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The Great Outdoors:

Camping in Vermont

By,Marsh Gooding


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Camping

• Camping is unique in that it is an activity thatincludes setting up temporary shelter. Thisshelter is necessary for surviving comfortablyin the Vermont climate, but it is not whatdefines camping

• Camping is defined by the time spent outsideof this shelter and interacting with the naturalenvironment


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For Work and Fun

• WORK: Whether to be closer to the worksite or to enjoythe great outdoors, setting up camp in the woods has been

part of what shaped Vermont• WORK: arly loggers camped out in the woods working

to establish pastures and har!est lumber to make potashand charcoal "allroutes#to$

• %&': (ames ) *aylor and the +reen ountain -lub beganwork on the .ong *rail in the early /0112s to 3make theVermont mountains play a larger part in the life of the

people#4 "greenmountainclub#org$


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For Work and Fun Cont.

• %&': yron 5!ery2s thoughts on the 5ppalachian trailsum up the significance of the camping e6perience,3Remote for detachment, narrow for chosen company,winding for leisure, lonely for contemplation, it beckonsnot merely north and south but upward to the body, mindand soul of man4"trailspace#com$

• *his scrapbook will show the ways in which peoplee6perienced camping in the past


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Camping as part of VT History

• Whether changing the physical appearance of the land orfueling Vermont2s economy, logging is a large part of V*history

• *he beautiful landscape that makes up Vermont is whatdraws tourists to this state# *he great outdoors is adefining characteristic of Vermont as a place


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Camping in VT History:

• arly e6plorers,settlers, andloggers campedin V* bynecessity

5 logging -ampin Killington7/8817/801

.91 81;


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Camping in VT History: Cont.

• *oday, Vermont isknown for it2s

beautiful landscapeand !isitors tra!elgreat distances toe6perience the

outdoors of Vermont

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Modern Camping

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Cir$umstan$e

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Working Outdoors

At wasn2t only laborerswho camped out inthe woods7 *hisgroup of military menseem to be set up foran e6tended stay witha sto!e manned by a

cook in the background.918/ 0


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6 Good Time• Recreational camping

is not that recent of a phenomenon# )eople

ha!e enjoyedinteracting with theoutdoors for a longtime7 *he birth of the+reen ountain

'ational %orest in /0;?helped spark thegrowth of recreationalcamping "fs#fed#us$

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6 Good Time Cont.

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banjo suggests thatthey are able to enjoy

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>History, Curiosity, and

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/haping the ;and• !en getting into the

woods reDuiredcutting paths7 An the

early /0112s the .ongtrail began allowing people to !enture intothe woods

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Changing Fa$e

• .ogging "supported bylogging camps$ helpedchange the physicalappearance of the V*landscape and fueled the V*economy "allroutes#to$

*his photo shows tents set up ina cleared area near killington7

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Camping o!• -amping in

Vermont is nowall about enjoyingthe beauty of thelandscape# At iseasy to forget how

big a part we ha!e played in shapingit

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%orest4# &9H5 %orest 9er!ice +reen ountain 'ational %orest# @ (an,?118# Ehttp:FFwww#fs#fed#usFr0FgmflFaboutFinde6#htm G#

• +reenmountainclub#org# ?118# 3Cistory of the .ong *rail4# +reenountain -lub# > (anuary, ?118# E http:FFwww#greenmountainclub

#orgFpage#phpIidJ/B G#• *railspace#com# ?118# 3=la ing a +ood trail: *he 5* in aine 4#

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