2010 Meeting Highlights from the Programs Committee
November 10
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Looking back to the November 2010 Chapter Meeting
November's program treated the audience to a splendid prelude to the
upcoming outdoor Winter hiking season. Len Pratt, ADK Winter Mountaineering
School instructor, and elected member of the school's advisory committee
started the presentation by talking about the school's history (50 years
running), program offerings, and what to expect when you sign up for winter
instruction at the ADK Mountaineering School. Len also shared some incredible
winter photos of the students and instructors climbing High Peaks, practicing
self arrest skills and enjoying the rustic and cozy ADK Loj accommodations. He
followed the presentation with a more personal, hands-on, discussion and
demonstration of gear necessary when hiking and climbing in the winter. Len's
enthusiasm, educational and organizational skills, as well as, his love of the
outdoors captivated the audience. Judging by the many questions after the
presentation, I suspect there will be many hikers on the trails this coming
winter season.
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September 7
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Looking back to the September 2010 Chapter Meeting
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June 12
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ADK Outdoor Expo
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June 9
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Looking back to the June 2010 Chapter Meeting
by Kim Goppert
Our last program for the 2009- 2010 season was our annual
member's evening. Judging by the attendance, everyone was eager to hear
about the adventures of two of our own members. First, Ken Harbison
took us on a trip to Hadrian's Wall in Northern England. Ken's
knowledge of the history of the wall and local ruins was truly
impressive as he showed wonderful photographs of the wall, local scenery
and historically significant ruins along the way.
Next up was Jackson Thomas who delighted the audience with his
descriptions and photos of everything from an amazing Irish breakfast to
awesome Irish sea-cliffs (from which less-than-cautious tourists fall
on a fairly regular basis) to Irish sheep road-blocks. Blessed with
extraordinarily good weather, Jackson was able to show us beautiful
photographs of this lovely part of the Emerald Isle.
Many thanks to both Ken and Jackson for making our annual member's program night such a success.
With this last program, Mary and I are stepping down as program
co-chairs. We'd like to extend our thanks to the members of the
programs committee who have not only suggested program ideas but
championed many of our programs. Finally, we thank all the presenters,
who over the last 3 years have helped us provide the chapter with what
we hope have been educational and inspirational programs. We now turn
programs over to our very capable successors, Deni and Judy.
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May 12
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Looking back to the May 2010 Chapter Meeting
by Bruce Tehan
We were treated to a fascinating program about the life of famed Cold River
hermit, Noah John Rondeau. Our presenter and fellow ADKer, Jay O'Hern, is an
author and historian who has written extensively about Noah John Rondeau and
other Adirondack characters. Jay used historical imagery and writings, voice
recordings by Noah John himself, and music by Peter Longshore and Dan Berggren
to captivate us. We learned how Noah John was able to live alone for long
stretches of time deep in the mountains. We learned about his battle of wits
and later comradeship with local game wardens. We learned of the strong
friendships this affable woodsman made with fellow Adirondack residents and
outdoor enthusiasts. We owe many thanks to Jay O'Hern for sharing such charming
stories with us about the legendary Adirondack Hermit, Noah John Rondeau.
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March 10
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Looking back to the March 2010 Chapter Meeting
Larry Weill talked about his own experience and 'Adventures in the Life
of a Wilderness Park Ranger in the Adirondacks' at the March Chapter Meeting.
Larry spent 3 years (1979-1981) living in a tent and patroling the area in the
West Canada Lakes Wilderness. This is an area in the Adirondacks that remains
near and dear to Larry and his family today, and is an area the Genesee Valley
Chapter has adopted for maintenance and improvement. Larry shared some of
history of this area, along with, some humorous stories of his experience there
which lead to the writing of 3 books; "Excuse Me, Sir ... Your Socks are on
Fire", "There's a Moose in your Tent", and "Forgive Me, Ma'am ... Bears Don't
Wear Blue". Larry's daughter, Kelly, also present and a budding author,
contributed to the writing (and was the inspiration) for "Forgive Me,
Ma'am ... "
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February 10
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Looking back to the February 2010 Chapter Meeting - Photos by Steve
Photos by Steve
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January 13
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Looking back to the January 2010 Chapter Meeting - Photos by Steve
Photos by Steve
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