Friday

                                                         Dr. Michael Adams, son of Ansel Adams, presented an evening slide show presentation.   In 1971, he and his wife Jeanne assumed control of the family photography studio in Yosemite, which later became the Ansel Adams Gallery.  He remains Chairman of the Board for the family businesses, and is also an active board member of The Yosemite Fund and The Center for Creative Photography at the University of Arizona. 

The slide show was followed by Trail Stories, a celebration of the storytelling tradition.  Here Chuckie V. tells his story of being fog-bound in Goat Rocks Wilderness. 

Saturday

Trail Classes provided opportunities about how to improve your trail experience.  

Hitting the Trail with Your Four-Legged Friends

Switchback engages the crowd in New Toys for the Trail Geek

   Over 20 exhibitors participated in our Vendor Fair –showing off the latest and greatest gear, books and photography and more

Saturday evening   At the Awards Dinner we celebrated our volunteers and partners.  Our keynote speaker was Pam Underhill of the National Park Service.   Pam serves as the Park Manager for the Appalachian Trail, and she is a dynamic, motivational speaker with extensive experience working with trail volunteers.

John Lyons received the Alice Krueper Award from Harry Krueper and Joe Wirth.

Sunday

 We offered three Local Outings this year and nearly a hundred people participated. 

Hiking on the PCT

 Palm Springs Aerial Tramway

   Trail Maintenance on the PCT

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