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Archives of GMC Burlington’s Quarterly Newsletter
In this issue:
Post-Flood Update,
Remembering Dot Myer,
Senator Leahy Award,
Upcoming Hikes,
Ask Shazen!,
Dale's Trail Trivia
In this issue: President's Message
The ADK Great Range in A Day,
Welcome Corrin!,
Upcoming Hikes,
Ask Shazen!,
Dale's Trail Trivia
In This Issue:
The Camel’s Hump Tragedy
Ask Shazen
The Joy of Ice
Upcoming Hikes
Dale's Trail Trivia
In This Issue:
The Camel’s Hump Tragedy
Ask Shazen
The Joy of Ice
Upcoming Hikes
Dale's Trail Trivia
In This Issue:
The Camel’s Hump Tragedy
Ask Shazen
The Joy of Ice
Upcoming Hikes
Dale's Trail Trivia
In This Issue:
Welcome to Annette!,
Make a GMC Difference! Exciting Volunteer Opportunities,
Stay Safe This Winter!,
Creating a Four-Season Hut Network in the Green Mountains,
Trips and Outings,
The “fridge card”,
Annual Meeting
In This Issue:
Let Me Introduce Myself
Annual Meeting Section Reports
History & Archive Report
Upcoming Outings
Executive Committee Information
In This Issue:
TWO BIG ANNOUNCEMENTS!!!
GMC Historic Marker in Burlington
A BIT OF RIDGE LINES HISTORY
Section Outings
In This Issue:
Volunteer with GMC,
Young Adventurers Club,
Hiking with Babies and Small Children
In This Issue:
Reports from the Annual Meeting,
Cartoon by Rachel Lindsay,
Hiking in Vermont’s Fifth Season
In This Issue:
Cartoon by Rachel Lindsay,
COVID-19 Guidelines from GMC,
Trailwork During the Pandemic
Happy Anniversary to the Taft Lodge,
Volunteering at Barnes Camp During the Pandemic
In This Issue:
Annual Meeting Memories,
Director’s Report,
Outings and Treasurer’s Reports,
Meet your new executive committee! ,
How Hard Is That Hike? – How to interpret the difficulty ratings listed with outings,
Update from Vermont Huts Association on all-season huts,
Whooooo Is That at Your Bird Feeder?,
Spring Trail Work, Walks, Hikes, Bike Rides, Paddling Trips, Birdwatching
In This Issue:
More memories and photos and memories from Annual Meeting,
Director’s Report,
Outings and Treasurer’s Reports,
Meet your new executive committee! ,
How Hard Is That Hike?,
Update from Vermont Huts Association,
Whooooo Is That at Your Bird Feeder?,
Spring Trail Work, Walks, Hikes, Bike Rides, Paddling Trips, Birdwatching,
Spring, Mud Season, and Finally Spring!
In This Issue:
Welcome to Annette!,
Make a GMC Difference! Exciting Volunteer Opportunities,
Stay Safe This Winter!,
Creating a Four-Season Hut Network in the Green Mountains,
Trips and Outings,
The “fridge card”,
Annual Meeting
In This Issue:
GMC Shelter Caretaker Program.
Fond Memories of Caretaking from the 1970s.
Turnpikes Along the Trail.
Safe Hiking During Hunting Season.
Trips and Outings
In This Issue:
Green Mountain Club’s 2019 Annual Meeting,
Update on Archives,
Another DYI Trail Food Recipe,
Update on Burlington Historic Marker,
Vermont’s Nesting Peregrine Falcons ,
Trips and Outings
In This Issue:
Historic Bolton Lodge Revived and Revisited ,
What Did Our Section Do in 2018?,
Executive Committee Names,
Trip Leading 101,
Hiking in Vermont’s Fifth Season,
Trail Food Recipe,
Trips and Outings
In This Issue:
Barnes Camp Visitor Center,
Well-Deserved Recognition!,
GMC’s Long History with Birds,
Hiking with Your Mattress,
Trips and Outings,
The Coffee Stone
In This Issue:
Man, Muscles and Machismo in the Mountains
A New Historic Marker for Burlington?,
Trips and Outings,
In This Issue:
Smooth Waters,
Rafting the Winooski River,
Remembering a Winter Hike,
Section Outings
In This Issue:
Annual Meeting,
Chasing Summits,
Vermont Winter Tips,
What do Animals do in the Winter?,
Trail Names
In This Issue:
Readers Answer the Challenge!,
Answering Nature's Call,
What's Been Happening This Summer Along the Trail,
Section Outings
In This Issue:
Ticks!,
It’s Not Easy Being Green … Not Even For A Lorax,
Burlington Section Tee Shirts,
Porkies Along the Trail,
Eight Tenths of a Mile,
Section Outings
In This Issue:
Hiking, Walking, Biking and Paddling,
Vermont’s Environmental Spring,
Shelburne Pond,
Mobbs Farm,
Niquette State Park,
Snake Mountain
Outings
In This Issue:
Memories of Shirley Strong,
New Logs for Historic Taft Lodge,
Memories of New Year’s Eves in Taft Lodge,
Tidbits about Some of Our Fall Hike Destinations,
Outings,
Trip Reports in Verse
In This Issue:
Vermont’s Environmental Spring,
Last Good-bye to Winter,
Four Beautiful Destinations,
Outings
In This Issue:
Help Get the Trails in Shapre for Hiking,
Director’s Report,
Shelters and Trails Reports,
Treasurer’s Report,
Education, Outings, Membership, Website Reports,
Executive Committee Contact Information,
Outings,
Reminder about Mud Season Hiking
In This Issue:
Correction of an error in the September issue that could be fatal,
A poetic tribute to one of Vermont’s lesser-known peaks,
Winter Safety Tips
In This Issue:
Help Hiking Return to Bolton Valley,
Safe Hiking During Fall Hunting Seasons,
Animals Along the Trail,
Outings
In This Issue:
Adopt Your Very Own Trail,
Trail Work Reports from 1935 and 2015,
GMC Song,
Summer Hiking and Backpacking With Children,
Outings
In This Issue:
Spring is on the Way and that means Trail Maintenance,
Committee Reports,
Executive Committee Contact Information,
Suggestions for Paddling Trips – pages,
Outings
In This Issue:
Annual Meeting,
Hiking and Climbing Colorado’s 100 Highest Peaks,
The B.T.C and M.G.,
A Special Route on a Favorite Mountain,
End-To-End on the Long Trail,
Outings
In This Issue:
Hike and Hike-Leading Changes in the Last 50 Years,
Section Outings
In This Issue:
Summer Reading
What Trail, Hike or Mountain is Special to You?,
What's a Wampahoofus?,
Musing at the End of a Long Day's Hike,
Outings
In This Issue:
Video Trek in Nunavut,
You Can be a Trip Leader,
Stay Safe Outdoors in the Winter
Outings
In This Issue:
Get Those Little Ones Out on the Trail,
Meet Ted Albers, Section President Plus,
Peak Baggers’ Quiz,
Stoves for the Bolton Camps
Birding Course at MMU,
Outings,
Orientation for New Trip Leaders,
Answers to Peak Baggers’ Quiz
In This Issue:
Volunteers Turn Out in a Big Way for Spring Trail Work,
Cycling Across the United States,
Cliffs Closed for Falcon Nesting,
Section Outings
In This Issue:
Mud Season Hiking,
Spring Hiking Tips and Suggestions,
Scaling Colorado’s 100 Highest Peaks,
Section Outings
In This Issue:
Annual Meeting,
Section President Announces His Retirement,
Snowshoeing Close to Home,
Outings
In This Issue:
Crossing the Winooski - Then and Now,
Fall Paddling,
Critter Column: Common Loon,
Be Safe in Hunting Season,
Recollections of Working with Roy Buchanan
In This Issue:
Recollections of Working with Roy Buchanan,
Comittee Reports,
Outings
In This Issue:
Help Get Our Trai ls Ready for Summer,
Comittee Reports,
Hiking during mud-season
Outings
In This Issue:
Annual Meeting,
Snowshoe Festival,
Safe and Sensible Winter Hiking,
Outings
In This Issue:
Be Safe in Hunting Season,
About Trail Names,
What Was Your First Hike?,
Cave of the Winds,
Outings
In This Issue:
Spring Trail Work,
Committee Reports,
Backpacking of Yesteryear,
Olga Vrana: A Lifetime of Adventures with Family and Friends,
Critter Column: Black Bear,
Outings
In This Issue:
Events Not to Miss,
Sue Girouard: GMC Volunteer of the Year,
Changes in Hiking and Backpacking Through the Years,
Outings
In This Issue:
One Hundred Years of History.
Changes in Hiking and Eating,
Changes in Overnight Shelters,
Changes in Hiking,
Upcoming Short Clips of Great Trips event,
Outings and Activities
In This Issue:
GMC Turns 100,
A Short History of the Green Mountain Club,
Critter Column: Chipmunk Love,
Outings
In This Issue:
Burlington Section Annual Meeting,
The Wisdom of Roy Buchanan,
Second "Short Clips of Great Trips" a hit!,
Memories of a Section Veep,
Outings
In This Issue:
Summer Reading,
Shelter Adopter Profile: Kerstin Lange,
Lost On Mount Mansfield,
Outings
In This Issue:
Two Upcoming Events,
Short Clips of Great Trips,
The Wisdom of Roy Buchanan,
Shelter Adopter Profile: Clem Holden and Herm Hoffman,
Critter Column: Fisher,
Outings
In This Issue:
Upcoming Events,
Committee Reports,
The Highest May Not Be The Hardest,
Lost on Bolton Mountain,
Trip Leader Profile: Dot Myer,
Outings
In This Issue:
Trip to Uganda,
Burlington Section Annual Meeting,
Lost on Mansfield,
Trip Leader Profile: Robynn Albert
In This Issue:
How to Get the Most from Your Green Mountain Club,
Two New Books from Green Mountain Club,
President's Message,
New GMC Visitor Center,
Trip Leader Profile: Linda Evans
In This Issue:
Nearby walks and hikes,
Trail Recipe: Papa's Hardtack,
Trip Leader Profile: Pete Saile,
National Trails Day
In This Issue:
Advice from Experience Winter Hikers,
Memories of John Brown,
Volunteer Opportunities,
Noted Wildlife Photographer to Speak at Annual Meeting
In This Issue:
Be Safe When You're Hiking in the Autumn,
Hiking with Babies and Small Children
In This Issue:
The Side-to-Side Challenge,
Comittee Reports,
Burlington Section Volunteers In Phase Three of the GMC Capital Campaign
In This Issue:
The Burlington Section Dolls,
Safe Hiking During Fall and Winter,
Musing at the End of a Long Day's Hike
In This Issue:
Smooth Waters,
Fishing Access Controversy,
Peregrine Alert,
Haunted on the Mountain??
In This Issue:
Two Ways to Get Read y for the Summer Hiking Season,
Get Involved,
Would you believe that there was once electricity at Butler Lodge???,
Comittee Reports
In This Issue:
Long Trail Shelters and Lodges,
Animal Sitings You Won't See on the Long Trail,
Exciting Events
In This Issue:
The Shelter issue,
A Conversation with Caretakers Annaliese and Kelly,
Memories from Bolton Lodge
In This Issue:
Meet a Caretaker,
A Brief History of Vermont’s Alpine Summits,
A Message from Phil Hazen
In This Issue:
Spring Trail Work,
Annual Meeting,
Sharing Vermont's Moutnains and Lakes with Wild Critters,
Memories of Gardiner Lane,
Comittee Reports
In This Issue;
More on Safe Winter Hiking
Tips for Delicious Meals on the Trail
Burlington Section Annual Meeting
Activities and Outings
In This Issue:
Great Little Hikes Right Near Town,
More on Answering Nature's Call, When You're Out Enjoying Nature
Four Great Opportunities
Hiking During Hunting Season
The Wampahoofus: A Sad Evolutionary Tale
In This Issue:
Triumph Comes in Many Flavors,
Trail Food Recipe: Congo Bars
Comittee Reports
In This Issue:
Leg Stretchers and Loose Connections,
Light Turn-out, Trails in Good Shape,
Why I Went Solo,
Trip Leader Orientation,
Meet Liz Moloff,
Map and Compass,
Deb Brown: Portrait of a Hiker
In This Issue:
Long Trail Hiking Has its Ups and Downs,
Membership Phone-a-Thon,
Annual Meeting and Dinner
In This Issue:
A Volunteer's Vacation,
Improvements at Taylor and Taft,
Lake Mansfield Winter Bypass to Reopen?,
GMC Fieldtrip to the Paleozoic,
A Day on Mount Washington
In This Issue:
Why Volunteer,
GMC Honors Section Members,
Poetry: Triathalons the GMC Way
In This Issue:
Sue Goes to Salt Lake City,
Lesson in First AId,
Land Aquisition: Black Falls
In This Issue:
Taking Your Best Shot,
Leadership Comittee Formed,
Adirondak Winter Weekend,
Gem of a Mountain,
Mary Lou Recor Becomes New Ridge Lines Editor
In This Issue:
What Makes a Favorite Hike?,
Hiking the High Peaks,
Town Bagging with Dot,
Quebec Weekend
In This Issue:
Many Hands, Many Voices,
Phil Hazen: Serious About Hiking,
Wolfgang Goes Solo,
Long Trail Walk-Through 2001
In This Issue:
Follow Your Dreams,
Loose Ends: Mary Lou Recor,
2000 - A Banner Year
In This Issue:
Restored Butler Lodge Ready for Hikers,
Yesteray and Today on the Trail,
A Chance to Explore
In This Issue:
Reflections on Rebuilding Butler Lodge,
Directors Approve Property Option,
The Hiking Experience - Then and Now
In This Issue:
Butler Lodge Reconstruction Begins,
Petticoats and Hoop Skirts,
Legends of the Long Trail,
New Section Organized: Northern Frontier
In This Issue:
Mary Lou Goes to Montpelier,
Behind the Scenes,
Member Profile: Leo Leach
In This Issue:
A Salute to Volunteers,
The Year of the Privy,
The Fate of a Trail,
Hiking the LT,
Members Meeting
In This Issue:
A New Tradition,
Spruce Ledge Camp Dedication,
LT Relocation Explored,
Butler Lodge Update
In This Issue:
Members Honor Perkanens,
GMC Sections Committee Fullfills Its Mission,
Task Force Looks to the Future
In This Issue:
Section Plans Annual Meeting Dinner,
GMC Seeks Members' Opinions,
Section Officers Seek Common Ground
In This Issue:
Ben Rose Speaks,
Shelter Volunteers Have Busy Season,
Section President Serves on GMC Capital Planning Task Force
In This Issue:
Trails Ready for Hikers,
More Towers on Vermont Mountains?,
Living Lightly
In This Issue:
Ice Storm of 1998 - The Challenge Ahead,
Burlington Section Prepares for Clean Up,
Planning Begins for Butler Lodge Reconstruction
In This Issue:
Leadership Workshop Series a Success,
Outing Leaders Appreciated,
Twin Brooks Restoration Completed
In This Issue:
Introduction to Winter Hiking,
Tent Platforms Completed,
Lake Champlain Timely Topic,
From Bogs to Boreal Forests
In This Issue:
Twin Brooks Renovation,
Leadership Series Begins in Fall,
In the Spirit of Sport
In This Issue:
Shelter Comittee Begins New Project,
Introduction to Winter Hiking Wraps Up,
Ecology and the Environment
In This Issue:
Reflections on a Shelter Project,
Guide Book for Trip Leaders,
Burlington Section Goes Worldwide
In This Issue:
Taft Lodge Finished,
Winter Camping and Hiking Series,
Roland Boucher Memorial Held
In This Issue:
Taft Lodge Rebuild Progresses,
A First for the GMC,
Trail / Shelter Agreement Reached
In This Issue:
A Caretaker for All Seasons,
Taft Renovation Update,
Memorial to Ronald Boucher
In This Issue:
Special Events Plans,
Taft Lodge Project Continues,
When a Hike Becomes a Tradition
In This Issue:
Special Party Special Place,
Two More Trails Adopted,
Trail Workers Replace Bridge
In This Issue:
Taft Lodge Celebrates 75th Birthday,
Buchanan Lodge Repaired,
Memories of a Man and a Mountain
In This Issue:
Proposed Restructuring of GMC Board,
Lets Help the New Hiker,
Weizel Cabin Revisited
In This Issue:
Change of Plans for Taft Lodge Reconstruction,
Jan's Journal,
Enjoying Winter Sports
In This Issue:
Update on Taft Lodge Replacement,
The Jonesville Taxi,
Roundtop Hke Celebrates New Shelter
In This Issue:
A Job Well Done,
Taft Lodge to be Replaced,
New Focus on Twin Brooks
In This Issue:
Future of Taft Lodge Studied,
Burlington Section Annual Meeting,
Crazy Mountains
In This Issue:
Taft Lodge Inspection Trip,
GMC Studies Reorganization,
Spectacular Southwest
In This Issue:
Puffer Shelter Has a New Roof,
Quetico Canoe Trip,
Bushwacking at Its Finest,
Old Timers' Picnic
In This Issue:
Federal Funding for the LT?,
Spring Cleaning,
Wilderness Paddling
In This Issue:
Update on National Scenic Trail Proposal,
The Importance of Volunteers,
Donations for Tools
In This Issue:
Federal Protection for the Long Trail,
On the Gold Rush Trail with Dot Myer,
Meeting the Challenge
In This Issue:
Volunteers Honored at GMC Annual Meeting,
Elderhostel Anyone?,
New GMC Headquarters
In This Issue:
Scout Project Helps LT,
Highlands and Islands,
Marathon Swim Benefits GMC
In This Issue:
Summer Trail Work Adventures,
Hike-A-Thon,
Backpacking in Baxter
In This Issue:
We Remember Ralph Gibbs,
Cardigan Little House Weekend,
Summer Trail Work
In This Issue:
Financial Problems Beset GMC,
Restoration Continues on Sunset Ridge,
Skiing Yellowstone National Park
In This Issue:
Section to Host Main Club Annual Meeting,
New GMC Project: Trail Assessment,
Recycle
20 Years of Ridgelines
In This Issue:
Intersectional this Summer,
Rock Climbing in Idaho,
Elderhostel in Grand Teto
In This Issue:
Reflectiond of a Novice LT End-To-End Hiker,
LT Work in Bolton Notch Area,
Mexico's Canyon Lands and People
In This Issue:
Drinking Water in the Woods,
Exploring By Canoe,
Journey for the Great Whale Riv
In This Issue:
Scout Mountains Trail Earns Badge,
X-Country Ski Outings,
Endless Variety of Nova Scotia,
Notes from a Happy Volunteer
In This Issue:
Salmon River Run,
Hiking in Norway,
Poetry: Memorable Moments on Upper Richardson Lake
In This Issue:
Congratulations Peter & Sue,
Excuses: The Barrier Between You and Some Quality Hiking,
Paddle on the Battenkill
In This Issue:
Update: Long Trail Re-Route in Bolton/Winooski River Area,
20,000 Plus Feet,
Maine: Mountains and Seaside
In This Issue:
18,000 Mile Bike Trip,
Fishing the Golden Trout in Sequoia National Park,
Baking in Labrador
In This Issue:
Long Range Plans for Smugglers Notch Area,
Spring in the Ozarks,
Western Pickup
In This Issue:
Walk-Through to Dinner,
The Arm Chair Traveler,
Exploring New Zealand
In This Issue:
Constitutional Amendment Proposed,
A Real Professionalism,
Backpacking in Wyoming,
Hiking in England
In This Issue:
Transamerica Bicycle Trip,
Canoeing in Killarney,
The Bruce Trail
In This Issue:
Two Tracks in the Snow,
Exploring the AT,
Where Shall We Go? Who Will Lead Us?
In This Issue:
Tribute to Basil Goodridge,
Catamount Ski Trail Described,
Winter Camp
In This Issue:
Grab Your Ice Axe Everyone,
Martha's Vineyard Weekend,
Return to Kathmandu
In This Issue:
Adventures in the Canadian Rockies,
For an Adventure,
Camping in the Canadian Wilderness
In This Issue:
Return to Kathmandu,
GMC's 75th Anniversary Party,
South American Tour: Inca Ruins and Giant Tortises
In This Issue:
North Brother Expedition: Dot Finishes Winter Peaks,
My Trip to Mt Katahdin,
A Beautiful Winter Trek, Buchanan Shelter
In This Issue:
Buchanan Shelter Dedication,
Marlboro Country,
Car Shuttle Wanted for Winter Hikers
In This Issue:
Shelter (To Be) Named,
GMC Annual Meeting Highlights,
Shelter Work Progressing
In This Issue:
Help Build an LT Shelter,
Mt. Katahdin in Winter,
Stowe Derby,
Feburary Thay = White Water
In This Issue:
Reflections on a Grizzly Bear Mauling,
Hiking the Appalachian Trail,
Tribute to Larry Dean
In This Issue:
Burlington Section Annual Meeting,
Go-Ahead Given for New Shelter,
The "What-Will-We-Call-It" Shelter,
Planning a Winter Expedition
In This Issue:
GMC'ers Paddle and Portage,
Sunset Ridge Trail Takes a New Turn,
Slide Closes Bear Pond Trail,
Mt Mansfield Firewords
In This Issue:
Tent Platforms for New LT Section,
Adventures With Ralph,
Spring Song
In This Issue:
Parting Comments: Andy Squires,
A Snow Dedication: Trail Relocation,
Walking in Europe,
How Dry I Am
In This Issue:
Rememberence of Professor Monroe - Skyline Builder,
Burlington Section Long Trail Walkthrough,
Butler Stove Damaged,
Killarney Canoe Trip
In This Issue:
Troop 3 Repairs Taylor Lodge,
GMC Doing Well,
Velicio's Rules for Velocipedists,
From Classroom to Countryside
In This Issue:
Shelter Chairperson Needed,
New Views on Long Trail Re-Reroute,
End-to-End on the Long Trail
