KTA Trail News Archive

2017 Treks and Trails International, Inc. Fundraising Trip for KTA: Iceland

GET TO KNOW DAVE GANTZ

Memories from the 2016 Fall Hiking and Meeting Weekend

KTA Fall Council Meeting Minutes and Attachments: October 15, 2016

KTA Fall Board Meeting Minutes and Attachments: October 15, 2016

2016 TRAIL CARE VOLUNTEERS

2016 HIKING AWARDS

2017 Lifetime Conservation Leadership Award: Now Accepting Nominations

2017 PA TRAIL OF THE YEAR

Additional State Forest Roads Opening Across the State For Hunting Seasons, Other Outdoor Activities

KTA OPPOSES BIKES IN WILDERNESS AREAS

A Better Path Forward: Report from The Old Loggers Path

October 15, 2016: Mason-Dixon Trail Temporary Re-Route

November 5, 2016: CVATC Special Workday

ENDANGERED SPECIES AMENDMENT SIGN ON LETTER

2016 WINTER PHOTO CONTEST

OCTOBER 2, 2016: A BETTER PATH FORWARD

STORY OF CLUB PARTNERSHIP

BLACK FOREST TRAIL: TRAIL CARE WEEKEND REPORT, SEPTEMBER 16-18, 2016

SUNDAY HUNTING AMENDMENT REPORT

OCTOBER 9: FALL SLATE RUN RAMBLE

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES AT BLACK MOSHANNON STATE PARK

100-Mile Trail Challenge Profile: Careen Shafer

October 9: 2016 Fall Slate Run Ramble

Council Meeting October 15, 2016

LETTER FROM WANDA, HER LAST TO YOU AS PRESIDENT

CANDIDATES FOR ELECTION 2016

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WINNER OF KTA'S 2016 FALL FACEBOOK PHOTO CONTEST!

A CALL FROM ON-HIGH

KTA TRAIL CARE VOLUNTEERS TAKE IT TO BELTZVILLE

KTA TRAIL CARE: MID STATE TRAIL, WOOLRICH REGION

LETTER FROM KTA'S SUMMER INTERN

THANK YOU, CUMBERLAND VALLEY VISITORS BUREAU!

PENNFUTURE AND COMPUTER MINISTRY DONATED A COPIER TO KTA!

KTA RECEIVES TRAIL MAINTENANCE TOOLS FROM PHILADELPHIA TRAIL CLUB

REMINDER TO CLUBS AND COMMITTEES

PA LANDOWNER SHARES ATV CONCERNS WITH KTA

2016 KTA Fall Hiking and Meeting Weekend Activity Schedule

NEW WALKING BRIDGE INSTALLED NEAR FURNACE STACK IN BOILING SPRINGS

Editorial: Radical Changes & Incompatible Development Advocated for Proposed Tracy Ridge Wilderness

BELTZVILLE STATE PARK AUGUST 6 CODE ORANGE WORKDAY

MID STATE TRAIL CREW

WELCOME NEW MEMBERS!

PLANNING SOME TRAIL MAGIC? IF YOU WANT TO GATHER IN A STATE PARK, PLEASE FOLLOW THIS REQUEST

EVERETT REGION MID STATE TRAIL 2016 TRAIL CREW: TAKING ON THE CHALLENGE

TRAIL MAGIC - A GATHERING

A LETTER ABOUT HOUSE BILL 2013

KTA AND CONSERVATION COMMUNITY OPPOSE HOUSE BILL 2013

WELCOME WILD TRAIL RUNNING PA!

JEFF'S JAUNTS: LOYALSOCK LINK LOOP

STANDING STONE TRAIL - TRAIL OF THE YEAR 2016

PROGRESS ON KTA'S APPALACHIAN TRAIL SECTION

THUNDER SWAMP TRAIL CARE PHOTO ROLL

THUNDER SWAMP TRAIL CARE WEEK 2016

KTA WORK WEEK ON THE NORTH COUNTRY TRAIL

KTA’S SARA HAXBY STARS IN HIKING PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS

TRAIL PATCH DESIGN CONTEST

FALL PHOTO CONTEST 2016

FREE T-SHIRT AND A PICNIC FOR ALL "SUPER" VOLUNTEERS"!

JEFF'S JAUNTS: R.B. WINTER STATE PARK AND HOOK NATURAL AREA VISTAS

MAY 2016 APPEAL

KTA TRAIL CHALLENGER PROFILE: STACEY WEIDLER

THE WEST RIM TRAIL: THE CORRIDOR HAIRCUT CONTINUES

CHERRY RUN BRIDGE WORK - MAY UPDATE, 2016

KTA TRAIL CHALLENGE PRESS RELEASE MAY 24 2016

HELP THE KTA WEBSITE

TREK THE TIADAGHTON 2016 HIKING WEEKEND RECAP

SPRING HIKING WEEKEND—REFLECTIONS FROM FIRST-TIMERS

“BECAUSE IT’S LIFE!”

WHIPPLE DAM RECAP

MAY 18, 2016: JOE NEVILLE SPEAKS AT SENATE COMMITTEE HEARING ON SUNDAY HUNTING

POE PADDY TUNNEL DEDICATION - JOE SPEAKS ON BEHALF OF KTA

CLUB CONNECTION: HORSESHOE TRAIL WORKDAY JUNE 4, 2016

WHIPPLE DAM CODE ORANGE UPDATE

KEYSTONE TRAILS ASSOCIATION EVENTS CALENDAR: CLUBS INCLUDED!

JEFF'S JAUNTS: LEHIGH GORGE - TANK HOLLOW VISTA AND STONY CREEK

EDITORIALS IN THE MAY 2016 KEYSTONE HIKER

2016 APPALACHIAN TRAIL HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES ANNOUNCED

UPDATED! DEDICATION OF STANDING STONE TRAIL AS TRAIL OF THE YEAR

TRAIL CARE LETTER TO THE EDITOR

A TRAIL CARE QUARTET

PREVIEW HIKES SCHEDULED FOR KTA TRAIL CHALLENGE

ADVERTISEMENT: BACKCOUNTRY EDGE IS HIRING

HAMPTON INN OF YORK OFFERS DISCOUNTED ROOMS FOR KTA TRAIL CHALLENGE

GUEST ARTICLE: TAKE THE WILDLIFE TOURIST SURVEY

PENNSYLVANIA HIKING WEEK 2016

BRUCE SUNDQUIST REMEMBERED

LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION FUND: “OUR LAND, OUR WATER, OUR HERITAGE”

OPPOSE LANKFORD LWCF AMENDMENT THAT WOULD RESTRICT CONSERVATION OF OUR NATIONAL PARKS, FORESTS AND P

TRAILS BILL WOULD HELP MAINTAIN ACCESS TO OUR NATION’S FORESTS

APPALACHIAN TRAIL MUSEUM ANNOUNCES SIXTH ANNUAL BANQUET, HALL OF FAME INDUCTION ON JUNE 3

KTA TAKES OVER A SECTION OF THE AT

SATC GARLIC MUSTARD CHALLENGE 2016

NEW BEAR BOXES IN AREA AT SHELTERS

POE PADDY TUNNEL DEDICATION: MAY 19

WILMINGTON TRAIL CLUB TRAIL CARE ANNNOUNCEMENT

SPRING WEEKEND RECAP AND PHOTO ROLL

April 9, 2016 Board and Council Meeting

April 26-27, 2016: Boundary Work on the AT

WELCOME NEW MEMBERS!

APRIL 23: JOIN KTA AT THE EARTH DAY FESTIVAL IN MECHANICSBURG

MAY 14: WILMINGTON TRAIL CLUB APPALACHIAN TRAIL WORK DAY - FOX GAP, PA

JUNE 12, 2016: BUTLER OUTDOOR CLUB’S MUDDY 5K RACE AT THE BANTAM JEEP HERITAGE FESTIVAL

KEYSTONE TRAILS ASSOCIATION NEEDS AN INTERN

THE WILMINGTON TRAIL CLUB NEEDS YOU: IN PENNSYLVANIA!

JUNE 18, 2016: DUNCANNON APPALACHIAN TRAIL COMMUNITY FESTIVAL

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!

ARE YOU A MEMBER OF THE PENNSYLVANIA EMPLOYEES BENEFIT TRUST FUND (PEBTF)?

REGISTRATION OPEN FOR KTA TRAIL CHALLENGE, TREK THE TIADAGHTON, AND MORE

HIKING SEASON IS TICK SEASON

SPRING GOBBLER SEASON ALERT!

TRAIL CARE FRIDAYS, SOMETIMES

STANDING STONE TRAIL NAMED 2016 TRAIL OF THE YEAR

JEFF’S JAUNTS: NESCOPECK STATE PARK

SPRING 2016 PHOTO CONTEST

BUTLER OUTDOOR CLUB'S OUTDOOR EXTRAVAGANZA 2016

THE NCTA A-100 HIKING CHALLENGE 2016

LONGWOOD GARDENS COMMUNITY READ: HIKING RELATED CALENDAR

JEFF'S JAUNTS: KTA AND THE AT: A HIKE AT THE LEHIGH GAP NATURE CENTER

SPRING’S APPROACH

NEW KTA OFFICE UPDATES

GREENWOOD FURNACE SNOWFEST 5-MILER

SUNDAY HUNTING IS LIKELY TO SEE A VOTE!

PENNSYLVANIA’S CONSERVATION HERITAGE: TELLING THE STORY

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SEEKS PROTECTION OF PROPOSED TRACY RIDGE WILDERNESS

BERNHEISEL BRIDGE REOPENS IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY

UPDATE ON KTA APPALACHIAN TRAIL SECTION PROJECT

100 MILE TRAIL CHALLENGE PROFILE: TODD SINONE

EDITORIAL: KEEP THE BAN ON SUNDAY HUNTING

KTA Fall 2015 Board and Council Meeting Minutes and Attachments

KTA IN THE NEWS

RESULTS FROM KTA'S AUDIT, 2014-2015

MID STATE TRAIL FAST TRACK SLACKPACK APRIL 8-11, 2016

KTA's 2016 SPRING HIKING WEEKEND - REGISTER NOW!

CLUB CONNECTION: GEORGE WASHINGTON AND CHERRY PIE HIKES COMING TO JENNINGS!

CLUB CONNECTION: 2016 STC SLACKPACK

IS PARKING CAMPING?

KTA WEB SITE UPDATES

FORGET GROUPONS, FORGET CRAMPONS

THUNDER SWAMP TRAIL ADVENTURES

JEFF'S JAUNTS: FIRST DAY HIKE, 2016

100-MILE CHALLENGE PROFILE: SUSAN HENDERSON-UTIS

LONGWOOD GARDENS COMMUNITY READ

LEHIGH VALLEY LIVE ARTICLE: VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR APPALACHIAN TRAIL WORK

PENNLIVE EDITORIAL: CLEAN WATER

GHOSTS OF CARELESS STEWARDSHIP

KTA'S NOVEMBER 2015 LETTER OF APPEAL

2016 TRAIL CARE SCHEDULE DECODED

2016 TRAIL CARE AND CREW SCHEDULE

UNASSESSED WATERS PROJECT WITH KTA AND THE PA FISH AND BOAT COMMISSION

NEW KTA OFFICE

SUNDAY HUNTING

2016 TOUR DE CLARION

JEFF’S JAUNTS: ROUGH HILL TRAIL AND SANDY BOTTOM

QUEHANNA TRAIL CARE

ONE SPACE LEFT FOR KTA HIKING TRIP TO NEWFOUNDLAND

TREKS & TRAILS INTERNATIONAL ANNOUNCES 2016 HIKING SCHEDULE

PENNSYLVANIA HIKERS - CONSIDER PURCHASING A HUNTING LICENSE

HELP KTA TO MAINTAIN A SECTION OF THE APPALACHIAN TRAIL

PA CHAPTER OF THE SIERRA CLUB RESPONDS TO MAJOR MOUNTAIN BIKING PROPOSAL ARTICLE

GIVING TUESDAY 2015

NCTA HIKE 100 CHALLENGE

MAJOR MOUNTAIN BIKING PROPOSAL FLOATED FOR RARE PENNSYLVANIA WILDLAND

BENT RUN WATERFALLS AND KINZUA BRIDGE STATE PARK

VOLUNTEERS BLAZE THE WAY

THE BUCKTAIL PATH 100 CLUB

DREAMS WITHOUT CIVILIZATION

LANCASTER COUNTY PASTOR FIRST TO TRAVERSE 63-MILE CONESTOGA TRAIL IN A SINGLE DAY

UPDATED - Palmerton Hikes from Lehigh Gap

MEMORIAL FOR ROY P. KLEINLE

HORSE-SHOE TRAIL CONSERVANCY NOV 8TH HIKE

DCNR NOTES

2016 KTA EVENTS PREVIEW

LEGISLATION OF INTEREST

EXERCISE! YOUR RIGHT TO VOTE

NORTH COUNTRY TRAIL ACTION ALERT

HIKE IN NEWFOUNDLAND AND HELP KTA, TOO!

2015 HIKING AWARDS

2015 ELECTED CANDIDATES

TRAIL PATCH DESIGN CONTEST

TUSCARORA TRAIL CARE

BACKPACKING THE QUEHANNA WILD AREA

PARKER BECOMES OFFICIAL NORTH COUNTRY TRAIL TOWN

ETHICAL WILDERNESS ARCHITECTURE

2015'S TOP 3 FINISHERS IN ALL SUPER HIKE CATEGORIES

THOMAS DARLING NATURE PRESERVE

CODE ORANGE IN A PICTURE

THE BURDEN OF YOUR OWN DESIGN

100 MILE PROFILE: ANNIE MOHR

HOLTWOOD - AFTER - AND AFTER AGAIN

WHAT WAS I THINKING? THE SUPER HIKE

WHAT WAS I THINKING?

NEVER THIRSTY ON THE LOYALSOCK TRAIL – PART 2

GET OUT MORE YOUTH EXPO

KTA AUGUST TRAIL CARE

BE SEEN, BE SAFE ON STATE GAME LANDS DURING FALL HUNTING SEASON

WHAT EXACTLY ARE STATE GAME LANDS?

TRAIL CARE BLUE MOON WEEKEND

CANDIDATES FOR ELECTION

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WINNER OF THE FALL PHOTO CONTEST!

CHALLENGE YOURSELF: ONE STEP AT A TIME

JEFF'S JAUNTS: OLD GROWTH HEMLOCKS OF SALT SPRINGS STATE PARK

NEVER THIRSTY ON THE LOYALSOCK TRAIL - PART 1

TIADAGHTON STATE FOREST GAS DEVELOPMENT SITE TOUR

TIME TO RENEW YOUR MEMBERSHIP!

“NO WHITE SNOW” PLEDGE

THE APPALACHIAN TRAIL—REFUGE AND INCUBATOR FOR THE AMERICAN CHESTNUT TREE

CALL FOR TRAIL MAINTAINERS

A VIVID ORANGE REMINDER

PROTECT YOURSELF ON THE TRAIL

KNOWING WHAT TO DO AND DOING WHAT IS RIGHT

Call to Defend Funding for Trails, Walking and Biking!

MEMORIAL FOR DAVID L. RAPHAEL

CKT TRAIL CREW REPORT

DONUT HOLE TRAIL RELO NEEDS YOUR ELBOW GREASE

THE ESSENTIALS START WITH YOU

MUDDY YOUR BOOTS WITH KTA

WELCOME NEW MEMBERS

FALL PHOTO CONTEST

FREE T-SHIRT AND PICNIC TO ALL SUPER VOLUNTEERS!

MID STATE TRAIL NEEDS MAINTAINERS FOR EVERETT REGION

PROWL THE SPROUL RECAP

BUILDING BRIDGES: THE SIERRA CLUB

LAZZ TOOK THE CHALLENGE. WILL YOU?

SARA HAXBY JOINS THE KTA TEAM

MEET THE NEW KTA E.D.

GREEN LIGHT FOR CODE ORANGE

KTA WELCOMES NEW E.D.

JEFF'S JAUNTS: LOYALSOCK STATE FOREST

GOOD READS: ALONG THE APPALACHIAN TRAIL

A.T. LEGENDS HONORED

RESPECTING SOCIETY WHILE AVOIDING CIVILIZATION

HOW TO TICK TICKS OFF

DUFF PARK: AN EDUCATION IN CONSERVATION

AN AFTERNOON WITH JENNIFER PHARR DAVIS

HAVE YOU THANKED A FIRST RESPONDER TODAY?

FEAR THE TICK, NOT THE WOODS

SENATE CONFIRMATION HEARING REMARKS

CLASSIFIED AD: THE TRAIL STARTS AT YOUR DOORWAY

KEEP THE "WILD" IN WILDERNESS

WHIPPING WHIPPLE DAM INTO SHAPE!

KTA CREW BESTS WILY LAUREL

JEFF'S JAUNTS: AUSTIN DAM

WEAR BLAZE ORANGE... WHERE?

BOB WEBBER, A MAN WHO TRULY LIVED

IN MEMORY OF JANET GOLOUB

PA HIKING WEEK

APPALACHIAN TRAIL HALL OF FAME

DCNR COMBATS GYPSY MOTH DAMAGE

A WALK IN THE WOODS

INVASIVE PLANTS IN PENNSYLVANIA

ELK STATE FOREST GROWS BY 17,000 ACRES

THE SKIMM’S GUIDE TO FRACKING

TRAIL ALERT: BERNHEISEL BRIDGE ROAD

AMERICA’S GREAT TRAILS ACT

ATC BIENNIAL CONFERENCE

LEAVE NO TRACE MASTER EDUCATOR COURSE

REMEMBERING NANCY HELLER

DUQUESNE UNIV. CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH & EDUCATION SUPPORTS KTA

DCNR ADDS 48 ACRES TO CODORUS S.P.

LOYALSOCK TRAIL DOCUMENTARY

ADMIN HELP WANTED

KNOW YOUR ENVIRONMENTAL RIGHTS

KTA LAUNCHES KIDS TRAIL AMBASSADOR PROGRAM

CLUBS KEEP KTA STRONG

THIS MAY, BUILD TRAILS WITH KTA

KTA SPRING HIKING WEEKEND RECAP

FORESTER BOB WEBBER—ANOTHER LEGEND PASSES ON

FOSSIL FUEL SUBSIDY REPORT

“AMERICA GIVES MORE” ACT

BOC OUTDOOR EXTRAVAGANZA

DELAWARE WATER GAP LAND ACQUISITION

TOGETHER, WE ARE KTA.

DCNR COMMENDS FORMER KTA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR TRAIL SERVICE

NPS VISITORS CONTRIBUTE $195 MILLION TO LOCAL ECONOMY

RESPONSIBLE DRILLING ALLIANCE UPDATE

PA HIKING WEEK NEEDS YOUR HELP!

IT’S TURKEY TIME

PREVIEW THE SUPER HIKE

AFT SLACKPACK, JUNE 8-11: 2 SPOTS STILL OPEN

MY FIRST TRAIL CARE

LOYALSOCK COALITION MEETS WITH DCNR ACTING SECRETARY DUNN

EAGLE CAM TAKES ON NEW LIFE

APPALACHIAN TRAIL CONSERVANCY HALL OF FAME INDUCTION

LISTEN TO YOUR WIFE

JEFF’S JAUNTS: BEAR CREEK PRESERVE

POE PADDY TUNNEL UPDATE

NATIONAL TRAILS SYSTEM YOUTH SCHOLARSHIPS

HUNTERS AND HIKERS: BRIDGING THE GAP

A NIGHT JUST LIKE THIS

800-MILE ATV TRAIL IN PENNSYLVANIA

100 TIRES DUMPED ON AT

PIPELINE LANDOWNER COALITION MEETING

KTA SPRING HIKING WEEKEND HIGHLIGHTS BERKS COUNTY TRAILS

100-MILE PROFILE: DENISE ERICH

HIKING IN THE POLAR VORTEX

A-100 HIKING CHALLENGE

OUTDOOR EXTRAVAGANZA

TRAIL CARE TOM

IN MEMORIAM: THOMAS T. THWAITES, 1931-2014

MAKING PROMISES TO DO NOTHING BUT

THE PASSING OF A KTA STALWART: GEORGE SPRING

CONSERVATION COMMUNITY MEETS WITH NEW CABINET

COMING HOME BY HEADING OUT: MY FIRST TIME ON THE NORTH COUNTRY TRAIL

PGC MEETS WITH SECONDARY USERS

WILL YOU TAKE A HIKE WITH US?

SURVEYING YOUR OUTDOORS USE

CONGRATULATIONS, SATC AWARD WINNERS

JOINT MEMO TO WOLF ADMINISTRATION

KTA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT

ATC CONSERVATION DESIGN WORKSHOP

YOUTH OUTREACH PROGRAM NEEDS YOUR HELP

PGC UPDATE

PA HIKERS WANT TO CONTINUE PARTNERSHIP WITH THE PGC

EDITORIAL: PGC LAND USE COMMITTEE

GIVE A HOOT AND LIVE LIKE BIGFOOT

DON’T BITE OFF MORE THAN YOU CAN CHEW

LEADERS NEEDED FOR PA HIKING WEEK

14th ANNUAL PA HIKING WEEK

NO NEW LEASES OF STATE LANDS

100-MILE PROFILE: NICK PENGLASE

DCNR TRAIL OF THE YEAR ANNOUNCED

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR ATC BIENNIAL

BAKE A CAKE FOR THE A.T.’S 90TH BIRTHDAY

KTA TRIP TO PARADISE, WITH A SIDE OF GIVING BACK

EXPEDITING THE ONLINE RESERVATION PROCESS

CLUB CONNECTION: CHERRY PIE HIKE

CLUB CONNECTION: STC SLACKPACK

YOUTH OUTREACH INITIATIVE NEEDS YOUR HELP

VIKING HIKING

CKT & DHT PATCHES NOW AVAILABLE

SAVE THE LOYALSOCK COALITION UPDATE

2ND ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP CELEBRATION AND FILM FEST

PRPS ANNUAL CONFERENCE

DRILL & FILL

H-ST IS NOW AN NRT

TEST YOUR MID STATE TRAIL KNOWLEDGE

100-MILE TRAIL CHALLENGE PROFILE: SAM FORTNA, HUMMELSTOWN, PA

WELCOME NEW MEMBERS!

WORKPLACE GIVING

FY2014 AUDIT RESULTS

NEW MEMBER CLUB BENEFIT

MEET YOU ON MEETUP!

KEEPING YOUR TRAIL FANTASY A REALITY

CINDY DUNN SELECTED TO HEAD DCNR

SUPER HIKE REGISTRATION OPENS TODAY!

FY2014 AUDIT REPORT

PASSING OF A TRAIL LEGEND: THOMAS T. THWAITES, 83

CLASSIFIED AD: HIKING ON “THE ROCK”

PATC MYRON AVERY AWARD

6TH ANNUAL IRONMASTER’S CHALLENGE

NOMINATIONS FOR 2015 AT HALL OF FAME NOW ACCEPTED

ENDANGERED PA TRAIL RECEIVES DEDICATED GUIDEBOOK

ADVENTURE ON THE GREAT EASTERN TRAIL

ACHIEVING SUCCESS BEFORE YOU REACH THE TRAILHEAD

KTA PARTICIPATES IN PA GOVERNOR-ELECT TOM WOLF TRANSITION

DON'T BE PHONY-TOUGH!

2014 TRAIL CARE COMES TO A CLOSE

THE FUTURE OF TRAIL CARE: 15 IN 15

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE: DREAM THE TRAIL—LIVE THE DREAM!

DONATIONS NEEDED: BACKPACK AND BASKET RAFFLE TO BENEFIT PA TRAILS

HISTORIC HIKES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM

HIGHLIGHTED VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

NEW GUIDEBOOK WALKS HIKERS THROUGH PREMIER TRAIL IN CENTRAL PA

TOOT YOUR HORNS—PLEASE!

CLUBS: ADVERTISE IN THE KEYSTONE HIKER

ENSURING THE ROAD APPEARS LESS TRAVELED

KTA WELCOMES NEW MEMBERS

DCNR SEEKS INPUT FOR EXPLOREPATRAILS.COM

GUIDE TO UNIVERSAL ACCESS TRAILS

FILMS SOUGHT FOR 2015 MEMBERSHIP CELEBRATION & FILM FEST

WHY DO HIKING TRAILS NEED KTA?

IT'S HUNTING SEASON IN PA

YOUR HIKING ADVOCATE, NOVEMBER 2014

HIKE THE WORLD AND SUPPORT KTA!

LET'S BUILD BRIDGES AT KTA

TEASER ALERT: EXCLUSIVE 2015 CODE ORANGE PREVIEW

A TRAIL, A CLUB, AN ARBORETUM: A PRICELESS LEGACY

MAINTAINER’S CORNER: WHITE MOUNTAIN RIDGE

2015 INTERNSHIPS AVAILABLE

100-MILE TRAIL CHALLENGE RESULTS

TRAIL CARE VOLUNTEER AWARDS

TRAIL CARE SEASON REPORT

VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR AWARD

CITATION AWARD FOR LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT : RALPH SEELEY

WINTER PHOTO CONTEST

DOUBLING GAP: A WELCOME RETREAT

KTA ELECTS NEW BOARD MEMBERS

PGC CONSIDERS FEES FOR NON-HUNTER USE OF SGLS

HIKER SAFETY DURING HUNTING SEASON

FALL INTO AUTUMN AT THE DOUBLING GAP WEEKEND

FIRST DOG COMPLETES KTA 100-MILE TRAIL CHALLENGE

DCNR RECRUITS APPLICANTS FOR TRAILS ADVISORY COMMITTEE

PA TRAIL OF THE YEAR NOMINATIONS ACCEPTED NOW

TACKLING THE TANBARK TRAIL

CODE ORANGE VOLUNTEERS EXCEED EXPECTATIONS

A SHOUT-OUT TO SUPER VOLUNTEERS!

THE RESULTS ARE IN!

CANDIDATES FOR ELECTION TO THE KTA BOARD OF DIRECTORS

SPECIAL TRAIL MAINTENANCE AND HIKING COMMITTEES

ALLEGHENY TRAIL CREW WORKDAY

YOUR HIKING ADVOCATE: SEPTEMBER, 2014

KEYS TO KTA'S HISTORY: 1985 CHALLENGE HIKE

GIFFORD PINCHOT STATE PARK CODE ORANGE

TWO SPACES LEFT FOR TRIP TO PARADISE

FALL PHOTO CONTEST

A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE ON THE A.T.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

HIKING THROUGH HISTORY: ATC BIENNIAL

OIL CREEK CODE ORANGE

PA A.T. LICENSE PLATE FINALLY AVAILABLE

YOUR HIKING ADVOCATE: AUGUST 2014

NEW ALLEGHENY GROUP HITS THE TRAIL

SUPER HIKER SPOTLIGHT: DAVID CARBONELL

CIRCLING THE SQUARED

YELLOW CREEK BRIDGE WINS NATIONAL AWARD

IN MEMORY OF DAVID N. BARR, JR.

THE KEYS TO KTA'S HISTORY: TRIUMPH IN TORNADOLAND

CHILDREN’S LAKE BENCH PROJECT

2014 APPALACHIAN TRAIL HALL OF FAME BANQUET HONORS TRAIL LEGENDS

100-MILE PROFILE: THE GANSNER FAMILY

SUPER HIKER SPOTLIGHT: LINDA JONES

WELCOME NEW MEMBERS

TIPS FOR SAFE AND FUN FAMILY HIKES

CAMPFIRE COOKS: FOIL PACKS

YOU ARE OUR EYES AND EARS—AND BOOTS ON THE GROUND

GIVE BACK TO THE TRAIL IN JULY AND AUGUST

PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE: MAINTAINING JOY

KIDS ROCK A.T. TRAIL CARE

VOLUNTEERS ARE THE BACKBONE OF KTA

FIRST TRAIL CREW OF 2014 A BIG SUCCESS

ALLEGHENY FRONT TRAIL CREW CONNECTS THE BLAZES

ADVOCACY ALERT: PROTECT OUR INVESTMENT IN CONSERVATION

WE SAVED A SUPER SPOT FOR YOU! SIGN UP SOON!

STAYING ON THE BEATEN PATH: HIKING THE STANDING STONE TRAIL

GO WILD IN THE PA WILDS: PROWL THE SPROUL WITH KTA

Coalition Responds to Lifting of Moratorium

KTA Statement of Assets, Liabilities, and Net Assets - Income Tax Basis

Just Released: J.D. and the Princess, by Rita Floriani

2014 Appalachian Trail Hall of Fame Inductees Announced

#Frack Free Parks

Drilling on State Lands to Balance the Budget?

Greater Waynesboro Area Declared AT Community

Classified Ad: AT Thru-Hikers Wanted

Maintainer’s Corner: Mid State Trail, State College Region

Backpacking the Tuscarora Trail

Susquehannock Slackpack Recap

Super Hiker Spotlight: Tonya Jones

Animal Farm Bridge Project: Stage Two

We love Penn's Woods, and we know YOU do, too!

Meet KTA in Paradise: Trip to U.S. Virgin Islands

Your Hiking Advocate: May 2014

An Eagle Soars: Paul Smith, Mechanicsburg, PA

Animal Farm Bridge Project

Keys to KTA's History: Where it all Began

Tricks & Tips: Gaiters in a Pinch

2014 Outdoor Extravaganza

Tell DCNR You Still Like to Hike!

Trail Alert: Mid State Trail, Cornell Road Bridge

Volunteer Award Program

Summer Photo Contest

Super Hiker Spotlight: Tammy Hirschhorn

President's Message: Satisfactions of Slackpacking

The A-100 Hiking Challenge

Calling all hike leaders!

The Second Ten Years of KTA: 1966-1975

Club Connection: Butler Outdoor Club

A.T. Specialty License Plates Coming Soon!

Super Hiker Spotlight: Scott Brown, Bristol, PA

Your Hiking Advocate: April 2014

Volunteers Help Keep Hiking Trails Safe & Accessible

Seeking an Opportunity to Help PA Trails?

Membership Celebration & Film Festival Update

Winter’s Breath: A Poem

100-Mile Profile: "Wild Bill" from Dover, PA

March 2014 President's Message: Hike Responsibly!

Maintainer's Corner: What we did last summer

Fifth-Grade Students Tackle Graffiti on Trails

Sunday Hunting to Become a Reality for Virginia’s Hikers

Castles, Countryside and the Roman Empire: Hiking in England and Wales

KTA's Fifth Decade, 1996 - 2005: Maturity and Change

EIP Report: Anadarko Safety Record Unsuitable for Major Natural Gas Development in Loyalsock S.F.

DCNR names 2014 "Trail of the Year"

Support KTA: Hiking in Morocco and Italy's Amalfi Coast

New Loysburg Hiking Bridge Dedicated on January 25, 2014

Club Connection: Cherry Pie Hike

KTA Kids Art Contest Winners Announced!

New Member Drive: Winner Announced!

Spring Photo Contest!

2014 Trail Care Schedule Released

Classified Ad: Himalayan Adventure: Manaslu Round Trek

Hike Patagonia and help KTA too!

KTA's Fourth Decade: 1986-1995

President's Message: January 2014

Super Hike Sneak Peek

Youth Spotlight: The Jellison Brothers

KTA's Third Decade: 1976-1985

Your Hiking Advocate: December, 2013

Four Ways to Maximize the Impact of your Holiday Gifts

2014 Internship Opportunities Available

Maintainer's Corner: Cowans Gap State Park

My Trip to Oaxaca, Mexico

Former DCNR Deputy Secretary is new PennFuture CEO

100 Mile Profile: Sean Bennett, Mahaffey, PA

Club Connection: Yellow Creek Bridge Update

A Message from KTA's Executive Committee

Remembering the Quehanna Area Trails Club

A Letter from Friends of Pinchot State Park

Mountain Soliloquy: A Poem

KTA Nominates Old Loggers Path for DCNR 2014 "Trail of the Year"

A Tribute to Thyra Sperry, Outgoing KTA President

Fracking Workshop Recap

KTA Visits Doubling Gap Center

Treks & Trails Promotion for KTA Members

"Adopt a Register" Program

Hiker Safety During Hunting Season

Trail Etiquette Reminders

Book Review: "Stand up that Mountain"

2013 Trail Care Report

Maintainer's Corner: Bucktail Path

KTA New Member Drive: Nov. 1 - Dec. 31, 2013

2013 Citation Award Recipient: John Stein

Your Hiking Advocate: November, 2013

Meet the Board: Katie Barker

Introducing Wanda Shirk, KTA President

Youth Spotlight: Evan Avelar

The First Ten Years of KTA: 1956-1965

KTA Winter Photo Contest!

Fall 2013 Art Contest for Kids

New DEP and DCNR Secretaries Announced

PA Bureau of Forestry's Public Survey

An Insider's Perspective of the Super Hike

Help Keep our Trails Alive

Nominate Your Favorite Trail of the Year

Fall Slate Run Ramble

A Personal Backpacking Class in Your Living Room, from Backcountry Edge

Who is KTA?

Congratulations to the 2013 100-Mile Challenge Finishers!

2013 Super Hike Recap

Introducing Heather Ceresini: 1st Place Finisher at KTA's 2013 Susquehanna Super Hike

Your Hiking Advocate: October, 2013

Meet the KTA Board: Introducing Paul Shaw

Maintainer's Corner: Mid State Trail (Woolrich Region)

Fundamentals of Fracking Workshop

Fall Photo Contest Winner

Super Hiker Spotlight: Joe Marano

Trail Crew: Moraine & McConnell's Mill State Park

DCNR Appoints New Acting Secretary

Trail Tech: A.T. in Google Earth

Partner Update: Western PA Conservancy

Super Hiker Spotlight: Todd Trimmer, York, PA

100 Mile Challenge Profile: Brian Martin, Lancaster, PA

ATC Video Contest

Maintainer's Corner: Trials and Tribulations of a Crew Leader

KTA Hikes the Smokies

Your Hiking Advocate: August, 2013

Fall 2013 Chainsaw Training

NCTA Allegheny Forest Backpack Trip

Fall Photo Contest

Your Hiking Advocate: July, 2013

Meet Bob Fromme, Jr.: KTA Member, Sustainer Circle Contributor & 2013 Recipient of KTA A.T. Award

The Allegheny Front and Center

100 Mile Challenge Profile: Susan Kerlin

Super Hiker Spotlight: Scott Lippy

Local Clubs, KTA Needs Your Help

Just for Fun: Mountain Lions in PA?

Hiking the Hammersley

Hiking Trail Volunteers Walk the Good Walk

Partner Update: ATC

Know Your RULWA

Club Connection: Rachel Carson Trails Conservancy

Doh! A Deer!

Road-Runners Welcome!

Maintainer's Corner: French Creek S.P.

Momentum Builds To Stop Gas Drilling On the Old Loggers Path

DCNR to Hold Public Meeting June 3 on Possible Gas Development in Loyalsock State Forest, Lycoming C

Meet KTA's Intern: Kaira Loving

Philadelphia Trail Club: Taking Steps

"Keep It Wild" Hike on May 19, 2013

New Zealand Hiking and Food Tour, March 14-30, 2014

Old Logger's Path Hike - May 19th

Saving the Old Loggers Path

Wanted: Hike Leaders for PA Hiking Week

APPALACHIAN TRAIL ENTHUSIASTS MEET AT WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY FOR 39TH BIENNIAL CONFERENCE

Trail users can help FracTracker understand the impacts of shale gas development

Public Hearing, Your Attendance Encouraged, Your Health and Our Trails

Club Connection: National Trails Day, NCT in the ANF Chapter

Advocacy Update: Protecting the Old Loggers Path, Meetings, and News Coverage

Maintainer's Corner: French Creek "Code Orange"

White Rocks Project Honored as Keystone Fund’s Conservation Project Of The Year

Super Hiker Spotlight: Roxanna Strine

Club Connection: Ironmaster's Challenge

100-Mile Profile: David & Alyson

OLP Reflections: Ed Stevenson

Advocacy Update: Protecting the OLP

"Dry Times" by Stuart Thompson

Call to Action: Protect the Old Logger's Path

Action Alert for the Old Loggers Path

Outdoor Extravaganza

100-Mile Challenge: Trish Zawistowski

Spring Photo Contest

OLP Reflections

Super Hike Spotlight: The Singer Family

Pique Your Interest

Keeping Trails Alive

2013 NCTA Annual Conference & Trailfest, August 12-17, 2013

Keystone Fund Project Award Nominations

Land and Water Conservation Fund

A Novel Funding Approach

Wanted: Oldest Thru-Hiker of the SST

Hiking, Trails & Technology Workshop

President's Message: February, 2013

100-Mile Challenge Profile: Ginger Roberts

How KTA Has Changed

Charitable Contributions and IRAs

Highlighted Trail: Emerald View Park

She Took the Challenge, Will You?

Appalachian Trail Hall of Fame - 2013 Nominations Now Accepted

An Open Letter to Gas Drillers in PA

Maintainer's Corner: 2013 Trail Care & Trail Crew Schedule

Winter Weather Hiking Tips

Facebook Photo Contest Finalists

100-Mile Trail Challenge: Terri Davis

Community Conservation Partnership

Maintainer's Corner: Bear Run Trail Care

Saving the Old Loggers Path

Hiking Safety During Hunting Season

Wilderness First Aid

Your Hiking Advocate: December, 2012

Letter to the Editor: Old Loggers Path

Classified Ad: Standing Stone Trail Club

Learning through Service: Cassandra Romanowski

Contributor Corner

Sustainer's Circle: Bob Fromme, Jr.

President's Message, December 2012

Aftermath of Super-Storm Sandy

PA Hiking Trails, 14th Edition

Around Our Clubs: CVATC Bridge Update

Trail Care: A New Look at an Old Challenge

2012 Awards

Maintainer's Corner

Your Hiking Advocate: Old Logger's Path

PA Appalachian Trail Guide, 12th Edition

"Parks for Cash" Update

Our Collective Voice

Member Profile: Michael Cunningham

Irish Eyes Smile on KTA

Super Hike Recap

KTA Member Profile: Janet Smith

Code Orange Update

Your Hiking Advocate, October, 2012

President's Message, October 2012: Old Loggers Path Slated for Development

Thunder Swamp Trail - Trail Care Update

2012 Susquehanna Super Hike Results

Membership Renewal Time

Message from the Director, by Curt Ashenfelter

Donut Hole Trail - Seismic charges placed on trail between Farrandsville & Oak Ridge Rd

KTA Hosts Fall Hiking Weekend in Clearfield, PA

Susquehanna Bank Sponsors KTA Super Hike

Dave took the Challenge. Will you?

Your Hiking Advocate, by Curt Ashenfelter, Executive Director

Maintainer's Corner: MST (Tioga Region), by Pete Fleszar

CVATC Dedicates New Parking Lot

He took the Challenge. Will You?

(Pre-release availability) To My Daughter: Stuff I've Learned While Playing Outside

Super Hike Preview Draws 39 Hikers, by Paul Shaw, KTA Board Member

Member News: KTA Members Complete NE111, by Linda and Bob Steiner

Around the Clubs: Wampum Chapter NCT, by Dave Brewer

Maintainer's Corner: NCT Trail Crew, by John Stehle

Your Hiking Advocate, by Curt Ashenfelter, Executive Director (July, 2012)

Warrior Trail Association News, June 2012

Your Representation in Harrisburg

She took the Challenge. Will You?

"Trail Magic" with Bob Fromme, Jr.

Club Connection: Lancaster Hiking Club News

Message from our Executive Director

Maintainer's Corner: Maurice K. Goddard State Park

Trail Runner/ Super Hiker Spotlight: Jesse Johnson

KTA Spring Hiking Weekend: Hike Leader Recap

Wanted: Hiking Buddy (Sunbury)

Rausch Gap Shelter Restoration Project

Long-time KTA friend Ted Ligenza Receives 2012 DCNR Excellence Award

PA House Climate Change hearing set for June 7

Annual Slate Run Ramble

Tick Testing Services by Analytical Services

TrekALERT

KTA Club Representation in Harrisburg

Three Ways Your Club Can Help This Month

KTA Council: Defined

Why I love to Hike: Alyssa Kerlin

KTA Heritage Society

Faces of KTA: Daryl Warren

Your Hiking Advocate, May 2012

FracTracker & KTA Initiative

Site Selection for Spring 2012 Hiking Weekend

KTA Letter to Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Lead a Hike during PA Hiking Week!

Alert: Fire Safety

Punked, Skunk Style!

2012 Trail Care Season off to Great Start!

President's Message, May 2012

Hiking in Tick Country

PA Trails Advisory Committee

PA Environmental Defense Foundation's Citizen's Guide

Woolrich: A KTA Trail Care Program Sponsor

Camp Otter Creek Awards Grant to KTA

Sunday Hunting Testimony

Volunteer Spotlight: Carl Lorence

State Forest Road and Trail Advisory Website

Wilderness and Roadless Area Release Act

A Warning from Forester Butch Davey

Trail Town Conference Draws 130 Attendees

Governor Signs Moratorium Protecting Sensitive State Forest Land from Future Natural Gas Leases

REI Donates $9,500 to Trail Care

DCNR, KTA Present Trail Challenge Award to Three Hikers

KTA Trail Crew Tackles Chuck Keiper and Donut Hole Trails

Standing Stone Trail Sees Improvement During KTA Trail Crew Week

KTA Trail Crew on the North Country National Scenic Trail

Mason-Dixon Trail Designated a National Recreation Trail

Appalachian Trail Museum opens in Pine Grove Furnace State Park

Hi-Tec Sports donates boots to KTA volunteers

Whistleblowers Needed

KTA Opposes More Leasing of State Forest Land for Drilling

KTA Supports Severance Tax on Gas Drilling

Pennsylvania Trail Information Offered on Interactive Web Site

Joe Healey's last work weekend as KTA Trailcrew Leader

Building Bridges on the Mid State Trail

KTA Featured on Pennsylvania Outdoor Life

Plant a tree in Pennsylvania

Healey Receives Keystone Legacy Award

GoodSearch for a Good Cause