Two years ago, Joplin James decided he'd like to explore the Long Trail in winter. He's made it to Brandon Gap and he's determined to finish.

Whether it's for a day, a week, or even a month, what draws people to the Long Trail? For Nick Rushford of Essex, there've been many reasons to hike the trail from end to end.

VPR Commentator Kerstin Lange tells the story of how hiking the Long Trail forged a connection with Vermont that prompted her to move to the Green Mountain State.

Today, we have one man's story about personal challenge... and the effort to "live strong." It begins at the top of Vermont's highest peak, Mount Mansfield.

A reminder of some of the challenges of being out on the Long Trail. Whether it's for a few days, or weeks at a time, there's bound to be encounters with bugs, bad food, and rain, rain, rain.

Andy and Chet Buchanan, sons of legendary Long Trail Patrol leader Roy Buchanan, talk about how their father got started on the Long Trail.

VPR's Jane Lidholm talks with Jonathan Wahl and Leah Hunt, known, on the trail, as Rough and Tumble, two retirees who spend winters in Florida and summers in Vermont, where they can often be found on The Long Trail.

VPR's Nina Keck catches up with Katie Block just as she began her Long Trail day hike at the trailhead on Route 4 in Killington.

Thousands of us experience the Green Mountains up close every summer with a day on the Long Trail. Many hundreds more spend even more time on the trail, taking a few days to hike and spending the nights at a shelter along the way. Today, in our series, "The Long Trail: Vermont's Footpath Through History," we learn what it's like to overnight on the trail.

All this month, VPR is celebrating the 100th Anniversary of the Long Trail through our series, "The Long Trail: Vermont's Footpath Through History." Today we hear from some of the people who spend time on the trail, to hike, camp or care for the historic footpath.