matthew “Wags” Wagner, Saegertown, PA
Richard Pearlstein, Amherst, MA Chuck “The 2 Tired Scoutmasters” Schwab, Belmont, MA Ariel “Pig’s Ear” Walcutt, Arlington, VA
Sabine “Foureyes” Pelton, Lewiston, ME Daniel Seeley, Richford, VT Jack Walker, Thurmont, MD
Charlotte “Stylin” Pendock, Harrisville, NH Emma “Giggles” Sekercan, Burlington, VT Ginger “Treefrog” Wallis, Thetford Center, VT
Dave “Photon” Peternell, Westford, MA Ken “Up & Over” Sgorbati, Cheshire, CT Dave “Weatherbeard” Walsh, Litchfield, NH
Tom “Grandaddy” Pettrey, Lexington, KY William Shakespeare, Marlboro, VT Marcela “Mariposa” Weber, Knoxville, TN
Greg “Peanuts” Phillips, Hanover, NH Ryan “Channel 4” Shea, Somerville, MA Benjamin Weber-Sparrow, Berkeley, CA
Travis “Hopper” Phillips, Colchester, VT Dwight “Ike” Sheppard, Nine Mile Falls, WA Riley Weddle, Jacksonville Beach, FL
Anna “Traipse” Pinkerton, Chevy Chase, MD Andrew “Lynx and Spruce” Sheridan, Ballston Spa, NY Ella Wegman-Lawless, Lake Leelanau, MI
Sara “Ghost” Plunkett, Oakland, MD Adam “Spacemaker” Sherman, Bethlehem, CT Kurt Wehde, Plainfield, NH
Russell Primeau, White River Junction, VT Tom “Stellar-T” Sherry, Fairview Park, OH Maria “Detox” White, Evansville, IN
Robert “A minus” Primeau, Newport, VT Danielle Silva, Littleton, NH Ken “Scarecrow” Whitehead, Enosburg Falls, VT
Richard “Cruiser” Provost, Bristol, VT Jonathan “Lil Sebastian” Silva, Littleton, NH Phoebe “White Rabbit” Whiteside, Princeton, NJ
Sara “TUpT (Taped Up Turtle)” Quesnel, Whiting, VT Megan “Sunshine” Sinsley, Raleigh, NC Todd Whittingslow, Round Rock, TX
Brock “MegaMind” Quesnel, Whiting, VT John “Numbers” Sinsley, Raleigh, NC Emily “Scooter Bug” Wight, Burlington, VT
Sharon “Birthday girl” Radak, Canandaigua, NY Keith “Mustachio” Skaggs, St Charles, MO Kaela “Pizza” Wilbur, Holderness, NH
David “Devo” Radka, Old Saybrook, CT Bria “Breeze” Sloane, Richmond, VT Addison Will, Tulsa, OK
Jeffry “Thirstyboots” Reilly, Northfield, VT Taylor “Sunset” Smith, Westborough, MA Daniel Willen, Cambridge, MA
Alex “Krinkles” Reiner, Littleton, NH Bradley Smith, Salem, OH Bill Willen, Glastonbury, CT
Kimberly “Coconut” Rheaume, New Haven, VT Lyndsay “Jungle Jane” Phillips Senger, Porto Alegra, Morgan Wolaver, Richmond, VT
Andrew “Speed Racer” Richards, Palm Springs, FL Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil Melissa Wolaver, Richmond, VT
Kerry “Honey Badger” Rickman, Blue Springs, MO Márcio “Panda Bear” Senger, Porto Alegra, Adele Wolfson, Richford, VT
Don “Splash” Rickman, Blue Springs, MO Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil Chris “Little Tree (L.T.)” Wood, Dover, NH
Shelby “Haulin’ Oats” Ridinger, Minneapolis, MN Emily “Sticky” Smith, Durango, CO Ren “Alpine” Workman, Beverly, MA
John “Just in Case” Rieger, North Syracuse, NY Molly Smith, Charlotte, VT Timothy “Bellow” Wuestneck, Manasquan, NJ
Charlie “Bloodfoot” Roberts, Putney, VT David “Moentblanc” Smith, Adams, MA Nathan “Classic” Yohey, Columbus, OH
Alan “Wizard” Roberts, Putney, VT Grace Smith, Burlington, VT Asha “Baby Corn” Yunga Korn, Brattleboro, VT
Derek “8 Lives” Roberts, Bethlehem, NH Kirk “The Captain” Snyder, Wenatchee, WA Lucas “Delicious” Yunga Korn, Brattleboro, VT
Will Robinson, Middlebury, VT Julia “Puddin’ Tane” Snyder, Burlington, VT Marco “Pan Caliente” Yunga Tacuri, Brattleboro, VT
Max “Siddartha” Robinson, Portland, ME Janet “JC” Sotola, Altamont, NY John “JZ” Zaleskas, Minneapolis, MN
Ariel “Gatorade” Robinson, Boston, MA Jordan “Not Yet” Speer, Salem, MA Abby Zani, West Brookfield, VT
Andrea “Moth” Robinson, Glenmont, NY Becky “Snap” Squier, Watertown, MA Alyssa “Perfect Stranger” Zevallos, Mount Joy, PA
Luis Rodriguez, Virginia Beach, VA Joyce “Goldilocks” St. Jean, Brattleboro, VT Kolby “Alpha” Ziemendorf, Burnt Hills, NY
William “Carver” Rogers, South Burlington, VT Lisa “Ol Beagle” Stanton, Richmond, VT
Megan “Swiss Army” Rogers, Banks, OR Caroline “Gigs” Starace, Greenfield Center, NY
Stephen “Smokescreen” Rolle, Buffalo, NY Benjamin “Just Ben” Stark, Yorktown Heights, NY CONGRATULATIONS to the latest
Bill “Add on” Root, Charlotte, VT William “Osprey” Steinharter, Weston, CT side-to-sider who hiked the
Karen “Tailwind” Root, Charlotte, VT Peter Stern, Westerville, OH
Sharon “46er2” Rosenthal, Arlington, VT Parker “Copilot” Strawbridge, Hartland, VT 88 side trails on the Long Trail
Douglas “Faceplant” Roth, Manchester, CT George Sullivan, Natick, MA System, totaling 166 miles!
Beth “Pied Piper” Rowntree, Shelburne, VT Micheal Sutton, Marietta, GA
Steven “Pezboy” Roy, Amherst, NH Matt “Chickory” Sweger, Carlisle, PA Carol Van Dyke, Stowe, VT
Laura “Lert” Rushfeldt, Arlington, MA Brenna “Scoops” Swetman, Burlington, VT
12 | T H E G R E E N M O U N TA I N C L U BTrail Support
Coast team in Stratford, Connecticut, to
Catching up with GMC Corporate Sponsor volunteer for a day on the trail. Four employees
spent a rainy June day disassembling old
Athletic Brewing Company
puncheon around Stratton Pond, preparing for
an important reroute of the LT/AT in the area.
“Our team had an awesome time working
at the Stratton Pond project with Lorne
[Currier] and Mike [DeBonis],” said Matt
Place, Athletic’s Regional Sales Manager
in New England, “The work was wet and
difficult. We were tearing up an old trail so that
it could be set further away from the pond.
“We have done trail days in other parts of
the country but this was our first in Vermont
- and in mud-season-like conditions at that.
Lorne and Mike were super helpful, giving us
a rundown of our work and teaching us a little
bit of history about the trails along the way.”
The company is now a certified B-Corp,
a designation indicating the company meets
high standards of social and environmental
performance. Its Two for the Trails program
has become a fund granting $1 million
FUNDING THE GREEN MOUNTAIN CLUB’S WORK takes memberships, individual donations, annually to local trails organizations
private and public grants, and support from corporate sponsors. GMC is grateful to Athletic nationwide. The company also dedicates one
Brewing Company for its incredible sponsorship at the Camel’s Hump level ($15,000 or percent of sales to initiatives furthering social
justice, equity and inclusion.
more) in 2020 and at the Mansfield level ($30,000 or more) in 2021.
Athletic’s support of GMC continues
As some traditional funding sources become less dependable, corporate support from in 2022. We are seeking to continue our
partners like Athletic Brewing have become essential. The company’s commitment to beneficial relationship by applying for a grant
investing in local trail organizations has enabled GMC to pay for 8 weeks of trail crew time. for the three-year Burrows Trail Rehabilitation
Project starting this season.
“It’s not just about money and sending
We recently caught up with Athletic to says. He grew up skiing at Bromley Mountain a check, it’s about actually getting out and
see why the company considers giving back to Resort and hiking in southern Vermont, then helping, because there’s real work to be done,”
trails so important. Bill Shufelt, who founded attended Middlebury College, where he said Bill. “It’s great for our team to be out,
Athletic, was looking for great-tasting beer for a continued hiking on the Long Trail. all different departments working together,
life in which other commitments and priorities Athletic’s $15,000 donation for trail work and having a good team day that’s fun and
outranked alcohol. Today Athletic is one of made the company GMC’s most generous wholesome out in the world.” Although
the most popular non-alcoholic brews in the corporate sponsor in 2020, when the club’s he now works in San Diego, Athletic will
country. You may have seen it at your co-op, funding was thrown wildly into flux by the arrange with GMC’s volunteer coordinator
or tried a sample at a local running race or at Covid-19 pandemic. Nationwide, Athletic for another day of trail work in Vermont this
GMC’s trail magic table on Long Trail Day. has donated $1.3 million to local trails season, probably helping start the Burrows
In addition to its mission of “beer for the organizations. Trail Project.
modern lifestyle,” Athletic leads in corporate In 2021 Athletic doubled its commitment Thank you, Athletic, for your continued
giving, with its “Two for the Trails” program. to GMC, pledging $30,000 to the Long Trail support of the Green Mountain Club,
From the company’s founding, two percent of Legacy Campaign to improve the quality of Vermont’s trails, and outdoor recreation
all sales has been donated to organizations that the northern Long Trail to match the rest of opportunities nationwide.
protect and restore local trails and parks. the trail. GMC was able to staff a trail crew For more information about corporate
In 2020 Athletic connected with the Green for six weeks that season constructing a stone sponsorship and support of the Green
Mountain Club as steward of the mountains staircase and other trail hardening measures Mountain Club, contact Development
and land that surrounded Bill as he grew up. north and south of Route 242 near Jay Peak. Assistant Erica Harris, eharris@
“I’ve been more or less in the Green Mountains And after what felt like forever, pandemic greenmountainclub.org.
in all different seasons for 40 years or so,” Bill restrictions eased enough for Athletic’s East
14 | T H E G R E E N M O U N TA I N C L U BAthletic Brewing Company staff disassemble puncheon around Stratton Pond as partLofOaNvolunteer
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| 15Field Notes
he summer of 2022 is upon us. The 2021 season. We hoped to field a fourth trail Nevertheless we have another huge season
T GMC Field Programs team spent
the winter reviewing the successes
and challenges of the 2021 field season,
crew this year, but hiring challenges forced
that on hold.
As I wrote in the last issue, we focused on
of work, described from south to north on the
next page. We are cautiously optimistic about
continuing the trend toward normality as the
completing a significant hiring period, and increasing pay and on other ways to build a Covid-19 pandemic eases.
orienting new crew leaders to our plans for more equitable program that is accessible to We will continue to review our processes
this year. more applicants. That work paid off: we saw of planning capital and restoration projects
The season marks another step toward more visits to our hiring webpage and more to ensure that we get the best return on
recovery from the pandemic, as we will field completed applications than in recent years. investment, we attract the best talent to our
the Volunteer Long Trail Patrol for the first However, we still didn’t get enough interest crews, and the Long Trail System will be
time since 2019. In addition, we will field from folks with trail work experience, which sustainable for the next 100 years.
three Long Trail Patrol crews and staff 16 is of course a baseline standard for skilled — Keegan Tierney
backcountry caretaker sites, mirroring the crews. That foreclosed a fourth crew. Director of Field Programs
PHOTO BY KATHRYN WRIGLEY
Justin Towers, Burrows Trail Project Coordinator,
scouts Burrows Trail spike sites.
BURROWS TRAIL
Crews will repair trail over three years by
returning trail to its original width, repairing
failed drainages and installing staircases
and checksteps.
2022 project planning board.
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