Meredith Bethune is a writer covering health, food, travel, and the outdoors for publications like The New York Times, Travel + Leisure, National Geographic, and more. Her proudest accomplishment so far is completing the Long Trail, Vermont's 270-mile footpath through the wilderness. Most weekends, you can find her exploring trails in the Catskills, Adirondacks, Green Mountains, or Berkshires, weather permitting. She currently lives in Albany, New York.
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Permits, education, and increased fees are all on the table as possible solutions
Staying in hiking shape during the off-season is a serious challenge, but it’s not impossible