Beginning December 5, Ottawa-area adventurers Mike Bergeron and David Burnford made a 6 day/5 night early winter trek across the Lewis Hills and Blow-Me-Down Mountains. The first December attempt of this IAT route was made under less than ideal…
Looking back on the IATNL highlights of 2010, no list would be complete without the solo trek by American hiker Lew Coty from Vermont. In August Lew completed the first solo trek of the combined Devil’s Bite and Indian…
On November 12, the IATNL completed the new Overfalls Trail in Gros Morne National Park. The trail begins at the eastern end of Trout River Pond after a scenic 1-hour boat ride along the south side of the Tablelands,…
On November 12, the International Appalachian Trail Newfoundland Labrador (IATNL)completed the new Overfalls Trail in Gros Morne National Park. The trail begins at the eastern end of Trout River Pond after a scenic 1-hour boat ride along the south side…
The International Appalachian Trail held its Annual General Meeting in Dalhousie, New Brunswick on October 28-30, with representatives from Maine, New Brunswick, Quebec, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland Labrador, and European Coast Alive partner Denmark.
The International Appalachian Trail held its Annual General Meeting in Dalhousie, New Brunswick on October 28-30, with representatives from Maine, New Brunswick, Quebec, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland Labrador, and European Coast Alive partner Denmark.
The…
I have had the privilege of presenting the IAT project in Guadalupe (a city declared Human Heritage by the UNESCO), during the conferences…
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…
It was my privilege to present the IAT project in Guadalupe (a city declared Human Heritage by the UNESCO), during the conferences held by the Geovilluercas and Aprodevi Associations.
In this Spanish region, we can admire and enjoy Villuercas,…
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…
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. …
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 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…
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…
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,…
From April 20-24 four students from Algonquin College in the Ottawa Valley completed a 5 day/4 night winter trek of the Indian Lookout Trail. The students were fulfilling an important requirement of their 2-year outdoor adventure program. The expedition…