Appalachia Winter/Spring 2025

In This Issue:

Flight Lessons: Drones find their way as search-and-rescue tools - Sandy Stott

Mountain Ninjas: Today's motorized beasts of burden - Justin Preisendorfer

Rotors, Not Propellers: A tribute to a dedicated helicopter pilot - Sally Manikian

Return to the Cuyahoga Valley: From toxic dump to national park - Christopher Johnson

When Powder Skis Became a Thing: A winter's tale of engineers and unbroken fields of white - Rick Spedden

Debacle on Mount Pierce: A self-rescue story - Heidi J. Downing

Last Hike on Mount Monadnock: Friends confront time and mortality - Eric D. Lehman

Poetry on the Mountain: Hiking Moosilauke in a mood - Elissa Ely

Waterman Fund Essay Winner: Old Friends in the Alpine: Field scientists on Vermont's highest peak - Catherine Wessel