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First IAT AGM Held Outside North America

The Annual General Meeting of the International Appalachian Trail was held on Saturday, June 16 in Reykjavik, Iceland. Since the establishment of chapters in Greenland and Scotland in the spring of 2010, this was the first combined meeting of representatives from Europe and North America.

June 25, 2012158Views

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First Art & Adventure Festival a Success

From June 8-10, the first Art & Adventure Festival in Gros Morne National Park went ahead with good weather and participation. Organized by Parks Canada, the IATNL, and Ocean Quest Adventures, the weekend included a rug hooking and art exhibit, art workshop, hiking, zodiac tours and shuttles, and nightly entertainment in Woody Point and…

June 24, 2012183Views

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Art & Adventure Festival at Gros Morne Park

From June 8-10, Parks Canada, IATNL, and Ocean Quest Adventures will be presenting the first Art & Adventure Festival in Gros Morne National Park. The 3-day event will include hooked rug and fine art exhibits and workshops at the park’s Discovery Center in Woody Point, zodiac adventures on Trout River Pond, and guided hikes…

May 22, 2012150Views

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Parisiens Trek Blow-Me-Down Mountain Trail

From May 19 to 21, two hikers from Paris, France braved chilly nightime temperatures and colder patches of snow and ice to make a rare spring trek of the Blow-Me-Down Mountain Trail. Fabien Mignot and Loris Pennacchioli took a break from their studies in Montreal to visit Western Newfoundland -formerly a part of the…

May 21, 2012212Views

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New Trail to Eastern Point, Portland Creek

On May 5, IAT Chairperson Paul Wylezol and local volunteer Robert Wentzell took advantage of a beautiful spring day to add a new section of trail to Eastern Point, near Portland Creek on the Great Northern Peninsula. The original IATNL route ended near the rocky shoreline, while the new section provides a safe detour…

May 17, 2012193Views

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Norway’s North Sea Trails Install IAT Blazes

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…

May 3, 2012143Views

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Scotland Introduces IAT Trail Markers

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…

April 29, 2012201Views

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Green Point: A 500+ Million Year Thru Hike

On the western coast of Newfoundland’s Great Northern Peninsula, just 10 kilometers (6 miles) north of Bonne Bay and mid-way through Gros Morne National Park, lies a grassy headland with a geologic stature far exceeding its low-lying geographic profile. Unless IAT thru-hikers decide to camp at the nearby campground or trek the pebbly beach, they…

April 24, 2012147Views

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Springtime in Gros Morne National Park

On April 15, IAT Chairperson Paul Wylezol took advantage of a beautiful spring day to take a leisurely drive along the IATNL route through Gros Morne National Park, from Gros Morne mountain to Parsons Pond. After crossing from the western side of Bonne Bay on the pedestrian ferry to Norris Point, the route follows the…

April 23, 2012147Views

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Explorer Lew Coty & The Devil’s Bite at Last

Vermont Explorer Lew Coty recently put fingers to keyboard to recount his 2011 Western Newfoundland adventures. To follow – in his own words – is the first of two memorable treks: August 1, 2010 This was the first day of a solo 4-day excursion around the IATNL’s Devil’s Bite and Indian Lookout loops. The…

March 2, 2012211Views

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Explorer Lew Coty & North Arm Hills Trek

Vermont Explorer Lew Coty recently recounted his 2011 North Arm Hills Trek. To follow – in his own words – is his two-day adventure: July 30, 2010 I made a one-day excursion into the terrain south of the upper end of Trout River Pond to see Overfall up close. This majestic waterfall is visible…

March 1, 2012204Views

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Scotland Selects IAT Route

In 2011, partners Ayrshire and Loch Ryan Coastal Path, West Highland Way, and Cape Wrath Trail approved an IAT Scotland route extending from Stranraer in the south to Cape Wrath in the north. More than 500 kilometers (300 miles) in length, the route covers the full range of Scottish terrain, from lowland seascapes to highland…

January 20, 2012125Views