Episode Seven: Climate Change on the Trail
Matt and Candy experience some of the most challenging terrain along the entire AT during an intense thunderstorm. The weather is changing, and that makes an AT thru-hike more dangerous and difficult to plan. We explore how climate change is altering the trail and the trail experience. An injury forces Matt and Candy to reevaluate their plans.
This episode’s guests:
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Hawk Metheny
Vice President of Regional and Trail Operations for the Appalachian Trail Conservancy
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Katie Allen
Director of Landscape Conservation for the Appalachian Trail Conservancy
Learn More:
Learn more about the Appalachian Trail Conservancy
Trail condition updates post-Helene on the ATC’s website here
More about climate change and its impacts on the trail via ATC’s website
Recording birdsong with the mini parabola.
Chili Pepper Woman scrambling across a rock ledge in New York.
Dried out shrubs along a ridge-line in New York.
Newly fallen leaves on the ground in July - New York heatwave.
The AT follows this old mining road for a short section in New York's Hudson Highlands.
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
