A full range of winter weather on Camel’s Hump
At 4081 feet in elevation, Camel’s Hump is not the extreme challenge of climbing Everest or Denali. In elevation it does not even compare with most mountains in the western […]
Category Archives: Vermont
A visit to Vermont’s Mt. Ethan Allen
The Green Mountains are Vermont’s most iconic images which dominate the vistas almost everywhere in the state. The second most iconic image is that of Green Mountain Boy Colonel Ethan […]
Reconsidering Two Colorful Revolutionary Reputations
Today, I am going to speak about two of our more colorful, but controversial revolutionary leaders. One is well known and one is not. Both of them entered the Revolutionary […]
Finding solace
Solo hiking but not alone Entering Phen Basin in the day’s last softening light Into a mature mountain forest amid the golden hour’s enveloping calm Rising ridges visible on the […]
Revolutionary Reputations Revisited
A lecture on Analyzing Revolutionary Reputations Many instances, contemporary participants and later historians differ in their views of the reputations of key Revolutionary War figures. This lecture examines the pre […]
Self Discovery in Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom
On the surface it is a simple, oft told story about family, enjoying outdoor sports, baseball and coming of age. However, Howard Frank Mosher’s new novel, God’s Kingdom provokes deeper […]
On the Edge
Skirting the jagged forest boundary Moving in and out of krummholtz and trees Avoiding numerous stumps and deadfall Closer to the edge finds more delight Seeking the best way between […]
Experiencing Quintessential Vermont Wilderness
Vermont is best known for maple sugar, Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream and quixotic politicians. Lesser known are the state’s secluded wilderness areas. One of Vermont’s most obscure and seldom […]
Vermont’s French Vestiges
Book Review: The French Occupation of the Champlain Valley From 1609 to 1759 by Guy Omeron Coolidge (Fleischmanns, NY: Purple Mountain Press, 1979, reprinted from 1938 proceedings of the Vermont […]
Moses Robinson – Under Appreciated American Founder
Book Review Moses Robinson and The Founding of Vermont Robert A. Mello Barre and Montpelier: Vermont Historical Society, 2014. Most historians emphasize Ethan and Ira Allen’s role in the founding […]
Early American History, Nature and The Human Spirit 