During summer 2010, with oil exploration beginning on the barrens near Parsons Pond, work was completed on the Jacques Cartier Memorial Trail around the circumference of Parsons Pond Head. The landmark is located 1.6 kms (1 mile) from the Gulf coast, and rises to a height of approx. 150 meters (490 feet). From…

On October 7, during the Adventure Travel World Summit in Aviemore, Scotland, the International Appalachian Trail welcomed nine new European chapters to its growing international trail network. Coast Alive partners in Norway, Sweden, Denmark, the Netherlands and England, along with partners in Ireland, Wales, the Faroe Islands, and Iceland, joined what is quickly becoming…

In August a group of hikers, including IAT President Paul Wylezol, IATNL Secretary Caroline Swan, and Signage Director Delano Pittman, made a two-day mountain trek from the Starlight Trail in Codroy Valley to Table Mountain east of Cape Ray. The goal was to explore the region for the Grand Codroy Way, to be the…

On August 16, IATNL Transportation Director Robert Bradbury took IAT President Paul Wylezol and HEDB Executive Director Connie Taylor on a one-hour flight over the North Arm Hills in his Cesna 172. The goal was to survey potential trail routes from North Arm, Bay of Islands across the hills to Trout River Pond in…

On July 20 IAT President Paul Wylezol joined a charter cruise of the North Arm of the Bay of Islands to appraise the outdoor adventure potential of the North Arm and Hills. The boat tour was arranged by HEDB and skippered by Cox’s Cove Mayor Tony Oxford, an enthusiastic promoter of the outer Bay…

From July 21-24, IAT President Paul Wylezol and volunteers Tupac Norman (aka Cotton Joe) from North Carolina and Curtis Payne from Parsons Pond made a four-day trail cutting trek of the north side of Indian Lookout Trail between Indian Lookout and Portland Creek’s Southwest Feeder. The adventure began with a 45 minute boat ride…

IAT President Paul Wylezol and Finance Director Kevin Noseworthy set out early Canada Day morning on a Gros Morne National Park adventure with Park Resource Manager Peter Deering, Visitor Experience Manager Myriam Lavalle, Client Services Manager Ken Kennedy, Heritage Presentation Coordinator Kim Vokey, and Kim’s Labrador Retriever Cash. They were on a day-long trek…

In June, the IATNL and Beyond Ktaadn – an initiative of the Terra Nova Center For Mountain Biodiversity that promotes the conservation of alpine wilderness in eastern North America from New England to Labrador – met and agreed to collaborate on projects related to the Long Range Mountains of Western Newfoundland.

On May 18 IAT/IATNL President Paul Wylezol and Financial Director Kevin Noseworthy pulled on their hiking boots for the first time in 2010. The occasion was a 10-hour trek into Gros Morne National Park’s Overfall in Trout River Valley to survey the potential for an IATNL / Gros Morne National Park trail connecting Trout…

On June 5 at the grand opening of the Appalachian Trail Museum in Pine Grove State Park, Pennsylvania, the International Appalachian Trail officially welcomed Scotland and the West Highland Way as the first European Chapter of the IAT. Joining IAT President Paul Wylezol in welcoming the WHW were ATC executive members, AT Museum directors, and…

The Appalachian Trail Museum held its grand opening on June 5 at Pine Grove Furnace State Park in Gardners, Pennyslvania. The event was attended by museum directors, Appalachian Trail Conservancy (ATC) officials, state and county government representatives, long-distance hikers, and IAT/IATNL President Paul Wylezol.