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 President's
Letter
By Jamie Maddock
"In the last few years the
club has undergone a transition from our most senior generation
to our younger members. We have been left quite a legacy: a strong
membership, well maintained trails and facilities, and a tradition
of volunteering and getting the job done."
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 Reports
from Committees
By Al Sochard, Blake Strayhorn,
Doug Mayer, and Regina Ferreira
Report from the Camps, RMC Retail
Report, Trails Report, and Treasurer's Report.
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 A History of RMC Excursions
By Judith Maddock Hudson
"From the 1940s to the present,
excursions have generally been held twice weekly, on Tuesdays
and Thursdays. The latter have been variously titled "junior
walks," "children's climbs," or "short hikes,"
but were intended for a less athletic clientele than the more
strenuous Tuesday hikes."
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 Trail Work Above the Trees
By Leslie Ham
"A well-placed cairn is
of the utmost importance in the alpine zone. They should be placed
so they can be seen with the sky as a contrasting background,
close enough to the trail so that hikers don’t have to go
off the tread way to follow them, but not..."
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 Winter Hikers Take Note!
By Lydia Goetze
"...it is important for
all hikers to remember that they are responsible for their own
safety in the mountains at all times of the year. The RMC, NH
Fish and Game, USFS, and the AMC all work together to educate
hikers and others about responsible and safe behaviors in the
mountains."
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