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Author Archives: David Hathaway
Trip reports for October 2021 (updated 10/25)
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Trip reports for August 2021 (updated 8/25)
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Trip reports for July 2021 (updated 7/26)
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Trip reports for June 2021
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2021 Trail Work Recap
Thanks to many volunteers, the Burlington section trails are in great shape!
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Long Trail Side to Side
Looking for a different way to explore the Long Trail? Go sideways! Continue reading
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GMC Burlington Annual Meeting – videos now available
Our first (and hopefully last!) virtual annual meeting was held Saturday evening, January 30th, via ZOOM. Meeting materials, including newly elected slate of candidates, are here. And here are links to the meeting and to the talk by Dr. Jack Mayer.
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Taft & Mansfield Caretakers
Our section history co-chair, Ted Albers, found this list of Taft Lodge and Mount Mansfield caretakers, stretching back to 1920. Check it out, along with other gems on our history page.
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What is a Forest?
Chittenden County forester Ethan Tapper had a UVM group do a project related to outreach last semester, and they produced this six slide presentation describing how forests are a lot more than just a bunch of trees.
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Breadloaf section Taylor Series with Bill McKibben, February 18
The Bread Loaf GMC section will host a Special virtual Taylor Series on Thursday, Feb. 18th at 7PM. More information (including the Zoom link, when available) can be found at the Breadloaf section website.
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Trip reports for November, 2020 (updated 11/11/2020)
11/7/2020 – Whiteface Mt.
The 10 of us soon became 9 when arrived at trailhead as I received a text message during drive from Richmond Park and Ride where meeting to have a caravan procession following each other to trailhead. Continue reading
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Trip reports for October, 2020 (updated 10/29)
10/24/2020 – Belvidere
We met at 9 AM at the Long Trail parking area at Eden crossing on Rt 118. Continue reading
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Green Mountain Club (GMC) Burlington section 