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Appalachian Trail Hostels and Lodgings 2016

The new 2016 Appalachian Trail Hostels and Lodgings listing is out on WhiteBlaze. You can view it from the Homepage in the upper right corner or go to Appalachian Trail Hostels and Lodgings 2016.

Many thanks once again to Jeff Taussig from Green Mountain House for updating the listing

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Bob Cummings, Legendary Maine environmental reporter moves on to new trails

It is very sad news that I have to pass on that our fellow WhiteBlaze member "Weary" has passed on. Here is an article by Jym St. Pierre about Weary.

Robert Cummings of Phippsburg died Thursday, January 21, at age 86.

Born in Bath, Maine, Bob Cummings was a 1958 graduate of the University of Illinois School of Journalism, where he worked part-time as a reporter for the Champaign-Urbana Courier. After returning to Maine he worked briefly in the Machias Bureau of the Bangor Daily News before joining the staff of the Bath Times. Later he worked at the Portland Press Herald and Maine Sunday Telegram for many years.

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Volunteer hours logged on Appalachian Trail, ATC reports as record breaking

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Published on 11-27-2015 18:47

HARPERS FERRY, W.Va. — The Appalachian Trail Conservancy announced Tuesday that a record-breaking 6,827 volunteers reported approximately 272,477 hours to maintaining and protecting the Appalachian Trail for hikers to use during the 2015 fiscal year.
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WhiteBlaze.net, an Appalachian Trail community is seeking correspondents to write good quality outdoor articles dealing with the Appalachian Trail and anything hiking related in general. By hiking related we mean, hiking trails, hiking stories, hike preparation, health and safety and everything else we see going on around us in the outdoor hiking community, and more. Send us your ideas.
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Appalachian trail gets a new section in Bear Mountain

A new section of the Appalachian Trail in Bear Mountain will open this weekend, thanks to nine months of work by volunteers.

The New York-New Jersey Trail Conference’s Long Distance Trails Crew, an all-volunteer group, contributed more than 3,000 hours this year to relocate a 0.2 mile section of the historic trail in Bear Mountain State Park.
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Maine Warden Service discover skeletal remains discovered, likely those of missing hiker Geraldine Largay

Published on 10-16-2015 14:37

[Augusta, Maine – Friday, October 16, 2015]
The Maine Warden Service believes that skeletal remains discovered in Redington Township are likely those of missing hiker Geraldine Largay missing since July 22, ...

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