Appalachia Summer/fall 2005

For more than 128 years, the Appalachian Mountain Club's journal Appalachia has delivered inspired writing on mountain exploration, ecology, and conservation; news about international mountaineering expeditions; analysis of Northeastern mountaineering accidents; and much more. In this issue of Appalachia: The AMC's Maine Woods Initiative "Big ideas" lead to a historic step in land conservation From Maine to Mount Everest Mountaineer and guide Craig John crafts an outdoor life Island Hopping Along the Maine Coast The Maine Island Trail Association creates a scenic route for DownEast paddlers Also: An ecological inventory of the AMC's Katahdin Iron Works tract and a history of the traditional Maine sporting camp at its heart Photo essay of Acadia National Park, by Jerry and Marcy Monkman Interview with Buzz Caverly, Director of Baxter State Park The aesthetics of trail maintenance Getting along with black bears And moreAppalachian Mountain Club is the author of 'Appalachia Summer/fall 2005', published 2005 under ISBN 9781929173969 and ISBN 1929173962.