On June 26, after the IAT AGM in Reykjavik, Iceland, Iceland Touring Association Manager Palli Gudmundsson took IAT Chair Paul Wylezol and IATNL Vice Chair Arne Helgeland on a day-long tour of Thorsmork (named after the Viking God of Thunder) and one of the ITA's most popular backcountry huts. The day began with a 2-hour drive from…

On June 19 after the IAT AGM in Reykjavik, Iceland, IAT Chairperson Paul Wylezol and IATNL Vice Chair Arne Helgeland traveled to south Greenland to meet with IAT partner Blue Ice Explorer and walk sections of the new IAT route near Eric the Red's historic settlement at Brattahlid. But even before touching down at the…

On June 18, following the IAT AGM in Reykjavik, Iceland, representatives of the International Appalachian Trail from both sides of the Atlantic Ocean traveled to the Mid Atlantic Ridge in Thingvellir National Park, and bridged the geological divide between North America and Europe. Monday's full-day of touring began with a one-hour bus drive from Reykjavik to Thingvellir, where ITA President…

North Sea Trails in Norway, part of the Coast Alive partnership (www.coast-alive.eu), have begun installing IAT trail markers to their trailhead signs and sign posts.  Coast Alive officially joined the IAT in March 2011, and has chapters in the North Sea countries of Norway, Sweden, Denmark, the Netherlands, and England. North Sea Trailhead Sign in Vest-Agder County…

In 2012, IAT Scotland will begin marking its trails with three versions of the IAT blaze.  Each will have the IAT-SIA layout framed in blue, with the Scottish flag at top.   In addition to the standard layout, the Highland version will include a Gaelic translation of International Appalachian Trail, while the Lowland version will include…