Montpelier Section
| Date | Report? | Description of the event |
| Sun Jan 14 | 
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Janu 14, 1968 Marion Gorham Party by Leader: Dick Babcock We all thought something should be done to give Marion Gorham a good send-off and the Babcocks... |
| Sun Jan 21 |
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Janu 21, 1968 Oyster Stew - Oyster Stew Hike to Taylor Lodge. Bring snowshoes, flashlight, bowl, cup & spoon. If you wish to spend the night, bring sleeping... |
| Sun Jan 28 |
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Janu 28, 1968 Worcester Mountain - on snowshoes by Leader: Dave Morse Dave Morse led a party of 4 up Worcester Mountain on snowshoes. The others were Dave... |
| Thu Feb 01 |
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Marion Gorham resigned her position at Vermont College, effective February 1, 1968, to become chairman of the nursing department at Northampton County... |
| Tue Feb 06 |
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Tuesday, February 6 -- Moonlight hike in Trow Hill or Airport area Leader: George and Cynthia Brady |
| Fri Feb 16 |
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Febr 16, 1968 Adirondack Loj: Overnight in the Adirondacks. Tentatively at Adirondack Loj - Hart Lake by Leader: Dick and Dot Babcock 8 hikers spent the... |
| Sun Mar 03 |
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Marc 3, 1968 Hadd's Camp in Worcester by Leader: Dick and Dot Babcock Short Sunday afternoon hike, led by the Babcocks. Tomato soup was enjoyed at the Hadd's... |
| Tue Mar 12 |
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Marc 12, 1968 Moonlight Hike in Bear Swamp, Middlesex Center area by Leader: Jerry Dix Another moonless moonlight hike, led by Jerry Dix in the Bear Swamp... |
| Sun Mar 24 |
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Marc 24, 1968 Sugar-on-Snow - Parker Camp on the Trail near Johnson. by Leader: Dave Otis Dave Otis thought it would be fun to have sugar-on-snow on the Long... |
| Sun Apr 07 |
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Apri 7, 1968 Long Trail - Jonesville to Bolton Lodge by Leader: Dave Morse Dave Morse led a hike over the new section of the Trail between Jonesville and... |
| Fri Apr 19 | 
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Section annual meeting, at Old Brick Church in East Montpelier |
| Sun Apr 21 |
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Apri 21, 1968 Eagle Ledge: Long easy afternoon walk to Eagle Ledge in the Worcester-Elmore area. Bring the whole family, and bring a snack if you desire by... |
| Thu Apr 25 |
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Newspaper report Winter Vandals Again Hit Sterling Pond Lodge in the Times-Argus is shown here. |
| Sun May 05 |
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May 5, 1968 Otter Creek Paddle: An all day canoe trip on Otter Creek. Bring your own lunch. If you don't have your own canoe, possibly you could borrow one or... |
| Sun May 19 |
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May 19, 1968 Camels Hump by Leader: Dave Hine [newspaper clipping] Three members of the Montpelier Section of the Green Mountain Club climbed Camel's Hump... |
| Sat Jun 01 |
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Saturday, June 1 -- GMC annual meeting, Bavarian Castle in Proctorsville. Dinner costs $3.50 or $4.25. Tag sale for used hiking equipment. |
| Sun Jun 09 |
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June 9, 1968 Work Hike to Smugglers' Notch: Trail Clearing Time. We hope all the snow will be gone by then. Bring axes, saws, and trail lunch. The Montpelier... |
| Sun Jun 23 |
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June 23, 1968 Belvidere Mountain: All day hike on Long Trail from Route 118 to Hazen's Notch which includes going overBelvidere Mountain, A beautiful view is... |
| Sat Jul 06 |
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July 6, 1968 Wheeler Mountain Picnic: Family Picnic - An afternoon hike up Wheeler Mountain in Barton. This is a short hike across a field and up on some rock... |
| Sun Jul 14 |
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July 14, 1968 [date estimated by KH] [Newspaper, Times Angus, 7-16-68] Sterling Pond Lodge Repaired Sterling Pond Lodge near Mount Mansfield,... |
| Sat Jul 20 |
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July 20, 1968 Overnight in Jefferson, NH and climb Mt Jefferson: Overnight campout at "Brady's Field" in Jefferson, New Hampshire. Bring your own tent,... |
| Sun Aug 04 |
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Augu 4, 1968 Trail Clearing from Chilcoot Pass to Whiteface Shelter: Trail clearing work party from Chilcoot Pass to Whiteface Shelter, a 1 1/2 mile section of... |
| Sun Aug 18 |
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Augu 18, 1968 Blueberry picking hike to White Rocks and Hunger Mountain: Sunday, August 18th - Blueberry picking hike to White Rocks and on Hunger Mountain in... |
| Sat Aug 24 |
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August 24 - September 2, 1968 GMC Intersectional: Intersections! at Eden, Vermont (Mt. Norris Scout Reservation). Come for the whole week for for a few... |
| Sun Sep 08 |
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Sept 8, 1968 Hike Gore Mountain: All day hike up Gore Mountain in the Northeast Kingdom. Approximately a 75 mile drive from Montpelier, and about four miles up... |
| Sat Sep 14 |
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Sept 14, 1968 Afternoon walk on old abandoned road in the Worcester area by Leader: Frances Holmes September 14, 1968: Back road in Calais, led by Frances... |
| Sat Sep 21 |
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Sept 21, 1968 Overnight in the Adirondacks: We will hike into leanto on Saturday and climb the Dixes on Sunday which include East Dix, South Dix and Dix... |
| Sun Sep 29 |
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Sept 29, 1968 Cantilever Rock and Sunset Ridge Trail: Cantilever Rock and Sunset Ridge Trail on Mt. Mansfield. Bring-your-own-picnic supper at Underhill State... |
| Sat Oct 12 |
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Octo 11, 1968 Overnight camping in the Adirondacks and Canoeing on Forked Lake. Bring your own canoe and tent and camping gear, Bring your camera, too, for the... |
| Sun Oct 20 |
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Octo 20, 1968 Mt. Hale in the White Mountains by Leader: George Brady Called off because of weather. |
| Tue Oct 22 |
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Tuesday, October 22 -- Planning meeting at home of Doris Washburn |
| Sun Nov 03 |
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Nove 3, 1968 LT Hike from Rt 242 to Rt 58: All day hike on the Long Trail from Rt. 242 (Jay-Montgomery Center Road) to Rt. 58 (Hazen's Notch). Bring trail... |
| Sat Nov 16 |
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Nove 16, 1968 Green Mountain Audubon Nature Center, Huntington. This is a nature preserve at the foot of the west side of Camel's Hump. Exploration of this... |
| Sun Dec 01 |
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Dece 1, 1968 Blue Ridge Mountain near Rutland. This 3,295 foot mountain is located to the west of the Long Trail and north of Rt. 4 near Rutland. The Green... |
| Sat Dec 14 |
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Dece 14, 1968 Spaghetti Supper at Parker Camp located on the Long Trail near Johnson 1.5 miles from the road via Davis Neighborhood Trail. It is 1.3 miles to... |
