Events

All members are welcome. Call John Buddington, 229-0725 or president@gmcmontpelier.org for location. Agenda. The draft minutes have been distributed...

Centennial of GMC s founding. See the announcement from the July (1910) The Vermonter.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.nAgenda

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.n

Stowe Bike Path. Moderate. 10 miles. Call leader: Michael Chernick, 229-0918 or chernick5@comcast.net for meeting time.

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.

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.

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.

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

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:...

Waterbury Center. More information on page 4.

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

Memorial Day

Planning events from September - November, 2010. You may bring a dessert to share. Meet at 7:00 P.M. Call Charlene Bohl, 229-9908 for location.

White Mtn., NH. Difficult. 10.2 miles round trip. Mt. Passaconaway from the Kancamangus Highway. nCall Leader: Steve Lightholder, 479-2304 for meeting time and place.

Isle LaMotte. Easy. 10-15 miles. We will park at the fishing access just north of Isle LaMotte bridge, then circumnavigate around the island. Will stop and take a look at the largest reef in Vermont with fossils 500 million years old. Bring lunch and water. Helmet required. Option to ride over the Alburg Dunes after...

All members are welcome. You may bring a dessert to share. Call John Buddington, 229-0725 or president@gmcmontpelier.org for location.

Middlesex. Moderate. 5.5 miles. Early evening hike of Mt. Hunger from the Middlesex Trail. Meet at Rumney School at 4:00 P.M. For more information, call Leader: Charlene Bohl, 229-9908

Duxbury. Easy. 2 miles round trip, 800 elevation gain. Hike south on the LT from River Road to the Duxbury Window overlook. Extensions possible. Meet at MHS at 12:50 P.M. Leader: Ken Hertz, 229-4737 or kenneth.hertz@myfairpoint.net