OCTOBER 2017

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“Keep your face always toward the sunshine and the shadows will fall behind you.

”– Walt Whitman

The annual Mountain Club of Maryland picnic was held on June 10, 2017. It was a beautiful day and a beautiful event. 130 club members and some guests registered for the pic-nic, and it seemed that most were there! It was a very good

crowd! Many hikers enjoyed one of 3 pre pic-nic Patapsco State Park hikes led by Jim Koury, Reuben Dagold, and Carolyn and Bill Bauer and Sally and John Heyn. A total of 53 members par-

ticipated, and built up their appetites prior to the picnic. Club members who didn’t hike, visited; this event is a great way to renew friendships and hiking memories. In fact, it seemed that all 130 members managed to visit a lot, while hiking and sitting!!

Kloby’s catered a delicious barbecue dinner. Background music was provid-ed by Moss Creek Band, a local blue-grass group. Doug Schubert joined in. Hikers do like good food and music!

There was a swap table; hikers must have found some treasures, because almost nothing was left by the end of the event.

Mike O’Connor held a brief meeting; he announced elec-tion results. All four people on the ballot were re-elected. The three councilors, serving a one year term, are Jody Blatt, Janine Grossman and Dick Paaby. Peter Johnson will be serving another term as corresponding secre-tary. Mike encouraged club members to continue volunteering for club ac-tivities, and recognized numerous volunteer tran-sitions within the club.

There was one particu-larly significant transition. After coordinating the HAM 9 times, Patty Wil-liams has stepped down. This is a signature event for the club. Patty volun-teered to assist Sharon Sniffen,who has stepped in to coordi-nate this biennial event. Patty took her own turn recognizing HAM volunteers, who are far too numerous to mention.

MCM member Doug Schubert joined the Moss Creek Band to entertain the crowd

President Mike O’Connor addressing club members

Patty Williams announcing the end of the HAM under her wing

MCM members enjoying the food and chatting

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Mountain Club Picnic, 2017Joan Montanari

(PICNIC, continued from page 1)♣Other transitions during the past year include:•Miles Fund Administrator – from Jim Floyd to John

Nethercut•WebContentManager–fromMichaelCoetoNormRevis• Membership Chair – fromWayne Lipscomb to Debbie

Coble•ListservManager–fromAmandaGreenetoDianeMock•Publicity–fromMonicaFortnertoDaveLyon•Picnic andHolidayParty–LeslieMarcuse is theoutgo-

ing chair. Joan Montanari graciously stepped in to organize thispicnic.LindaHintonisthenewpicniccoordinator.

Some of the above people have been doing the job for years and years. Mike spoke for all recognizing the contributions of those stepping down and those taking over the positions.

The picnic was coordinated by Joan Montanari, with back-upcoordinationbyLeslieMarcuse.LindaHintonhandledregistration, and Gary Reinoehl managed finances. Many members, including Rose Eicker, Janine Grossman, Dot Rea-gle, Justine Reinoehl, Dick Paaby, helped to shop, set up, cut watermelons, and clean up. In fact, it is this spirit of “helping out” that makes it possible to have events such as these.

Next year the Club picnic will be held at the Pickall loca-tion of Patapsco State Park. See you then!

Corresponding Secretary Peter Johnson, Membership Chair Debbie Coble, Web Content Manager Norm Revis, and councilors Janine Grossman and Dick Paaby

MCM members checking the swap table

MILES FUND NE WSThe Mountain Club of Maryland award-

ed the Mid-Atlantic Off-Road Enthusiasts (MORE) a grant of $2,500 from our Les-terMilesFund. MOREwilluse thegrantfor trail work in Patapsco Valley State Park (PVSP). MCM volunteers have assisted MORE in repairing and creating new trails in PVSP.

Photos from the August 27th trail building event. There were 10 MCM members out of a total of 117 volunteers.Photos by Jim Miller.

Editor’s Comments Thanks to all who submitted stories, pictures and suggestions for this

HHP issue!Please note that any news articles, photographs, notices or other

material you would like to submit for publication in the next Hiker High Points must be received no later than January 10, 2018

Send materials to: Newsletter.Editor@mcomd.orgPhotos should be sent in original size, with caption information:

event, place, date, identity of persons in the photo, photographer’s name, etc.

Thanks in advance! Rose Johnson

Roz BerlinOn 7/2/17 longtime MCM member and hike leader,

Roz Berlin, passed away at age 93. She was born in Balti-more. Very active, she practiced square dancing, biking, golf, and hiking. Roz led many hikes for MCM, especial-lyintheLochRavenarea,aslongasherhealthallowedher to do so. She was well loved by those of us who knew her.

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In Memory Of…

The Mountain Club is a volunteer organization and it is only with the hard work of the many volunteers that we have an outstanding club. Each year the Mountain Club rec-ognizes some of the outstanding volunteers.

The Awards will be presented at the Holiday Party on December 3rd at the Hawthorne Center in Columbia. You can nominate a member for one of these awards by send-ing the following information to Bob Carson at bikebob@comcast.net:

•Nominee’sname•Awardthatyouarenominatingthatpersonfor•Detailsaboutwhythatpersonisdeservingtheaward.•Yournameandemailaddressand/orphonenumberThe following are awards will be presented: Eleanor Sewell Hall of Fame Award is given to a current

living member who has made a significant contribution to MCM of a period of several years. This award is once in a lifetime award.

The following members have received this award: Thurston Griggs, Wayne Lipscomb, Duncan Crawford, Mike Jenkins, Rosie Suit, Mike O’Connor, Steve Williams.

Outstanding Trip Leader Award is given to a trip leader who has led several hikes during the past year and is especially encouraging and helpful to participants.

The following members have received this award: Jim Koury, Peter Johnson, John and Sally Heyn, Gary Reinoehl, Ann Roberts, Caryn Joachim.

Unsung Hero or Heroine Award is given to a male or female member who has made a significant contribution to MCM out of the spotlight in the past year.

The following members have received this award: Patty Williams, Dan McQueen, Carolyn Bauer, Bill Bauer, Liz Kristofferson, Don Lears, Karen Klinedinst, Steve Williams, Amanda Greene, Jim and Sharon Koury, Leslie Marcuse, David Yanosik.

Robert Grossman Outstanding Service Award in areas other than trip leading (club officer, committee chair or member, work trips, etc.)

The following members have received this award: John Eckard, Dick Behrens, Reuben Dagold, Janine Grossman, Bill Saunders, Jerry Wright.

Mountain Club of Maryland Annual Awards

Don’t miss this year’s holiday party! Our holi-day party is an opportu-nity to catch up with hik-ing friends and recognize the many contributions of our club members. MCM President Mike O’Connor will present awards to those club members who have made outstanding contributions.Lastyear,wehadthespecialtreatofageologytalk by Karen Bridges. This year, we have another wonderful surprise. Club member and author, Ned Tillman, will present a talk, Discovering the Past and Present on Maryland Trails. He’s said there’s a lot we can learn about the history of our state from the natural and unnatural features we see on our hikes. His talk will include geology, geography, and even westward expansion! We’ll also learn of present threats to our natural

environment. He’ll have his books, Saving the Places We Love and The Chesapeake Watershed, available for sale ($15/each, payable by cash or check), and all proceeds support natural restora-tion projects. Check out

the glowing reviews of his books on Amazon.com.The location of the party is the same as last year,

the Hawthorn Center in Columbia, Maryland. The date is Sunday, December 3rd. The social hour begins at 2:30pm. The Awards will be presented at 3:40 and the talk at 4pm.

No RSVPs are required. We know to plan for lots of folk.

Please bring an appetizer or dessert to share and, if needed, a utensil for serving. Finger foods are best.

December 3rd

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The deadline for Bob Carson to receive your nominations for the above awards is November 1, 2017.

MOUNTAIN CLUB PARTY, AWARDS and SPECIAL

PRESENTATION

On May 24th, 34 hikers enjoyed the perfect weather on a 5 mile leisure hike at the 232 acre Howard County Conser-vancy at Mount Pleasant.

Some interesting facts: prior to 1692 the area was known as Ranter’s Ridge. This could be because it was a place where people went to rant. More likely, it was named after an Antinomian Christian sect in England during the mid 17th century.

According to the Archives of Mary-land, in 1692, Thomas Browne was given a LandGrantinreturnfor surveying the area and keeping watch on the Indians between the Potomac and the Patapsco. Thereafter, the area was known as Mt. Pleasant.

The property remained in the

Browne family for 8 generations. The last Browns to live onthepropertyweretheunmarriedsistersRuthandFran-ces. You may have noticed that the “e” was dropped from Browne. Ruth taught at theWest Friendship ElementaryandtheAlphaRidgeCornCobCollege.FrancistaughtatGlenwood Middle and the Alberton School in the former town of Daniels. When the sisters died in the early 1990’s, their wills provided that the land be preserved for educa-tional purposes.

Formed in1990byagroupdedicated to thepreserva-tion of undeveloped land, the Howard County Conser-vancy assumed the management of the property in 1993. The Conservancy is dedicated to education about environ-mental stewardship and ecosystems and to the preservation of natural Environment. To learn more about the Howard County Conservancy or to donate to help support their many programs, visit their website at http://www.hccon-servancy.org.

The hike began at the Wheat Barn (circa 1700’s) that was disassembledin2007attheMountJoyFarmandreassem-bled at Mount Pleasant. The former farm was in the area

nowcalledLongGateinEllicottCity.Inadditiontostoringwheat, the barn’s opposing doors allowed the natural wind to blow the chaff from the wheat.

The hike continued around the perimeter with distant views of the area’s hills and near views of the many natural attractions They include the Davis and East branch streams, a huge Yellow Poplar with the largest canopy in Howard County and a White Oak that probably was born before Thomas Browne came to the area. The spring which feeds the East branch stream had the spring beginnings of Jewel Weed, Cattail and an abundance of Skunk Cabbage.

JustbeforelunchwestoppedattheHodgePodgeLodgewhich is another structure that was moved to the property. This one came from Owings Mills where it was used for a television show of the same name. It was a PBS children’s show between 1970 and 1977 about nature hosted by Jean Worth-ley.

Lunchwas at a de-lightful spot along the Davis Branch after which we explored the other Howard County Conservancy attrac-tions. A window in an outside wall of the farmhouse allowed us to view logs from an original log farmhouse which are still a part of the current structure. Other buildings include a corn crib, a wagon shed, a carriage house, a blacksmith shop and even an outhouse.

We explored the Master Gardener’s Demonstration Gar-den, the Honor’s Garden and went by the Butterfly Garden and 60 community garden plots. Lastly, we said hello toBuddy (an African Pigmy Goat), Holly (a Nigerian Dwarf Goat), an assortment of exotic chickens, and a Barred Owl named Ranger.

ForthosewhowouldliketohikeattheHowardCountyConservancy on their own, the trails are open dawn to dusk every day.

Howard County Conservancy at Mount PleasantGary Reinoehl

On the Panther Branch trail, Gunpowder State Park, we noticed that trees are getting ready for Halloween. Get out in the woods and try to find more natural costumes. – Peter and Rose Johnson

Trail Trivia!!The MCM has more than 800 members but a rough estimate shows that maybe only half are active; and I cannot help but wonder where the others could be. Please consider becoming an active MCM member by simply joining a hike. It would be even better if you were leading hikes, volunteering in trail maintenance, organizing social events, becoming a council member and more. There are tons of things you can do; please try, you will be pleasantly surprised.

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Ten volunteers from the Mountain Club of Maryland (MCM) departed early from Timonium on Saturday, September 9, and traveled to Airville, PA to help with the Keystone Trails Association (KTA) Trail Challenge. This is an annual event sponsored by KTA of which MCM is a member club.

MCM volunteers partnered with the Susquehanna Ap-palachian Trail Club to operate Checkpoint #2 and help

with traffic on the Norman Wood Bridge. More than 400 hikers and trail runners took part in the event, which in-cluded 25K and 50K hikes.

The MCM volunteers included Winnie Carpenter, Debbie Coble, Janine Grossman, Peter and Rose Johnson, Mike O’Connor, Jan Overcashier, Ann Roberts, Sharon Sniffen, and Steve Weber.

Thank you all, your help was very much appreciated.

MCM Volunteers Help with the KTA Trail ChallengeMike O’Connor

Busy moment for volunteers when several hikers arrived at the same time. (Photo by Rose Johnson)

Hikers leaving the checkpoint. (Photo by Rose Johnson)

ThePatapscoTrailFestwasathreedayeventheldatthe Pickall Area of the Patapsco State Park over the Sep-tember 15-17 weekend that was co-sponsored by a coali-tion of nonprofits and business sponsors, including the Mountain Club and our friends at MORE and the Patap-sco Heritage Greenway. This fun filled weekend included numerous activities: overnight camping, mountain bike events, trail running, kid activities, hiking and kayaking (new this year), and was well attended by the public. Sat-urday was dominated by the mountain bike events while the trail running, hiking and kayaking events occurred on Sunday.

Mountain Club volunteers worked the Mountain Club display on both Saturday and Sunday and talked to the Festparticipantsabout thevirtuesof theCluband thejoy of hiking. Those volunteers included John Eckard, Sharon Sniffen, Gary and Justine Reinoehl, Janine Gross-man, Art and Rain Hall, Charlotte Doyle, Mike and Mary PatLesley,StephenieFulcher,andKathyandDaveLyon.On Sunday, the Club led two hikes. Bill Saunders and

Sharon Sniffen were the guides for the 8 mile hike with a totalof18hikers.RoseRedd,DaveLyon,JanineGross-man and Gary Reinoehl were the guides for the 5 mile hike with a total of 19 hikers. Total hikers this year were 7morethanatthe2016TrailFest.

Patapsco Trail FestDave Lyon & Gary Reinoehl

MCM display at 2017 Trail Fest. (Photo by Sharon Sniffen)

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The MCM began work this spring to build a new mold-ering privy at the Alec Kennedy hiking shelter on the A.T. near Boiling Springs, PA. The new privy will replace the existing single-bin composting privy now being used at this shelter. Unlike the composting privy, in which waste is kept inside into an enclosed bin, moldering privies de-compose solid waste using air circulation to encourage the growth of soil micro-organisms that do the work of decomposition. The new privy is also designed to meet National Park Service wheelchair accessibility require-ments.

Since we began work in March, MCM has scheduled monthly work days at which 6-10 volunteers tackled ma-jor construction tasks. Through early September, 29 indi-viduals have worked at least one day on the project. These volunteers have devoted a total of 81 person-days of work, adding up to more than 800 person-hours. (More than one third of this time is consumed in traveling to and from the work site.) MCM volunteers have made great progress since the beginning of this project, including:

•Hauledthelumberandbuildingmaterialsnearlyamileto the work site

• Dug eight holes between 30 and 36 inches in depththrough extremely rocky soil (this required two work days and the use of a jackhammer)

•Erectedandsquaredfour16-footpostsandcementedthem in place

•Builtthelowerstructure,whichincludestwoseparatecribs to hold human waste. (See the picture below. When one crib becomes full; the toilet is moved to the other side, giving the waste materials in the first crib time to decompose.)

•Dugatrenchtodivertrainwater

• Attached the plywood floor and enclosed the lowerstructure with screen, animal wire and lattice to keep out bugs and animals

•Constructed the roof support structure and thenputon the roof

•Builtawheelchairramp•Stainedthebacksideofthesidingpanels•Framedthewallsandstartedattachingplywoodsiding

panelsThe photos below show the current privy structure.

To finish the project, the remaining steps include: put-ting on the rest of the siding; installing the door; stain-ing the outside; adding the toilet seat and grab bars; and making a new trail from the shelter to the entrance ramp. Based on the work already accomplished and these re-maining steps, we hope to complete the work by Novem-ber 1. The privy should provide service to Appalachian Trail hikers for decades. Many thanks to everyone who have devoted their hours to the privy project so far!

Progress Report: Privy Construction at Alec Kennedy Shelter

Bill Saunders

TR AIL WORK NE WS

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On the British Isles there are four countries; on those four countries are four mountains; on those four moun-tains there are four trails. (Officially the countries are prin-cipalities and there are more than four trails but it sound so much better that way.) This is the continued story of my

quest to hike the highest mountains in each of England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales.

After hiking the highest points in England in 1999 and Ireland in 2000, life and health got in the way and, as it turned out, I was not to return to hike in the British Isles forquitesometime.FastforwardsixteenyearstoMayof2016. Myself and my hiking/traveling companion Andy, returned to Britain with my express intention to hike both Ben Nevis in Scotland and Mt. Snowdon in Wales, along with some less strenuous hikes and sightseeing. With the fore-gained knowledge that weather would dictate the best day to hike the peak, we headed to Scotland with an open schedule.UponarrivingatFt.William,thehikinghubforthe Ben Nevis region, we evaluated the conditions. In typi-cal Scottish style the weather looked fairly horrible for the better part of a week. We decided to spend three days on the Isle of Skye and then return to see if things had im-proved. Upon our return we found that the only clear day predicted was still four days out which, if we waited, would severely limit our window for hiking in Wales. We decided to try it the next day when the weather was supposed to be slightly improved but definitely not optimum.

At the base of Ben Nevis there is a visitor center where you get information on conditions and register to climb the mountain. The attendant there was not encouraging at all, in fact her cautioning left us contemplating the sanity of what we were about to do. Visibility was very poor at

the top with cold winds and various forms of precipitation. To further complicate matters there was a five to six foot snow and ice pack on the upper portion of the mountain that made the seven foot cairns marking the trail much less discernible. The danger, she emphasized, was to wan-der off the trail and too close to the 2,300’ cliffs where the chances of slipping and falling to your death were all too real. We discussed hiring a guide but, with a typical choice of frugality over good sense, we decided to attempt it on our own. All that was left was to pay the meter for the parking, thereat the trailhead,andbeonourway.For-tunately a group of hikers, that had decided not to climb the mountain, lent us a pound when we realized we didn’t have the correct change. We were off on our ten plus mile adventure.

Cultural note: At some point early in the hike, before the real climbing began, a young man passing me said, “Are you alright?”, which with his heavy Scottish accent was barely discernible as “Yallrite!”. I thought, “Wow, I

must look like hell already, struggling along, to evoke that comment.” I was relieved to later discover it to be a popu-lar greeting among locals, like “How you doing?” is on this side of the “pond”.

The first portion of the trail was pleasant with moderate pitch, the sun beaming and beautiful views of the valley below. Then began the endless climb up the wide trail, a combination of stone steps and large cobbles reminiscent

Four Peaks – Part TwoD.H. Kirkwood

View from the trail to Ben Nevis

Andy and Dave atop Ben Nevis, 4,409’

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of a Roman road. We reached a saddle where the trail began a steep ascent between a long narrow waterfall and a sce-nic mountain lake. By this time a light rain was falling which would progress into sleet and then snow as we climbed higher and higher into the clouds. Oh, by the way, Ben Nevis tops out at 4,409’, the highest point in all of Britain, and we began the hike at well below one hundred feet so you can understand the change in weather as we gained elevation. It grew bitter cold as we approached the summit and my hands stung and then ached. Staying on the trail proved less worrisome than antici-pated. Only once did we find ourselves unable to see a cairn, either in front or behind us, and there were enough tracks in the snow to feel relatively comfortable that we were on the trail, provided the previous hikers didn’t all fall off the cliffs lemming

style. Occasionally we even caught a reassuring glimpse of other determined hikers disappearing into the fog.

At the top we climbed a rock to the official peak and a group of young Scots trotted up just in time to take the obligatory pic-ture of us for posterity. Andy wanted to start down immediately, to get out of the weather before stopping for a break and snack, but I needed to sit down before continuing. We found a snow well around a large stone walled cairn and slid down inside to shield ourselves from the intense wind for a brief respite and some nourishment. We backtracked down the mountain and were soon below the clouds and back into periods of sun and sweeping vistas. We returned to the parking area tired but in-vigorated at the accomplishment. Three down! Next stop a pub, of course!

A day later, after recovering from the climb, we did some more hiking in Glen Coe on our way south and on to Wales. In the area known as Snowdonia we found lodging in the medi-eval walled city of Caernarfon, don’t ask me how to pronounce anything Welsh. The next day, with a promise of a much bet-ter forecast, we set out to hike Mt. Snowdon, the highest point in Wales at 3,560’. Besides the weather, which turned out to be gorgeous, climbing this mountain was a completely different

experience than that of Ben Nevis. It is reminiscent of our Mt. Washington complete with a restaurant at the top and a tram to carry hordes of pilgrims to the summit. Again, starting our hike at near sea level, we had a tiring but beautiful climb. At the crown we waited in line in order to pose for a photo at the offi-cial peak amid a variety of tourists of different ages and abilities. The restaurant was so full that we were forced to sit on the floor in order to partake of some soup and ale. It was probably for the best since we were peeling off clothing drenched in sweat from the climb while most of the other patrons were fresh as daisies. ThenbackdownthemountainandIhadrealizedmygoal.Fourdown! That evening in Caernarfon we celebrated our trip’s ac-complishments with dinner at the Black Boy Inn which, other than its political incorrectness, remains virtually unchanged since it opened in 1533. Wild boar pie and several pints of stout later, relaxing by the fireplace, I was feeling quite Elizabethan. We rounded out our time in Wales with some hiking along the magnificentPembrokeshireCoastTrail thenreturnedtoLon-don for our flight home.

It had indeed been over eighteen years since my first inclina-tion to climb Ben Nevis. That challenge had rapidly grown to in-clude all the highest points in the four parts of the British Isles. I had no idea at the time how difficult, not to mention lengthy, realizing this goal would end up being for me. I now feel accom-plished after all those years, that is until I come up with another set of trails or other evasive challenges to complete.

Footnote: I wish to thank the Mountain Club of Maryland and its bevy of hike leaders for providing such extensive op-portunities to hike at all difficulty levels. I began hiking with the club anew a few years ago with the Wednesday hikes, starting with the easy ones and working my way up to the faster, more strenuous group. I credit these frequent hikes with a friendly and encouraging group of people, for establishing my ability to do the climbs described in this article.

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Mt. Snowdon view

Tram atop Mt. Snowdon, 3,560’

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New members for May– August 2017A’HEARN, BettieBADGER, CatherineBRANN, TerrenceCLEMENS, Nick & CindyCLEMONS, KellyCOOPER, EllenCORBO, SandraDETOY, DonielleEMDE, GregoryFRANK, Gordon & Judy

FREEMAN, LawrenceFRYE, TimGORDON, AnnmarieGUTIERREZ, DianaJAYAKUMARASWAMY, ShobhaJENNINGS, JaneJOHNSON, Preston & DonellaJONES, Kevin & LuisaKREMM, ReneeLESLEY, Michael & Mary Pat

LYON, NancyMACIVER, SandyMAGDALENE, Robin MMANCEOR, ChristinaMOORE, ThomasPALARDY, KevinPARNES, LouPOLINIK, SamanthaROBERSON, AdrienneROM, Dror & Tirzah

SERDEHELY, Michael & DonnaSHAFER, David SSHERWOOD, MollyTUZO, LisaVANSANT, Mark & LuAnnWOLF, ThomasWROBLEWSKI, Joe & ChrisXIANG, Yilan

For new members’ contact information, log onto the MCM website (www.mcomd.org) as a member, click on “About Us”, then “Document Repository”, then “MCM Directory”.

MOUNTAIN CLUB OF MARYLANDhttp://www.mcomd.org • contact@mcomd.org

OFFICERS President: Mike O’ConnorVice-President: Ann RobertsTreasurer: Gary ReinoehlRecording Secretary: Joan MontanariCorresponding Secretary: Peter Johnson

COUNCILORSJody BlattJanine GrossmanDick Paaby

COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSONSArchivist: Janine GrossmanExcursions: Steve WilliamsMembership: Debbie CobleNewsletter Editor: Rose Johnson Publicity: Dave LyonSupervisor of Trails: Jerry WrightShelters: Bill SaundersWebmaster: Duncan GlendayLocalTrails(Patapsco): Janine Grossman/ Gary ReinoehlA.T. Corridor Monitor: Andy ButtlesHike Across Maryland: Sharon SniffenListserv: Diane MockAwards Bob CarsonMilesFundJohn NethercutHoliday Party and Picnic Linda Hinton

PUBLICATIONS STAFFSpecial Projects: Karen Klinedinst TripScheduleLayout: John EckardNewsletterLayout: John EckardAssistant Webmaster Bill LeimbachWeb Content Manager: Norm Revis

DELEGATES Keystone Trails Association: Ann RobertsMid-Atlantic Regional Partnership Council: Mike O’ConnorMaryland A.T. Management Committee: Jerry Wright

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