Outdoor activities groups near Barre, VT

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Welcome to the ***Green Mountain Club Burlington Section Outdoors Adventures*** Meetup Group. This group is sponsored and managed by the Burlington Section of the GMC. You don't have to be a GMC member to join this group or go on any GMC outing! All are welcome. And all GMC members are welcome to lead trips. The GMC makes every effort to keep all on our trips happy and safe. Our leaders are enthusiastic volunteers but are not professional guides. Every person participating should be aware of the inherent risks in outdoor activities and of their own capabilities. All are responsible for their own safety. Minors must be accompanied by parents on these trips. GMC Membership: Some of our trip leaders don't like to use meetup, so go to our gmcburlington.org website [events tab](https://gmcburlington.org/events/) to see a more complete list of our trips. Some outings listed here may give a meeting time and place. But others may require you to check with the trip leader first. This is so the leader can make sure you are prepared for the outing, and so the leader can manage the number of participants. Become a trip leader! There is no formal training and the only requirement is that you are a GMC member. Most learn by watching others and you can volunteer to co-lead hikes if you are not ready to fly solo. Most of us learn by observing and doing. We have an excellent trip leaders guide that can help. Contact meetup group manager David Hathaway (david.hathaway.78@gmail.com) if you'd like to become a trip leader, or to become a meetup event organizer (to post trips here). Please see the membership tab at greenmountainclub.org for more about joining the GMC. The mission of the Green Mountain Club is to make the Vermont mountains play a larger part in the life of the people by protecting and maintaining the Long Trail System and fostering, through education, the stewardship of Vermont’s hiking trails and mountains. Joining is a way of showing your support for the important stewardship role the GMC has. In 1971, the Vermont Legislature passed a resolution, recognizing the Club as “the founder, sponsor, defender, and protector” of the Long Trail System and delegating to it responsibility for developing policies and programs for “the preservation, maintenance, and proper use of hiking trails for the benefit of the people of Vermont.” By joining the GMC, you are joining the preservation of hiking in Vermont.

The Central Vermont Gay and Lesbian Meetup Group is a social group that meets at public venues and at the homes of members who feel comfortable opening their home for a social activity.

A perfect gathering is one that incorporates a sense of well being in a social atmosphere such as a dinner, pot luck, movie night, game night or a round table discussion. These are just a few of the activities along with hiking, outdoor adventures, sightseeing and social networking. This is your group so please make sure to expand your experiences and BE SOCIAL!

Many of us are busy with life but we want a social outlet that is open, healthy, outgoing, supportive, diverse and compassionate. We are open to everyone with no judgements on political leanings.  Our group was formed in 2015 and our hope is to give every member a chance to make new friendships. Help this group grow by joining today!  Members are expected to be kind, honest, trustworthy and friendly while respecting personality differences.  We build social relationships.

Welcome to NeK Photography Enthusiasts group! The purpose of this group is simple - Connect fellow photographers of all ability levels, equipment and photography types! \- Most meetups will focus on landscape/nightscape/landscape/nature/wildlife photography\, though any photography style that has support from the group will be considered\. Any person with some form of camera that wants to take photos. \- Any age/experience level/equipment \- Minors should consider accompaniment by a parent or guardian\. Group members can propose a particular site, time and day to shoot and all participants can vote and then meet up at that location at that time. It'll be that simple and that fluid :)