You will hear us!!

GVC has purchased an induction loop to provide those of us who need hearing assistance. It will be in operation at Chapter meetings. You can use it in at least 2 ways: if you use hearing aids that are equipped with a t-coil, just turn on that feature for the presentation. We also have 5 personal receivers for individual use. Either way, you will have an enhanced experience.
Contact Bill Lindenfelser or Katy Kuczek for more info.

Program:

Fashion That Moves You!

The ADK Fashion Show returns on Wednesday, May 13^th for another walk down the runway at the Eisenhart Auditorium (RMSC campus in Rochester) from 7:30-8:30 p.m. 

The Genesee Valley Chapter of the Adirondack Mountain Club is partnering with local retailers to showcase their outdoor clothing and gear in a fun event for all ages. Retail partners include Medved Running & Walking Outfitters, L.L.Bean, Land’s End, Fleet Feet and Under Armour.

Everyone who attends will receive a free raffle ticket for various giveaways throughout the night—including a $50 gift card to Magnolia’s Deli & Café on Park Avenue. Be sure to bring some extra cash to take a chance on a 50/50 raffle to benefit Reconnect Rochester.

Retailers will be tabling before the event starting at 6:30, so arrive early (not fashionably late) to browse their offerings and support local businesses.

Come for the fun—and leave knowing how to dress (and look good!) for outdoor recreation.

Program:

Members’ Night. An evening of adventures in the Canadian Rockies and the Amazon

Canadian Rockies from Calgary to Banff to Vancouver

by Jackson Thomas

We toured Lake Louise, Sunwapta Falls, Athabasca Falls, Takakkaw Falls, Maligne Lake and Spirit Island, Moraine Lake, Medicine Lake, the Columbia Icefield (Athabasca Glacier), Peyto Lake, Bow Lake and Jasper, rafted on the Athabasca River, and then traveled from Banff to Vancouver by the Rocky Mountaineer SilverLeaf, where we spent three nights and also toured Butchart Gardens and Victoria.

From Lima, NY to Lima, Peru to the Amazon River

by Barb Brenner

Barb Brenner and Lydia D’Amato live south of Rochester in Lima, NY. Along with Barb’s sister and brother-in-law, they flew to Lima, Peru, followed by a domestic flight to the city of Iquitos located in the north east corner of Peru. Their final destination was the Amazon river and rainforest. Using an Amazonian adventure company as their guide and for accommodations, they spent four days in the Amazon rainforest viewing the flora and the fauna around the river. (The owner of the adventure company was born in the jungle in a small Amazonian village and their boat operator lived across the river in a small village.) Riding in a wooden canoe large enough for the four of them, the boat operator and their guide, they toured the Amazon river and many out-of-the-way waterways connected to the river. Join Barb in hearing about their trip on the Amazon river and in the rainforest.