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Young Adventurers Club

February 23, 2017 by Guest Author 5 Comments

Young Adventurers Club (YAC) outings provide an opportunity for families and their youngest hikers to get out and explore the woods at a comfortable, playful pace. The goal is to encourage and promote children’s enthusiasm for playing in Vermont’s outdoor spaces, and the trips focus on families getting out and having fun, rather than going fast or far. While the pace may be geared more towards younger adventurers (ages 3-8), everyone is welcome.

The Young Adventurers Club was started by GMC’s Montpelier Section and has been replicated in several other sections, including Burlington and Bread Loaf.

GMC Director Michelle Connor led a recent YAC outing with the Burlington section:

We met at the gravel parking lot for a morning meander through Wheeler Nature Park, enjoying a winter wonderland for an hour’s exploring. Vermont served up a beautiful, sunny day with temps in the high 20s, but a blustery wind chilled us as we walked through the meadow (yay for neckwarmers!). We enjoyed sweeping views of Mansfield from the packed trails, with 1 1/2 feet of snow on either side. The group took shelter in the woods for a loop of the inner trail and stopped on a snow-covered rock for snacks. The wooden bridges offered a great place to jump from, and large snowbanks at the parking lot were conquered and slid down.

 

Filed Under: Hiking, People

Comments

  1. Susan Mock says

    March 22, 2017 at 3:37 pm

    Would like to register for YAC Spirit in Nature trail for myself and two boys, 4 and 9. Thanks for the opportunities to be out in all seasons.

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    • Kristin McLane says

      March 23, 2017 at 8:14 am

      Hi Susan! That is a Bread Loaf section event so you have to contact the outing leader to join in. Details are at https://calendar.google.com/calendar/render?eid=ZWI0bTJtY3M5anMzMHN1Z3NmYTJrdTJkcHMgZDc1cjZqaHFxcTRrdWZqN2Q5Mmd1aDQyb2tAZw&ctz=America/New_York&sf=true&output=xml#eventpage_6

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  2. Nate says

    May 5, 2017 at 2:06 am

    It’s a great idea to encourage our children to do hiking at a very young age. Great job, Young adventurers Club. Thanks for this blog post.

    Reply

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  1. 9 Tips for Hiking with Kids that Goes Beyond the Basics! says:
    May 30, 2017 at 9:13 am

    […] group.  I found that many children thrive outside in a group setting and so I created the Young Adventurers Club Burlington Section.  This is a subgroup of the Green Mountain Club which maintains the Long […]

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  2. Meltdown on the Mountain - Green Mountain Club says:
    September 14, 2017 at 11:52 am

    […] at our suggested day hikes or checking out The Day Hiker’s Guide to Vermont. GMC also has a Young Adventurers Club, where you can hike with other families that have small […]

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The Green Mountain Club is the founder and maintainer of the Long Trail - the oldest long distance hiking trail in America. Established in 1910 to build this trail stretching the length of Vermont, the club now also maintains the Appalachian Trail in Vermont and trails in the Northeast Kingdom in its mission to "make the Vermont mountains play a larger part in the life of the people." Read more...

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