Tag Archives: Bear Mountain
Join Photour Adventures for an Earth Day Celebration
Submit your best nature pictures in the Capture the Beauty of the Earth photo contest to be featured at the event! Plus: Enjoy refreshments, wine, a raffle, and more By guest bloggers Susan Magnano and Michael Malandra, owners of Photour … Continue reading
Long Distance Trails Crew Chief Chris Reyling Named ATC Mid-Atlantic Volunteer of the Year
By Members of the Long Distance Trails Crew Congratulations to Long Distance Trails Crew Chief Chris Reyling, who was named Appalachian Trail Conservancy Mid-Atlantic Volunteer of the Year! Long Distance Trails Crew (LDTC) members submitted the nomination of their crew … Continue reading
Where There’s a Hearth, There’s Mirth
By Gary Willick, Fulfillment Specialist As an adult, I discovered that most of the people I had known in my hometown of Teaneck, NJ, had moved away; I myself had moved to Closter, NJ. When visiting my parents and the … Continue reading
Bard Students Team Up with Long Distance Trails Crew to Help Relocate the Appalachian Trail on Bear Mountain
Text by Bob Fuller, Andrea Minoff, and Marty Costello, photos by Andrea Minoff, members of the Long Distance Trails Crew Students supplement sustainable trail design class work with field experience This October, the Trail Conference’s Long Distance Trails Crew (LDTC) … Continue reading
New Section of Appalachian Trail on Bear Mountain Opens with Ribbon-Cutting Hike
Text and Photos by Andrea Minoff, Assistant to the Long Distance Trails Crew Chief A new section of the Appalachian Trail on the southwest shoulder of Bear Mountain in Harriman/Bear Mountain State Parks was opened this past Saturday, Nov. 14. Long … Continue reading
Long Distance Trails Crew Nears Completion of Appalachian Trail Relocation on Bear Mountain
Text by Bob Fuller and Marty Costello, pictures by Marty Costello, LDTC members New trail goes up through cliffs, climbs a stone ladder, and reaches beautiful views. In March 2015, the Long Distance Trails Crew (LDTC) began work on a … Continue reading
Thanks for Voting! REI Donates $66K to the Bear Mountain Trails Project
UPDATE: On August 21, REI announced the donation of an extra $10,000 to each project in the Every Trail Connects campaign. That brings our total to $76,145! Thanks to the overwhelming support of our members, volunteers, partners, and friends, the Trail … Continue reading
Vote for the Appalachian Trail in REI’s Every Trail Connects Campaign!
Vote for the Appalachian Trail in REI’s Every Trail Connects campaign! Since 1920, the New York-New Jersey Trail Conference has been connecting people with nature. REI supports our mission, and is donating up to $75,000 to our trail-building project on … Continue reading
Long Distance Runners Meet Long Distance Trails Crew
By Bob Fuller, Crew Leader, Long Distance Trails Crew This June, while working on our Appalachian Trail relocation project on the southwest shoulder of Bear Mountain, the Long Distance Trails Crew (LDTC) had the distinct pleasure of meeting Tom Panek, … Continue reading
Scott Jurek: The Newest (and Fastest) Appalachian Trail Finisher
By Jeremy Apgar: Trail Conference Cartographer, hiker, runner, and fan of inspirational people During these summer months, amazing people complete their Appalachian Trail thru-hikes in either Maine or Georgia. On Sunday afternoon, a thru-hiker named Scott Jurek climbed Katahdin in … Continue reading