Episode Nine: Tramily Matters
While Candy prepares to return to the trail, Matt connects with a fun group of hikers and forms a “tramily.” As Candy rejoins, the group enters New Hampshire’s White Mountains, famous for both spectacular views and extremely challenging terrain. We explore the balancing act that land managers are playing between protecting sensitive ecosystems and allowing access to these spectacular landscapes.
This episode’s guests:
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Becky Fullerton
Archivist for the Appalachian Mountain Club
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Nat Scrimshaw
Chair of World Trails Network - Hub for the Americas
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Laura Waterman
Conservationist, Mountain Climber, and Author. Co-author of “Forest and Crag: A History of Hiking, Trail Building, and Adventure in the Northeast Mountains”
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Alexander DeLucia
Director of Trails for the Appalachian Mountain Club
Learn More:
Learn more about the Appalachian Mountain Club.
Learn more about the World Trails Network - Hub for the Americas.
Read “Forest and Crag” and more books from Laura Waterman.
Check out this detailed article about the impact of crowding on the Franconia Ridge, written by Nat Scrimshaw.
Birdman at the start of the Long Trail in Vermont.
The famous Inn at Long Trail, near Killington, VT.
Willard Gap intersection - the AT goes to the right, and the Long Trail continues to the left.
Rainstorms approaching in New Hampshire.
Chop Chop near the summit of Mt. Moosilauke in New Hampshire's White Mountains.
Moosilauke summit with my tramily in the background.
Franconia Ridge in the distance.
Crowds along the Franconia Ridge trail.
Chili Pepper Woman up on the Franconia Ridgeline.
Birdman and Chili Pepper Woman on the Franconia Ridge.
Episode Credits:
Produced by: The Wild Lens Collective in partnership with New Hampshire Public Radio
With Support from: Big Agnes
Producers: Matthew Podolsky, Taylor Quimby
Promotion/Social Media: Hannah Mulvany
Music by: Blue Dot Sessions
