Meet the Outfitters Welcoming Grand Canyon Rafters to a COVID-19 Reality
Matt Corritone rows through Lava Falls on the Colorado River. While he and others on the trip were on their 200 mile journey, they had no access to the outside world.Nick Mott/High Country News For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.This piece was originally published in High Country…
The Energy Industry’s “Metaphysical” Argument for a Pipeline That Crosses the Appalachian Trail
A sign for the Appalachian trail cutting through Washington County in Maryland.Joe Tennis/AP Does the National Forest Service have the authority to approve natural gas pipeline construction across the Appalachian Trail? Today, in US Forest Service v. Cowpasture River Preservation Association and Atlantic Coast Pipeline LLC v. Cowpasture River Preservation Association, the Supreme Court heard oral…
How to See Fall Colors Without a Car
The fall tree colors on Max Patch, a bald mountain located along the Appalachian Trail in North Carolina.George Rose/Getty This story was originally published by CityLab and appears here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Amid farm fields in upstate New York is a wooden platform that serves as the Appalachian Trail’s very own train station. It…