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The Green Tunnel explores the history and culture of the United States’ most iconic long-distance hiking trail, the Appalachian Trail. Hosted by Mills Kelly, the show delves into topics incl...
Today's episode is bittersweet because we have reached the end of our hike. After three years and 50 episodes, we are wrapping up The Green...
On today's episode of The Green Tunnel , we are exploring a central reason why hikers head to the Appalachian Trail in the first place, to s...
What long-distance AT hiker hasn't dreamed of reaching that sign on the summit of Katahdin at the end of their hike? Today, we are headed to...
The Appalachian Trail winds its way through Appalachia which is a place where people make sense of their world through stories. Stories of t...
Did you know a significant number of hikers confess their sins in the logbook in the shelter on Priest Mountain? Why do they do this and wha...
Benton MacKaye wanted to be sure that anyone who chose to spend a few hours, a few days, or a few weeks on the trail would have the opportun...
The Delaware Water Gap is one of the most breathtaking spots along the entire Appalachian Trail and has been a favorite subject of landscape...
There is no better way to turn a good hike into a bad hike than taking a wrong turn and hiking miles out of your way. Especially if that mea...
Bear Mountain Bridge sits just north of the oldest section of the entire Appalachian Trail and on today's Iconic Location episode we are wha...
Today we're going back to the earliest days of the Appalachian Trail to learn more about the critical role that the Civilian Conservation Co...
Have you ever wondered who Charlies Bunion was named after or why there are two balds with the same name? On today's Iconic Location episode...
The American Chestnut was one of the most magnificent trees in North America. On today's episode of The Green Tunnel , we're going to explor...
While no one has ever seen a dragon along the Appalachian Trail, hundreds of thousands of hikers have seen a dragon's tooth. Viewed from a d...
This season the history we're starting with is really, really old. We are exploring the geological history of the rocks and mountains the Ap...
On Tuesday, October 17th, The Green Tunnel will be back with Season Three! This season we're exploring the natural history of the Appalachia...
Planning section hikes can take a lot of work. Luckily, every section hiker out there has a go-to podcast to help with that planning. Julie...
Today we're headed to Florida. While the AT doesn't run through Florida, the state has a lot of great trails, including the Florida Trail. A...
When the Appalachian Trail project began, volunteer clubs up and down the length of the trail committed themselves to first scouting, then b...
Today, we're hiking on the border of Tennessee and North Carolina, to the site of Fontana Dam. It's the tallest dam east of the Rocky Mounta...
The Appalachian Trail is a much more diverse place in 2023 than it was as recently as 20 years ago. But if you spend much time on the trail,...
Long before Harpers Ferry, Virginia became the emotional halfway point for Appalachian Trail thru hikers, it was the site of one of the most...
Throughout its history, the Appalachian Trail has been a place many hikers go for peace, for inspiration, for community, for physical challe...
Have you ever wondered where the center point of the Appalachian Trail is? If you guessed Center Point Knob, Pennsylvania you would be wrong...
On this special episode of The Green Tunnel , Dakota Jackson, Director of Visitor Experience at the Appalachian Trail Conservancy, talks wit...
Today, we're going to tell you a story from the earliest days of the Appalachian Trail, a time when trail scouts were still trying to find a...
Today we're exploring one of the more famous trail towns along the Appalachian Trail, Damascus, Virginia.
Hikers don't often realize they're passing through the traditional homelands of many Indigenous nations. In today's episode, we're focusing...
Today, we explore one of the most infamous sections of the Appalachian Trail. Get ready for the ups and downs of Northern Virginia's Roller...
Today, we're going to be talking about something everybody does, but not everybody's comfortable discussing. There's no nice way to say this...
The AT originally ran right through Monson, Maine, fueling its economy, but when the trail was moved and things threatened to change, the co...
Today we're going to tell you the story of the people who lived in the Shenandoah mountains traversed by the Appalachian Trail before Shenan...
Today we're taking you to the highest peak in Massachusetts, Mount Greylock which despite being very far from an ocean has an iconic lightho...
Regardless of their background, their age, or how long they plan to be on the trail, gear is one topic that every hiker has in common with e...
In season two of The Green Tunnel, we have some fantastic new stories for you on the history of the Appalachian Trail. We've interviewed hik...
This episode of The Green Tunnel focuses on the rich culture surrounding places to eat along the Appalachian Trail and their connection to t...
In this special bonus episode of The Green Tunnel podcast, we sat down with The Green Tunnel's own musicians to hear from them about their c...
In this episode of The Green Tunnel, we present an episode of the Virginia Outdoor Adventures podcast hosted by Jessica Bowser. To learn mor...
In 1930 Eiler Larsen set out on what is the first recorded attempt of what we call an Appalachian Trail thru-hike. He didn't make it in one...
The original southern terminus of the Appalachian Trail was at the summit of Mount Oglethorpe in Georgia. But that changed in 1958 when the...
When you are hiking on the Appalachian Trail and it starts raining, it's nice to know that somewhere up ahead there is a cozy shelter you ca...
Today's Iconic Location takes us up north to the Presidentials in New Hampshire, to the summit of Mount Washington. Known for the most terri...
Are hikers loving the Appalachian Trail to death? In this episode of The Green Tunnel, we examine the history of hiker trash - as in actual...
This iconic location on the Appalachian Trail is the very first monument in the country to George Washington. It also made a cameo in the Ci...
Trail food: it's kind of weird. Think about it. When else do you eat freeze-dried lasagna? Or several protein bars…in one day? Probably not...
Bears, lightning, and Lyme...oh my! Natural danger on the Appalachian Trail is a real concern for hikers, but how much should hikers really...
In this Iconic Location episode, we've got a tight squeeze for you: the Lemon Squeezer. Learn about this claustrophia-inducing spot in the o...
This episode of The Green Tunnel shares the story of three changemakers who combined led, and continue to lead, the trail through its 100 ye...
Introducing Iconic Locations, a bonus series of short segments featuring iconic locations of the Appalachian Trail that will air in between...
In this episode of The Green Tunnel we tell the story of the settler communities that existed along the route of the Appalachian Trail befor...
Benton MacKaye dreamed up the Appalachian Trail, and Myron Avery turned that dream into a 2,000-mile trail. Their competing visions of what...