Celebrate the Green Mountain Club's Centennial. See a bit of its early history and scheduled events.
March 2010
March 2, Tuesday - Cross-country Ski. Stowe. All abilities. Various distances. Stowe Mtn. Cross-country Ski Center. Meet at MHS at 9:00 A.M., or after lunch at 1:00 P.M. at the ski center. Call Leader: Marilyn Wilson, 229-9851.
Wednesday, March 3 - Membership/Outing Planning Meeting. Bring your ideas for outings that you would like to see or to lead on the Summer outing schedule. Following the meeting, the hosts will provide dessert, and will show slides of their recent Rambles in the Austrian and Italian Alps. Meet at 7:00 p.m. at home of Andrew and Reidun Nuquist. Call 223-3550 for directions.
March 6, Saturday - Snowshoe. Mt. Mansfield Forehead. Stowe. Difficult. 5.2 miles. Ascend Frost and Maple Ridge trails from Stevensville Road. Descend Wampahoofus and Butler Lodge trails. Crampons recommended. Must call leader: Paul DeLuca 802-476-7987 or pdeluca420@msn.com for meeting time and place.
March 10, Wednesday - Executive Committee Meeting. All members are welcome. Call John Buddington, 229-0725 or president@gmcmontpelier.org for location. Agenda
March 11 2010 is the Centennial of GMC's founding. See the announcement from the July (1910) The Vermonter. A gala celebration is planned in South Burlington; all are invited.
March 11, Thursday - Snowshoe. Groton. Snowshoe around Kettle Pond. Easy. 3 miles. Snack at a lean-to. Meet at Lenny's Shoe Store, Barre, VT at noon. Leader: Steve Lightholder, 479-2304.
March 13, Saturday - Snowshoe. White Mtns., NH. Very Difficult. 8.56 miles. Mt. Adams Airline Trail. Ice axe, crampons necessary. Elevation gain 4500'. Lower summit options if weather does not cooperate. Must call leader: Paul DeLuca, 802-476-7987 or pdeluca420@msn.com for meeting time and place.
March 14, Sunday - Snowshoe. Duxbury. Moderate. 3.2 miles round trip. LT south from Winooski River to Duxbury Window. Bring lunch and beverage. Dress for weather. Call leaders: Reidun and Andrew Nuquist, 223-3550 for meeting time.
March 21, Sunday - Snowshoe. Duxbury. Montclair Glen Lodge. Difficult. 6 miles round trip. Possible by winter side trail. Leave from MHS parking lot at 9:00 A.M. Dress in layers. Bring lunch and liquids. Must call leader: Michael Chernick, 229-0918 or chernick5@comcast.net
March 27, Saturday - Walk/Snowshoe. Stowe. Mountain Road, Rte. 108. Easy. 4 miles round trip. From Barnes Camp (end of plowed portion of road) to height of land. Call leader: Ken Hertz, 802-229-4737 or hertzkj@myfairpoint.com for meeting time and place.
April 2010
April 3, Saturday - Road Walk. East Montpelier/Adamant. Moderate. 5 mile loop. Sodom Pond. Bring water and snack. Call leaders: Reidun and Andrew Nuquist, 223-3550 for afternoon starting time.
April 9, Friday - Montpelier Section Annual Meeting. Montpelier. Wood Art Gallery, at the Vermont College of Fine Arts, College Street, Montpelier. Speaker: Eric Scharnberg of the Cross VT Trail Association. Elect 2010 officers. Pass a budget. See page 1 for details. Agenda
April 10, Saturday - Road Walk. Middlesex. Alternate: snowmachine trail walk. Moderate. 5 +/- miles. Contact leader: John Buddington, 229-0725 about the need for snowshoes. Meet at 1:00 P.M. at the Rumney School, Middlesex.
April 18, Sunday - Hike/Walk. Stowe Bike Path. Moderate. 10 miles. Call leader: Michael Chernick, 229-0918 or chernick5@comcast.net for meeting time.
April 24, Saturday - Road Walk. Calais and Woodbury. Moderate. 5 miles. Around No. 10 Pond and Forest Lake. Meet at MHS at 12:30 P.M. or No. 10 Pond access at 1:00 P.M. Please call leader: Steve Lightholder, 479-2304 or steve.lightholder@yahoo.com.
May 2010
May 2, Sunday - Hike/Walk. Berlin. Irish Hill. Easy. 4 miles. Meet at Berlin Pond parking area. Possibility of walking around Berlin Pond if trails are too muddy. Call leader: Ken Hertz, 802-229-4737 or hertzkj@myfairpoint.com for meeting time.
May 11, Tuesday - Road Walk. Washington. Moderate. 9 miles. Class 4 roads. Little elevation gain. Meet at Lenny's Shoe Store, Barre, VT at 9:00 A.M. Leader: Steve Lightholder, 479-2304.
May 15, Saturday - Work Hike. Duxbury. Bamforth Ridge. All abilities. 2-5 miles round trip. Wear work clothes and gloves. Meet at MHS at 8:00 A.M. Leader: Ken Hertz, 229-4737 or trails@gmcmontpelier.org
May 16, Sunday - Wildflower Hike. Stowe. Easy. 2-3 hours. Cotton Brook section of Mt. Mansfield State Forest. Walk on forest roads. Identify 20 or more species of wildflowers, with possibility of visiting a forest stand about 150 years old. Meet at MHS at 9:00 A.M. or at 10:00 A.M. at the gate below the parking area at Cotton Brook. Leader: Joe Bahr, 244-6132
May 22, Saturday - GMC Annual Meeting. Waterbury Center. More information on page 4 of Trail Talk and on the GMC Website.
May 29, Saturday - Work Hike. Stowe. Smugglers' Notch. All abilities. 6 miles round trip. Wear work clothes and gloves. Meet at MHS at 8:00 A.M. Leader: Ken Hertz, 229-4737 or trails@gmcmontpelier.org