(Continued from Part Two) We awaken at dawn to the sounds of a moose lumbering toward our tent. The animal’s heavy footfalls pass nearby and then ...
Blazing a Good Trail: The AT in Maine (Part Two)
(Continued from Part One) On June 21, 1934, the four Bates boys, as I come to think of them—Professor William Sawyer, outing club president ...
1934 A.T. Scouting Trip Gear List
Below is the gear list from the final Appalachian Trail scouting trip, taken June 21-28, 1934, in western Maine by members of the Bates College Outing ...
Blazing a Good Trail: The AT in Maine (Part One)
“To those who would see the Maine wilderness, tramp day by day through a succession of ever delightful forest, past lake and stream, and over ...
Ode to a Pack
Ten years ago, I bought a black Kelty daypack at the EMS store in Burlington, Vermont. At the time, fresh out of college, it was a simple purchase. I ...