2017-2018 Schedule

October 13, 2017 – 7:00pm

Program:    Summer in the Life of a Ranger

Presenter:  David Sills

Description:  A story about the summer of 2016 at Philmont Scout Ranch, the premier high adventure base of the Boy Scout of America, told by Philmont Ranger, David Sills. Philmont is a 242-square mile tract of land in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains in Northern New Mexico given to the Boy Scouts of America in 1938 by Waite Phillips, of the “Phillips 66” family. It is a place where over 1 million scouts since 1938 from every state in the U.S. have come to embark on 12-day backpacking treks of up to 100 miles.

 

November 10, 2017 – 7:00pm

Program:     Grand Canyon Rim-to-Rim Hike

Presenter:   Connie Jackson

Description:   The Jacksons will be sharing their Grand Canyon Rim-to-Rim hiking experience. One of the seven wonders of the world, the Grand Canyon is a beautiful, yet challenging place, that can give a hiking experience of a lifetime.

 

December 8, 2017 – 7:00pm

Program:     Rafting on the San Juan and Greene Rivers

Presenter: Steven Demmy

Description:   This presentation describes two rafting trips through the Colorado Plateau.  The first was a three-day private trip on the San Juan River between Bluff and Mexican Hat.  The second was a commercial trip through Ladore Canyon and Dinosaur National Park.  Both passed through beautiful canyons, white water, and massive rock formations. 

 

CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER

January 12, 2018 – 7:00pm

 

 

 

February 9, 2018 – 7:00pm

Program:    Rambling through England

Presenter: Runkle Family Member

Description:  The trip is a ramble through England, coast to coast in 21 days. They will be doing 10 with his wife in friends from St. Bees to Kirkby Stephen. 

  

MaRCH 9, 2018 – 7:00pm

Program:    Thru-Hiking the Buckeye Trail: Things That Will Change the Way You See Ohio

Presenter: aNDY “cAptain Blue” Niekamp

Description:  On an 88-day thru-hike of Ohio’s Buckeye Trail, Andy “Captain Blue” Niekamp made the most amazing long-distance journey of his life. As he walked his home state through wilderness, farmland, small towns, big cities, rural and urban areas, he discovered Ohio in a way that can be only experienced on foot. Captain Blue‘s stories about the people and places, past and present will change the way you see Ohio. His beautiful photos and experiences will surely inspire you to hike the Buckeye Trail.

 

  Captain Blue on the Blue Blazes

  The First Solo Thru-Hike of Ohio’s 1,444 Mile Buckeye Trail

  Price: $15.00

  Visit: www.buckeyetrailhiker.com

  Available this evening at the program

 

 

 

April 13, 2018 – 7:00pm

Program:     Bolivia – Biking the Most Dangerous Road in the World

Presenter: Allen Johnson

Description:  A slide show showing the danger and beauty of biking the most dangerous road in the world.