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March 2012 (Spring) Ridgelines is available for download. Continue reading →

Please let us know what educational programs you might be interested in with the GMC Burlington Section:
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9/1/2011 – On Greenbush Road, Shelburne, near Nursery Lane (just north of Ferry Road) a juvenile Bobcat raced across the road dragging a half-dead, very large rat! Continue reading →

The Green Mountain Club is once again sponsoring a digital photo contest for members and the public. The contest will also provide us with fresh material for use in GMC publications. Read more. Dont worry if this GMC club page seems out of date. The GMC always needs new photos!

The GMC Burlington Section maintains Yahoo Listserv. Subscribe to get occasional announcements (occasional – as in a few every quarter, max!) We will let you know when the Ridge Lines newsletter is posted, or special events are scheduled. But we won’t spam you, and you can remove yourself at any time. Subscribe here: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/gmcburlington/ and click “Join This Group” on the right. Continue reading →

In 2006, GMC’s Board established a certification program for hikers who complete all eighty-four side trails of the Long Trail System (164.2 miles in all). Continue reading →

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Summer is hiking time, but summer also brings long, lazy days perfect for sitting outside and reading. Continue reading →

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!

Share Your Weather Story with Ridge Lines Readers
Most Vermonters who’ve spent any time outdoors have stories about the weather. Have you hiked in mud to your kneecaps? Put your head down and trudged blindly through gale-force winds? Skidded all over an icy mountain? Share your story by sending it to Maeve Kim: PO Box 1086, Jericho Center 05465 or maevulus@surfglobal.net

A message from Dot Myer:
The Burlington Section has many pictures dating back to the 1930s. These are now being copied to CD’s for better preservation. But more photos are needed. Continue reading →