The 2009 GMC Burlington Section Annual Meeting heard about Long-Distance Hiking – The Good, the Bad and the Downright Ugly. Long distance hiking brings out the best and worst in people, especially when the hike seems to go on forever. We heard some of the best and some of the worst when Chris Hanna and Mary Lou Recor showed their slides and talked about their differences while walking the forever-long Pacific Crest Trail in 2007, 2008. The one thing they agree on was that the scenery is spectacular, even if the participants looked like they needed a make-over. Highlights include desert flora, rattlesnakes, characters met on the trail who were all “a piece of work,” Mount Whitney, Mount Shasta, Crater Lake and the long-sought U.S./Canada border marker. Thanks to Chris & Mary Lou for the great show!

Pacific Crest Trail - it never stops!