gmp.cbwra.org
Green Mountain People
User login |
CANCELLED DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER: GMP Holiday Hike Saturday, December 5, 2020 at 9:30 am 12/05/2020 09:30
CANCELLED Join the GMP for our festive annual Harpers Ferry holiday hike. Expect a short, scenic, 2-3 hour hike of moderate difficulty. Most of the afternoon will be available for exploring the town, shopping, and taking in history. Harpers Ferry celebrates Christmas 1860's style. NO POST HIKE RESTAURANT THIS YEAR. INSTEAD, Bring a warm or cold drink in a thermos along with a tasty snack to enjoy where we can spread out on one of the overlooks. DATE: Saturday, December 5, 2020 Hikers meet at the train station at 9:30 a.m. EARLIER START TIME! GMP: Hike to Jug Bay Wetlands Sanctuary, Saturday, March 28, 9:30am 03/28/2020 09:30
Join the GMP for a scenic six mile hike at Jug Bay Wetlands Sanctuary (www.jugbay.org) in Anne Arundel County, just 40 minutes from DC. This approximately three hour hike takes us along the Patuxent River, through woods, marshes, and an abandoned rail line. The hike is easy to moderate, with some small hills. Option: after the hike we can have lunch at Ella Ray's Café in Forestville. Date: Saturday, March 28, at 9:30am Calendar of EventsWelcome to the Green Mountain People Website! The Green Mountain People (GMP) is the Census Bureau's Outdoor Club, founded in 1989 by Dave Kashihara and Terry Pennington, hosts a wide variety of fun and interesting year-round outdoor activities such as hiking, camping, tubing, rafting, kayaking, backpacking, and canoeing. Census Bureau employees, contractors, family, and friends are invited to participate. Do you appreciate the outdoors? Do you enjoy meeting new people? If so, consider joining us on on our adventures!!! Current GMP leaders are Richard Lee and Kristen Michaud Gonzalez. GMP::DC Rock Creek Park, Saturday, October 19th @ 9am 10/19/2019 09:00
DC Rock Creek Park Join the GMP for a hike at DC's Rock Creek Park. This is 10 miler. WHEN: MEETING LOCATION: MEETING TIME: HIKING DISTANCE: PARKING: Peirce Mill Tilden St. Washington , DC RSVP: GMP::Backpacking Annapolis Rock/Black rock on Sat, Oct 5th 10/05/2019 14:30
1-night backpacking trip to the Annapolis Rock/Black Rock. Date: Saturday, Oct 5th to Sunday, Oct 6th Campsite: 4 miles from the trailhead Minimum requirements GMP::Kayaking at George Town on Saturday, Sep 21st @ 10am 09/21/2019 10:00
Rowing the Potomac River Washington, DC Thompson Boat Center Join the GMP for a kayaking the Potomac river. We will circle We will rent our kayaks at: Cost: Single Kayak = $16/hr When: Saturday, Sep 21st @ 10am Where: Meet 10 am at Thompson Boat Center. It is accessible via the Suitland Bog Tour Tuesday June 18, 2019 from 12 to 1 pm 06/18/2019 12:00
06/28/2019 13:00
Celebrate Nature at the Suitland Bog with a Naturalist's Guided Tour (Tuesday, June 18) Enjoy a lunchtime interpretive tour of the Suitland Bog with a Naturalist. The Suitland Bog is a wetland site known for its rare plant life. A variety of carnivorous plants, as well as rare and threatened plants, thrive at Suitland Bog. Info about the Suitland Bog: http://lucentmoments.blogspot.com/2009/03/suitland-bog-md.html When: Tuesday June 18 Time: 12:00 – 1 (The tour begins PROMPTLY at 12 noon. Leave SFC by 11:45 to be there on time). GMP Annual Harpers Ferry Hike December 7, 2019 at 10 am 12/07/2019 10:00
12/07/2019 14:00
Harpers Ferry Train Station Harpers Ferry, WV Join the GMP for our festive annual Harpers Ferry holiday hike. Expect a short, scenic, 2-3 hour hike of moderate difficulty. Most of the afternoon will be available for exploring the town, shopping, and taking in history. A possible optional post-hike Holiday snack and drink location will be determined. Harpers Ferry celebrates Christmas 1860's style https://www.nps.gov/hafe/planyourvisit/living-history-events.htm DATE: Saturday, December 7, 2019 GMP::Assateague Island (beach camping) on Saturday, July 27 to July 28th 07/27/2019 10:00
07/28/2019 12:00
Backpacking @ Assateague Island BACKPACKING WHERE This is a four mile hike there and a four mile hike back. This should take about 2 hours each way. https://www.nps.gov/asis/planyourvisit/upload/15-backcountry-camping-bro... RSVP DISTANCE FROM DC CARPOOL PLANS GMP: Sky Meadows Hike, Saturday April 13, 10am 04/13/2019
04/13/2019
Join GMP facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/46887954938/ GMP: Sky Meadows State Park http://www.dcr.virginia.gov/state-parks/sky-meadows?rewrite_uri=state_pa... Join us in a scenic seven mile hike at Sky Meadows State Park, about 1 hour 15 minutes west of DC. This approximately four hour hike is strenuous in parts, with a total elevation gain of about 1,400. After climbing to the ridge we will make a long loop with the current and old Appalachian trails. Date: Saturday, April 13 at 10:00 am 
|
Upcoming events |
