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Peaks & Paths: A Century of the Randolph Mountain Club Category: Online/Mail-Order - Publications & Maps - NEW By Judith Maddock Hudson, 288 pages, 165 illustrations, hard cover, 2010 New Hampshire's Crescent and northern Presidential ranges, the site of spectacular mountain scenery, boast an intricate network of hiking paths centered on the small town of Randolph. This trail system, which began in the 1850s and expanded in the 1880s and 1890s, was largely destroyed by intensive logging in the early 1900s. The Randolph Mountain Club was founded in 1910 to "put the paths in order" and, over the last hundred years, the RMC has become the principal custodian of these trails. Today the Club maintains over 100 miles of paths, including a section of the Appalachian Trail, as well as four high-altitude camps on the slopes of Mt. Adams. At this, the century mark, Peaks & Paths lays out the history of the Club as it has responded to changing times and conditions, and celebrates the enduring spirit that has led to its emergence today as a major year-round steward for preserving the integrity of paths and camps on the Crescent Range, the slopes of Mts. Madison, Adams, Jefferson, and outliers Starr King and Owl's Head. With a foreword by Laura Waterman, the book also contains biographical sketches of important important figures, among them early pathmakers Charles E. Lowe, W. H. Peek, E. B. Cook and J. R. Edmands, as well as listings of former RMC board members, camp caretakers, and trail crews.	Click for larger image. $29.95
Randolph Paths (RMC Guidebook) Category: Online/Mail-Order - Publications & Maps 8th Edition, 215 pages, 2005. On July 4, 2005, the RMC released a substantially upgraded 8th edition of its classic mountain guide book, Randolph Paths: Guide to the Northern Presidentials and the Crescent Range. This new edition of Randolph Paths, which was first published in 1917, is much more than just another update. The new guide features entirely new trail descriptions, gathered by a team of a dozen RMC volunteers. Along with totally revamped trail descriptions, the new guide has a number of new features: - An expanded RMC trails history, written by club historian Judy Hudson, which includes a number of newly uncovered historical photographs, as well as interesting discoveries - including the story of what is perhaps the oldest trail sign in existence for the region, for Cascade Ravine's Pioneer Spring. - Geology highlights provided by Bates College Professor Dyk Eusden, and a new section devoted to the flora of the mountains, courtesy of Brad Meiklejohn. - A substantially updated and expanded introduction with Leave No Trace guidelines, mountain safety and search and rescue information. - A new section on winter hiking, backcountry skiing and even some ice climbing information, reflecting the increasing interest in cold weather activities. - Trail descriptions for recent additions to the RMC trail system in the new Randolph Community Forest, for non-RMC trails on the Northern Peaks, as well as the trails at the Pondicherry Wildlife Refuge. - An expanded Points of Interest section, including new points, locations along RMC's new paths, and historical information about many places. - An expanded section on suggested walks, including route summaries to the Northern peaks and recommended ski and snowshoe trips. - A new "lie-flat," sewn binding and pages with rounded edges that make for easier stowing in one's pack and ease of use on the trail. It is printed on New Leaf EcoBook paper, a recycled and totally chlorine free sheet. - A significantly expanded index, courtesy of RMC archivist Al Hudson. The 2005 Randolph Valley and Northern Peaks Trail Map is included, in a back cover pocket.	Click for larger image. $17.00
Randolph Valley and Northern Peaks Trail Map Category: Online/Mail-Order - Publications & Maps The 2005 Randolph Valley and Northern Peaks Trail Map is printed on heavyweight Tyvek and includes the RMC's new trails. The reverse side of the map features an artistic and useful new addition-four, large scale illustrations of panoramas from RMC trails, complete with peak identification. Drawn by Randolph artist Tim Sappington, the peaks have been identified by the guidebook's three co-editors, Judy Hudson, Doug Mayer and Steve Smith. *Map contour interval 50 feet *Scale 1:31,680	Click for more/larger images. $6.00
Randolph in Appalachia, The First Hundred Years Category: Mail-Order Only - Publications & Maps 2nd Revised Edition, 26 pages, 2007. This volume contains a chronological annotated listing of selected articles and reports relating to Randolph and the Northern Presidential paths and camps found in the AMC Journal, Appalachia, covering Vol. 1 (June 1876) to Vol. 54 (Winter/Spring 2004). Compiled and annotated by Al Hudson, RMC Archivist.	Click for larger image. $20.00 Mail-Order Only
Spur Cabin Registers, 1900-1915 Category: Mail-Order Only - Publications & Maps Revised Edition, 108 pages, 24 photos, 7 appendices, transcribed and edited by Al Hudson, RMC Archivist, 2009. In the late summer of 1899 George F. Moore and Charles C. Torrey contracted with John H. Boothman to build them a log cabin near Spur Brook opposite Chandler Fall at the 3200 foot level on the northern slope of Mt. Adams. The cabin was completed in 1900 and was a much-visited site on Spur Path, one of the major trails to the summit of Mt. Adams, until 1929, when the sadly deteriorated structure was razed by the USFS. This publication contains: a complete transcription from the original registers of the entries in the first two volumes (1900-1907, 1908-1915) plus a 3-page remnant of a "lost" third volume; 24 photographs; lists of names, hotels/inns, places, camps and paths appearing in the register. Introduction by Al Hudson.	Click for larger image. $25.00 Mail-Order Only
Guy Waterman's "An Outline of Trail Development in the White Mountains, 1840-1980" Category: Mail-Order Only - Publications & Maps 64 pages, 15 maps, edited by Al Hudson (RMC Archivist) and Judith Maddock Hudson (RMC Historian), 2005. Among many projects that Guy Waterman undertook, perhaps none was more ambitious than his depiction in maps and commentary of the decade-by-decade history of hiking trails in nine regions of the northeastern United States from 1840 to 1980. In 2004 Laura Waterman made the unpublished project files on the White Mountain region available to the current editors to prepare for publication. The commentary associated with each map is skeletal. Significant years within each decade are given, a list of trails for each year, sometimes accompanied by short descriptive commentary. The editors have included all the material in Guy's original typescript, but have also added clarifications and emendations. Al Hudson has provided an introduction and an index to mentioned White Mountain trails.	Click for larger image. $28.50 Mail-Order Only
Guide to the Cultural and Natural History of the Four Soldiers Path Category: Mail-Order Only - Publications & Maps The RMC's new Four Soldiers Path winds its way north through Randolph Community Forest, onto the Kilkenny section of the White Mountain National Forest, and ends at the wild and rugged Pond of Safety. The club's interpretive guide provides interested hikers with a fascinating tour of the cultural, historic and natural history to the lands traversed by the path. Produced by more than a dozen RMC volunteers, with supervision by well known New England Naturalist Dave Thurlow, the guide is designed to be enjoyed by hikers of all ages. Artwork by Tim Sappington and Ginger Beringer.	Click for larger image. $5.00 Mail-Order Only
Remembrances of Crag Camp, 1909-1993 Category: Mail-Order Only - Publications & Maps The old Crag Camp was torn down, and then burned, in the spring of 1993, to make way for the new building. In this unique collection of stories, tales and anecdotes, RMC members and other hikers recall their own personal memories that helped make the old Crag such a special place. Stories include everything from the construction of the original Crag Camp, by John Boothman's crew in 1909, to John Steven's tale of being rather closely observed -- from the valley -- by his boss, with a very high power telescope!	$6.00 Mail-Order Only