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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. Suitland Bog Tour Tuesday June 18, 2019 from 12 to 1 pm 06/18/2019 12:00
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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
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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
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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
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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 GMP::Camping SNP @ Matthews Arm 05/31 to 06/02 05/31/2019
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GMP Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/46887954938/ Camping @ Matthews Arm CAMPING WHERE CAMPING WHEN SPOTS AVAILABLE for SIGN UP COST RSVP
GMP: Old Rag, Saturday, April 20 @8am 04/12/2019
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GMP Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/46887954938/ Old Rag Old Rag, a rocky mountain in the middle of Shenandoah National Park, has the 360-degree panoramas near the summit. *** This hike is STRENUOUS. The first 2-miles are steady uphill hiking. The next mile or so requires scrambling over boulders and is exposed. The net gain from the parking lot is approximately 2,500 feet. The entire loop is 9 miles and takes about 7 to 8 hours. MEET WHEN Freeze-Out Camping Trip Friday, Jan 18, 2019 - Monday, Jan 21, 2019 01/18/2019
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WINTER IS COMING! It is time for FREEZEOUT 2019! Reserve your spot today! Date: Friday, Jan 18, 2019 - Monday, Jan 21, 2019 Location: Deep Creek Lake, MD Price: Between $150 to $200 for the whole weekend (Dependent on number of people who sign up.) What is a FREEZEOUT you ask? Freezeout is... Record setting levels of fun Annual Harpers Ferry Holiday Hike Saturday December 8 at 10 am 12/08/2018 10:00
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 8, 2018 GMP: Hike in Jug Bay Wetlands Sanctuary, Sunday, November 5, 12:30pm 11/05/2017 12:30
Subject: GMP: Hike in Jug Bay Wetlands Sanctuary, Sunday, November 5, 12:30pm Join GMP facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/46887954938/ Subject: GMP: Hike in Jug Bay Wetlands Sanctuary, Sunday, November 5, 12:30pm GMP: Jug Bay Wetlands Sanctuary Address: Sanctuary Proper & Wetlands Center 
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