Well, here we are getting ready for our last ADK-GVC meeting before we take a break for the summer. As many of you know, we reserve the June meeting for presentations by fellow members and we have two excellent programs this month.

First, we will hear from Jan and Joe Abernethy. Joe and Jan are retired teachers, living in Bristol, who love traveling and being active. They share their years of paddling experience as trip leaders for ADK’s summer paddle outings. Canoeing has taken them to the Adirondacks, Florida, Algonquin, the Boundary Waters and the Green River. They have traveled through Alaska, Newfoundland, Ireland, England, Maui and New Zealand, hiking, biking and paddling. Jan and Joe’s cycling adventures include the ADK’s Ididaride, Buffalo to Albany along the Erie Canal, and Washington DC to Pittsburg on the Gap Trail. In the winter you will find them cross-country skiing and down hill skiing around New York and in New England. The Abernethy’s will share with you wonderful photos of their recent trip that shows a little of everything that Belize has to offer in their program entitled: "Belize: The Ultimate Adventure".

The second half of our program will feature Vicki O’Brien and Christine DeGolyer. Vicki is a retired secondary school teacher. She has climbed in the Dolomites, traversed Mount Blanc, hiked the Inca Trail, and sea kayaked in the Gulf of California. Vicki and her husband, Rod, have toured on bike extensively thoughout the U.S., including 1500 miles in the Southwest. Christine retired this past March after a career as a university librarian for science and medicine. Christine enjoys hiking, cross-country skiing, traveling and playing music. She said that she does not intent to climb any mountains higher than 19,000-foot Mt. Kilimanjaro. Christine and Vicki first traveled together in 2010 when they cross-country skied in Norway. They teamed up again in 2012 as tent-mates in Tanzania with Pack, Paddle and Ski. Join Christine and Vicki as they trek through five ecosystems, in six days, to reach the top of Africa! Travel with them on their safari through the Serengeti in search of its famous wildlife. Witness the beauties of Tanzania and its people in a program entitled: "Kilimangaro And The Serengeti 2012".

A great opportunity has opened up! We're looking for a new annual ADK Outdoor Expo Chairperson for EXPO 2014! We need your help!

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