A TRAIL OF Adventure & Discovery 2018 ANNUAL REPORT Dear Members and Friends of the MST:

2018 was a year of record breaking rain that tested the grit and determination of trail crews and hikers on the Mountains-to-Sea Trail. Despite the challenging weather, we achieved much during the year. It’s a reminder of how much we can do when we work together with a common focus. We are pleased to submit this annual report of accomplishments by Friends of MST and our trail partners. The highlights include:

• The finalization of the route of the MST that extends 350 miles from Clingmans Dome to Stone Mountain, the longest continuous stretch of trail. The perseverance required to weave the trail across western North Carolina’s rugged mountains offers inspiration to volunteers working to build the Piedmont and Coastal sections of the MST. • The release of a strategic plan for the Coastal Crescent route of the MST, identifying focus areas for trail construction. The route through southeastern North Carolina takes hikers through areas of historic importance and ecological significance in Johnston, Sampson, Cumberland, Bladen, Pender and Onslow counties. • Eleven miles of new trail opened statewide. • A total of 514 hikers and paddlers celebrated the MST’s 41st birthday on the weekend of September 7-9 by hiking and paddling 3,276 miles all over North Carolina. • New roadside signage giving the MST more visibility. Volunteers mounted MST signs along connector roads to clarify the route for hikers. Dubbed the “Big Screw In,” the signage campaign focused especially on the counties along the Coastal Crescent route. The MST is a trail of adventure and discovery and an extraordinary work in progress. It showcases the diverse beauty of our state, offers a recreational resource to local communities and provides economic opportunity to businesses that serve the hiking community. The mission of the Friends organization is to bring together volunteers and communities to build the trail. That is where we need your help.

Each year, almost 1,000 volunteers devote more than 32,000 hours of work on the MST. More than 1,000 families, individuals and supporters in North Carolina and 24 other states donate funds to maintain the strong momentum of trail planning and construction that we have achieved. If you are a Friend of the MST, we thank you for the positive impact you are making.

If you have not yet become a member of the Friends, we encourage you to join our ever expanding ranks of enthusiastic volunteers and supporters. Visit our website or call our office to learn how you can help.

See you on the trail!

Sincerely,

Steve Metcalf Bill Scott Board President 2018 Board President 2019 The year 2018 tested the perseverance of trail builders and hikers on the Mountains- to-Sea Trail. It was a year of record-breaking rainfall and hurricanes Michael and Florence that caused catastrophic flooding in parts of North Carolina. Despite the adverse weather, 2018 was a year of surprising progress on the MST.

The year marked the finalization of the MST route in Trail Route Finalized in Western North Carolina after decades of work. It saw Western North Carolina progress in the Piedmont, and a strategic plan for an Long distance hiking trails are dynamic and ever changing. alternate route in the Coastal Plain. The number of Still, the MST reached a milestone in Western North hikers completing the MST surpassed 100 by year’s Carolina that was cause for celebration and reflection. end. It also included a first—a collaborative GoFundMe Decades of negotiations among federal, state and campaign by Friends and MST neighbors to rebuild a non-profit agencies over the bridge destroyed by one of the trail route and thousands of hurricanes—that could serve as hours of work by volunteers in a model for future grassroots remote terrain culminated in the fundraising efforts. linking of the last six-tenths of The MST extends 1,175 miles a mile of MST in western North across North Carolina from Carolina in October 2018. Clingmans Dome in the Smokies The 346.8-mile route traverses to Jockey’s Ridge on the Outer some of the highest mountains Banks. It includes approximately in the Eastern United States. 700 miles of footpath, unpaved Extending from Clingmans forest roads and beach and Dome to Stone Mountain, it is the longest continuous about 475 miles of connector roads linking trail segments. section of the MST to date. The route bypasses the Each year, dedicated trail crews complete more miles of Rattlesnake and Sherrill Cove tunnels on the Blue Ridge new trail and press toward the goal of a linear park of Parkway and provides for the use of a section of dirt road natural wonders spanning North Carolina. on the Cherokee Reservation. It saves a significant amount of road walking and greatly enhances the hiker experience.

Cover: App State students reroute the trail near Boone. Photo by Shelton Wilder. Left: Goldenrod bloom along the trail. Photo by Chris Allen. Top left: 2018 was a wet year for hikers. Photo by Beerdra. Top right: Hikers enjoy the new trail at Seven Mile Creek Preserve outside Hillsborough. Photo by Bill Boyarsky. Inset: Celebrating the final MST link in the mountains. Photo by Katie Hall.

2018 ANNUAL REPORT 3 “ANYONE WHO LENT A HAND THROUGHOUT THE MOUNTAINS CAN BE PROUD TO BE PART OF LEAVING THIS LEGACY FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS.” Les Love, trail maintainer and president of Foliage Concepts

Hiking the Smokies. Photo by Mary Stewart.

A ribbon cutting was held in October attended by Now, the Friends’ goal is to relocate sections of the route representatives of the Blue Ridge Parkway, the Eastern still on road to dedicated hiking trail. The strategic plan Band of Cherokee, N.C. State Parks, Carolina Mountain identified eight focus areas where opportunities exist to Club, Bureau of Indian Affairs, U.S. Forest Service, Friends construct nearly 70 more miles of hiking trail. In November, of the MST and many others. Friends received a $100,000 grant from the Duke Energy Foundation to support its work to plan and build those The perseverance of volunteers in the mountains will new trail miles. inspire MST supporters in the Piedmont and Coastal MST sections to overcome challenges and obstacles as they work to build the trail across the rest of the state. “I CAN’T STRESS ENOUGH WHAT A BOLD, VISIONARY MOVE IT Charting the Trail’s Route WAS FOR FRIENDS OF THE MST Through the Coastal Plain TO UNDERTAKE THIS COMPLETE Friends of the MST released a strategic plan for the REROUTE OF NEARLY HALF THEIR Coastal Crescent route in the winter of 2018. The route was developed to provide a way for MST hikers to explore TRAIL! IT’S UNPRECEDENTED.” the biologically-diverse southeastern part of the state. P.J. Wetzel (hiker, earth scientist and author of Heart and Sole blog), writing about the Coastal Crescent route The 270-mile route encompasses areas of historic importance The 41st and ecological interest Birthday Hike in Johnston, Sampson, More than 500 people Cumberland, Bladen, hiked and paddled 3,276 Pender and Onslow miles across North Carolina counties. It leads hikers to celebrate the MST’s 41st birthday on the weekend of through the Cape Fear Sept 7-9. September 9 is considered the anniversary Arch and Onslow Bight, two areas recognized as among of the MST. On that date in 1977, Howard Lee, then the most ecologically significant in the United States. N.C. secretary of Natural Resources and Community They are home to rare species and include longleaf pine Development, made a speech at a National Trails savannas, Carolina bays, pocosins and barrier islands. Symposium and called for a trail reaching from North Many MST hikers currently use the Coastal Crescent to Carolina’s mountains to sea. The speech is considered the complete their hike. catalyst to the establishment of the MST.

4 FRIENDS OF THE MOUNTAINS-TO-SEA TRAIL RAISING FUNDS: GREAT Ideas TRAIL SIGNS: “Hot, Sweaty that Keep Giving and Fire Anty Work” At a strategic planning retreat in January 2018, the Friends Volunteers fanned out across the state to place MST board recognized the need to expand fundraising to signs along road sections of the trail. The first phase of realize the dream of a continuous, natural surface footpath the signage campaign focused especially on the Coastal connecting communities and natural areas across North Crescent route in southeastern North Carolina. The goal of Carolina. They immediately set to work to develop a the campaign, nicknamed the Big Screw In, is to make the workplan to do just that with the help of fundraising MST route clearer for hikers and raise the visibility of the counsel Hunter Kemper of Asheville. Board members are trail to motorists too. digging deeper in their own pockets, thanking MST donors for their gifts, and reaching out to friends, family and Despite the nickname of the sign initiative, putting up local businesses. If you would like to help expand the signs was more complicated than simply this critical work, we welcome help from all screwing signs onto sign posts. After the MST enthusiasts. N.C. General Assembly approved the concept, Friends worked with each N.C. 2018 also marked the five-year anniversary DOT Division to gain authorization for of the special MST license plate, which specific sign locations. Jim Grode, the raises awareness of the trail as well as Friends’ Trail Resource Manager, biked needed funds. The N.C. Division of Motor all the Coastal Crescent road sections to Vehicles started printing the special plates pinpoint with GPS the preferred sign post in 2013 when Friends of MST delivered orders locations and identify places where blazes for the first 300. DMV returns $20 of the $30 are needed to make the route clearer to hikers. annual cost of each plate to Friends, and, as of the end He sent a spreadsheet of information to each N.C. of 2018, Friends had received a total of $57,160 in license DOT Division. After the N.C. DOT approved the locations, plate revenue. Friends volunteers fanned out to put up the signs.

Special thanks to Don Bergey, a longtime volunteer and The signs were paid for by money raised specifically for former board member, who made it his mission to see signage as part of the 40th anniversary campaign. cars and trucks from Clingmans Dome to the Outer Banks sporting MST plates.

Volunteers install signs along the road sections in the Coastal Plain. Photos by Jerry Barker.

2018 ANNUAL REPORT 5 TRAIL COMPLETIONS: Surpassing the Century Mark The number of hikers to complete the MST surpassed 100 during 2018, reflecting the appeal of the long-distance trail in the hiking community. While most people use the the thru-hiker route as soon as additional connecting trail trail for day hikes or weekend backpacking trips, some is completed. hardy individuals take on the inspiring challenge of SEGMENT 1 | East of Cherokee, one mile of backpacking the MST from end to end. trail was built by Carolina Mountain Club The class of 2018 includes 11 completers: volunteers, with assistance from the N.C. Jason “Abe Lincoln” Murrell, Roger Trails Program, to bypass two tunnels Holland, Dianna M. Morris, David along the Blue Ridge Parkway. This “S2S” Nutt, Deirdre “Beerdra” Smith, new trail made it possible to open Debra “Latte” Rezeli, Jeff “Sketchy the long-envisioned MST route Guy” Rezeli, Mary “Angel” Stewart, out of the Great Smoky Mountain Kenny “Bonehead” Capps, Danny National Park. “JackRabbit” Wilcox, and Danelle SEGMENT 6 | The Elkin Valley Hallenbeck. Trails Association continued its great work by opening 1.7 miles of trail on “I HIKED ROUGHLY the Sawyer tract just east of Stone TWO MILES ALONGSIDE Mountain State Park. Steadily each year A FAMILY OF DOLPHINS they bring us closer to a continuous 20-mile ON MY LAST BEACH DAY.” trail connecting downtown Elkin to Stone Mountain State Park. Danny “Jack Rabbit” Wilcox, 2018 MST Completer SEGMENT 14 | East of Burgaw, Friends adjusted the MST route to incorporate a 4.5-mile paddle or “ferry ride” down Building and the Northeast Cape Fear River from the White Stocking Maintaining the MST boat landing to the Holly Shelter boat access area. The Thanks to strong partnerships with land management Pender County Tourism department volunteered to line up agencies and local governments, the dedication and “boat angels” to help thru-hikers complete this beautiful ingenuity of volunteers and the generosity of Friends, stretch of the trail. This shift onto the river decreased the encouraging progress occurred in building new trail and road walk for thru-hikers by 14 miles. improving sections of existing MST for all to enjoy. SEGMENT 15 | In Surf City, the N.C. DOT replaced the New Trail Construction old swing bridge with a new, one-mile bridge offering a wide, protected walkway over the sound. Although it was Friends adjusted the thru-hiker route to incorporate eight a sad to see the historic bridge replaced, the new bridge new miles of trail in four locations. In two other places, three miles of trail opened that will be incorporated into Mary Stewart completes the MST. Photo by Mary Stewart.

6 FRIENDS OF THE MOUNTAINS-TO-SEA TRAIL From left: Hiking the MST in Hillsborough. Photo by Joe Miller. MST Completer Deirdre Smith and Trail Angel Joe Hicks in Elkin. Photo by Beerdra.

provides gorgeous views of the island, sound and ocean below with retaining timbers and then rebuild the trail in and much more peace of mind for walkers. the original location.

In two other areas, new trail opened which can be enjoyed SEGMENT 16 | The Neusiok Trail has yet to re-open now and will also be added into the MST thru-route at a as the U.S. Forest Service assesses how to rebuild the later date. extreme northern section which was washed away by Hurricane Florence and to make the entire trail more SEGMENT 9 | Just west of Hillsborough, two miles of resilient to storm damage. Volunteers with the Carteret natural surface trail opened at Orange County’s Seven County Wildlife Club have cleared trees and righted Mile Creek Natural Area. This nature preserve is one of boardwalks along the remaining portions of the Neusiok, the most biologically-diverse spots in the county with in hopes that the U.S. Forest Service will allow it to beautiful views of hardwood forest and the creek. reopen during their planning and construction phase. Friends developed an alternate road route, available on SEGMENT 11A–16A | The City of Kinston opened a the trail updates page of our website, to help thru-hikers one-mile downtown greenway along the Neuse River. This complete their journeys while the trail is closed. lovely trail connects neighborhoods to lively hotspots like Chef and the Farmer and Mother Earth Brewing. This part of the MST is now a paddle route, but the goal is to also Repairing Eroded Trail build a continuous hiking trail along the Neuse River from Several of our volunteer task forces undertook major the Falls Lake dam in Raleigh to the Neusiok Trail in the projects to repair sections of the trail that were built Croatan National Forest near Havelock. unsustainably years ago and had badly eroded.

Major Trail Repairs SEGMENT 4 | The NC High Peaks Trail Association completed the second of a three-stage renovation of SEGMENT 5 | Near Blowing Rock, a rock slide tumbled the Mount Mitchell Trail/MST. On this ¾-mile section, a chunk of the trail to the Blue Ridge Parkway below. drainage issues were mitigated, two rock staircases and Volunteers with our Watauga Task Force reopened the trail seven primitive stone staircases built, and the entire trail by skillfully building 350 feet of new trail above the slide. tread was improved. With stable design and future careful maintenance, these trail improvements should prevent SEGMENT 6 | A section of the Widow’s Creek/MST the trail from eroding in the future. This work was funded in Stone Mountain State Park collapsed down a steep through a $60,000 federal Recreational Trail Program hillside during Hurricane Matthew. With no easy way to grant, and the most technical part of the work was carried reroute the trail, State Parks contracted with Ivan Wolfe out by American Conservation Experience, a nonprofit and YRU Contracting from Idaho to stabilize the hill that trains volunteers to restore public lands.

2018 ANNUAL REPORT 7 From left: Falls Lake volunteers complete a 40-foot bridge. Photo by Jerry Barker. Volunteers and neighbors replace a bridge in Hillsborough. Photo by Bill Boyarsky.

SEGMENT 4 | REI Coop in Pineville provided a $5,000 SEGMENT 9 | In Hillsborough, residents in a nearby grant to help our Central Blue Ridge volunteer task force neighborhood launched a GoFundMe campaign to raise repair 4.6 miles of eroded road bed trail in the Pisgah $2,200 and then volunteered their time to help the Orange National Forest. The work, which was completed in January County Task Force build a replacement bridge for one that 2019, allowed a contractor with a small backhoe to dig had been destroyed when a tree fell on it during Hurricane 156 water diversions which were then finished by hand by Florence. This is the first time a group of citizens has volunteers. The work occurred in three locations: near Old launched a fundraising campaign like this, and we think it House Gap, west of Woodlawn, and near Betsy’s Ridge. is an inspiring example of collaboration. Thanks to Paula Lowe and her Forest Ridge neighbors! SEGMENT 7 | At Pilot Mountain State Park, volunteers with Friends of Sauratown Mountains worked 18 days SEGMENT 10 | The Falls Lake Task Force took on the with a rented excavator to repair and stabilize eroded trail challenge of replacing a washed-out bridge near Rolling along the Corridor Trail/MST. View Recreation Area with a 40-foot fiberglass bridge. The new bridge, which cost $34,000 to build, is a more sturdy Replacement Steps and Bridges and sustainable design than the old one and was funded by grants from the Triangle Community Foundation and Several of our volunteer task forces also undertook major Durham County’s Open Space and Trails Committee and projects to replace steps and bridges that had washed by gifts given in memory of Dustin Powers. Although away in storms. the bridge was pre-fabricated in parts so that it could be hand carried into the woods, it turned out to be a very SEGMENT 9 | The Upper Haw River Task Force worked challenging project technically. Thanks to Arthur Kelley, an almost 250 hours with the N.C. Trails Program to replace engineer and one of the most experienced members of a rotted out stairway in the Glencoe section of the MST in the task force, for stepping forward to work through the Alamance County. The technical project required hauling challenges and manage the project. Building materials, materials in the middle of summer for more than half a mile including bags of concrete, were hauled more than a and constructing new steps from $900 in timber and rebar mile by wheelbarrow, ATV and boat. On the final day of that were provided by Burlington Parks & Recreation. construction, more than 20 volunteers triumphantly lifted the trusses in place.

Thanks to Wade Rawlins for his help writing this report.

8 FRIENDS OF THE MOUNTAINS-TO-SEA TRAIL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS January 1, 2018 to December 31, 2018 “ONE OF THE MOST ASSETS 12/31/2018 12/31/2017 Cash & Cash Equivalents $382,317 $329,164 DELIGHTFUL BENEFITS Grants Receivable 81,187 84,528 OF THE TRAIL IS HOW IT Pledges Receivable 9,121 30,306 DRAWS PEOPLE TOGETHER, Other Receivables 4,991 3,810 PROMOTING CONNECTIONS Merchandise Inventory 6,272 5,313 Prepaid Expenses & Deposits 5,308 7,222 AMONG PEOPLE FROM ALL Net Fixed Assets 9,602 15,856 DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE Deposits & Long-term Pledges 951 3,085 STATE AND WALKS OF LIFE.” Beneficial Interest (Endowment)* 63,389 63,739 Johnny Massey, former chief of State Capitol Police TOTAL ASSETS 563,138 543,023 and MST completer LIABILITIES & NET ASSETS Accounts Payable $1,025 $11,151 Deferred Revenue 33,146 65,676 Net Assets EXPENDITURES BY Without donor restrictions PROGRAM AREA Total Expenditures $319,591 Available for operations 192,531 228,235 Board designated 19,960 40,478 Endowment Fund* 49,879 50,229 With donor restrictions Management Purpose restricted 253,087 133,744 & Fundraising Endowment Fund* 13,510 13,510 23%

TOTAL LIABILITIES & NET ASSETS $563,138 $543,023 Help People Enjoy * The endowment is held at the NC Community Foundation. Improve the Trail Route the Trail 10% 47%

Build and SOURCES OF INCOME Maintain the Trail Total Income = $382,362 20%

Program Income Merchandise/In Kind Gifts & Interest 4% 3% License Plate & Earth Share 6% Government Grants 9% Value of Volunteer Labor

Individuals In 2018, MST volunteers worked 32,288 HOURS 34% to support the trail. At the State Parks assigned rate of $24.69 per hour, these Foundations volunteers DONATED TIME WORTH AN 33% ADDITIONAL $797,191 to the MST. Corporations 12%

2018 ANNUAL REPORT 9 2018 Friends of MST Members Thru-Hike Society ($10,000+) Robin Britt, Greensboro (1) (# of years a member) John and Ann Campbell, Raleigh (4) Dominion Energy Foundation, Richmond, VA (2) Matt and Suzanne Case, Chapel Hill (1) Duke Energy Foundation, Raleigh (4) Clay’s Power Equipment, Raleigh (10) EarthShare of NC, Durham (7) Harold Erickson, Durham (3) Great Outdoor Provision Co. (18) Drs. John and Janet Garrett, Asheville (8) REI (18) Gear Junkie, Minneapolis, MN (1) Ginny Ghezzo, Durham (1) Section-Hike Society Chris Grams, Raleigh (2) ($5,000 to $9,999) Julie and Jason Hall, Raleigh (2) Danielle Bernstein, Asheville (12) Lance Hardin, Raleigh (2) Farm to Feet Socks, Mount Airy (3) John and Anita Howell, Chapel Hill (11) First Citizens Bank (5) Larry Humbert, Belmont (2) Gipson Family Foundation, Raleigh (3) Peter and Sandra Jacobi, Durham (11) Rostan Family Foundation, Valdese (2) James D. Johnson, Raleigh (11) Scott Zimmerman, Pittsboro (5) Merrill and Cindy Mason, Raleigh (8) F. Joe McClernon, Durham (4) Weekend Backpack Society Mark Morris, Raleigh (2) ($2,500 to $4,999) Richard Nifong, Pinnacle (2) Jerry and Sandy Barker, Raleigh (11) Mary Norris and Pat Oglesby, Chapel Hill (9) The Bresler Foundation, Rockville, MD (5) Lunsford Richardson Preyer Charitable Lead Unitrust, Bull City Running Co., Durham (10) Greensboro (7) Kate Dixon and Dan Wilkinson, Raleigh (12) Robert Trawick, Cary (9) NC Division of Parks and Recreation, Raleigh (17) Jim Ward, Raleigh (2) Greg and Mary Ann Poole, Raleigh (9) Ronnie Weed, Durham (4) Board of Table Rock Ultras/Tanawha Adventures (5) John Wilson, Chapel Hill (4)

Directors 1000-Mile Society ($1,000 to $2,499 or Other Corporate and JANUARY 1, 2018 TO DECEMBER 31, 2018 $500 if volunteered 75 hours or more) Organizational Members Anonymous (2) 8 Dot Graphics, Raleigh (2) Steve Metcalf, President, Weaverville DeWana Anderson, Carrboro (8) Blue Ridge Hiking Club, Boone (8) Bill Scott, Vice President, Clinton Bernard and Holly Arghiere, Asheville (10) Byrd’s Branch Campground and Country Store, Elkin (4) Bill and Sandie Blackley, Elkin (8) Charleston Management Group, Raleigh (1) Marcia Bromberg, Treasurer, Asheville Jeff, Amy and Lalan Brewer, Raleigh (19) City Barbeque, Raleigh (1) Chris Grams, Secretary, Raleigh Richard Cavallaro, Raleigh (3) Autumn Cobeland Painting, Raleigh (1) Jake Blood, Burnsville Crawford Crenshaw and Laurie Dunn, Raleigh (11) Dan River Basin Association, Eden (3) Carl and Dianne deAndrade, Elizabethtown (4) Emerge Ortho PA, Durham (5) Millie Chalk, Morehead City Fred Dietrich and Jenny Tenor, Durham (9) Epcon Communities, Cary (1) Tiffiny Consoli, Raleigh Foliage Concepts, Asheville (9) G and B Energy, Elkin (2) Insect Shield, Greensboro (1) Jay Coward, Sylva Dan Hill, Durham (3) Lianna Jarecki (1) Jelks Family Foundation, Panama City, FL (1) Howard N. Lee, Chapel Hill Joe Van Gogh, Hillsborough (2) New Morning Ltd., Asheville (3) Les Love, Weaverville Patti Keith, Sanford (8) The Rockford Inn Bed and Breakfast, Dobson (3) K. Martin Waters, IV Memorial Fund, Charlotte (1) Johnny Massey, Garner John and Margaret Lanman, Blowing Rock (11) Leslie R. and Catherine Love, Weaverville (10) Carolyn Mejia, Wilmington Warner Lucas, Chapel Hill (7) Local Governments Tammy Proctor, Hampstead Mike Malaska, Glendale, CA (8) Visit Alamance, Burlington (5) Steve and Donna Metcalf, Weaverville (6) Town of Bethania, Bethania (9) B Townes, Boomer John S. Manuel, Durham (11) Town of Ronda, Ronda (1) Greg Yahn, Greensboro Eric Motzno, Raleigh (11) Surry County Parks Department, Dobson (6) Rich and Marilyn Preyer, Hillsborough (8) ROADS, Oak Ridge (1) Matching Gifts Staff Bill and Darby Scott, Clinton (6) AmazonSmile Foundation (4) Kate Dixon, Executive Director Jason Taylor, State Road (3) BD (7) Carmen Trueheart, Asheville (1) Duke Energy (3) Betsy Brown, Outreach Manager Shawn and Charlotte Williams, Bryn Mawr, PA (12) IBM (10) Jim Grode, Trail Resource Manager Wyrick Robbins Yates and Ponton, Raleigh (10) Lincoln Financial Foundation, Ft. Wayne, IN (1)

Day-Hike Society ($500 to $999) In-Kind Gifts Beverly Bell and Lucy Piner, Hillsborough (8) City BBQ, Cary (2) Grasses nod in the breeze at the Coastal Federation’s North River Wetlands Preserve. Mary Ellen and John Boelhower, Greensboro (5) Costco, Raleigh (2) Photo by Wynn Wagenseil Clay and Leigh Bordley, Durham (7) Kohl’s, Raleigh (9) Metro Diner, Raleigh (2)

10 FRIENDS OF THE MOUNTAINS-TO-SEA TRAIL New York Bagel and Deli, Raleigh (1) Ken Parker, Wake Forest Graham 9-Year Members Tammie Vass, Reidsville Courtney Pernell Potter, Raleigh (9) David B. Rittlinger, Wake Forest David and Lucy Fountain, Raleigh David Aaronson, Asheville Doug Veazey, Morganton Starbucks, Raleigh (9) David Royster, Lexington, KY George Gergues, Durham Jim and Barbara Avery, Wake Forest Donnie and Becky Williams, Jonas Ridge Sweetheart Treats, Raleigh (1) Boyce R. Staton, Erwin, TN Susan Glendenning, Raleigh Bob Beach, Charlotte Kent and Nancy Wilson, Kingsport, TN Target, Wake Forest (1) James B. Suiter, Carrboro Archie P. Gupton, Raleigh David and Molly Bland, Cary Nancy Yudell, Charlotte The Fresh Market, Raleigh (9) Matthew Terribile, Raleigh Pamela Hoffman, Boone Kirk Bradley, Sanford B and Martha Townes, IV, Boomer Larry and Elizabeth Horrell, McGrady Lynne Bresler and Mike Vaught, 8-Year Members 18-Year Members Thomas and Janis Wade, Durham Richard C. Huelsman, Raleigh Chapel Hill Lisa Patty Abbey, Brevard Lillian A. Benton, Bunn Leah Karpen, Weaverville Russell and Diane Cannizzaro, Chapel Hill E. Barry Bassett, Chapel Hill Mike and Ruth Simpson, Greensboro 11-Year Members Wendy Lapish and John Beck, Apex Diana B. Dagenhart, Statesville Bruce Bente, Hendersonville Dwayne Stutzman and Sara Davis, Sindy Barker, Chapel Hill Lloyd MacAskill, Leland Muriel Y. Easterling, Chapel Hill Charles Besaw, Piney Creek Crestview, FL Donald B. Bergey, Winston-Salem Agnes F. Marshall, Raleigh Patricia Geiger, Boone Audrey J. Booth, Chapel Hill Donald and Jean Walton, Mills River Bill Borden, Raleigh John and Sandy McCulloch, Cary Wilbur Gulley, Durham Robert Branch, Burnsville James T. Bowles, MD, Cullowhee Palmer and JP McIntyre, Greensboro Heidi and Andrew Hannapel, Durham Laurabeth “Rusty” Breeding, 17-Year Member Jeffrey N. Branin, Wake Forest Glenn McLeroy, Charlotte Ronald M. Hart, West Alexandria, OH Hendersonville Carol Banaitis, Fleetwood Charles L. Braswell, Jr., Garner Kenneth Mitchell, Durham Barry and Robin Jacobs, Hillsborough Marcia Bromberg, Asheville James L.S. Cobb, Raleigh Randy Neuhaus, Durham Jack and Karen James, Vilas Tom S. Bruce, Hendersonville 16-Year Members Lenwood Collins, Greensboro Jerry Oster and Trisha Lester, Chapel Hill Randy Johnson, Banner Elk Rebecca Bumgardner, Raleigh Bob Benner, Morganton Carolyn Crump, Carrboro Bernadette Pelissier, Hillsborough Randy Jones and Marcia Lieber, Raleigh James C. Carlisle, Jr., Raleigh Lewis and Barbara Boyles, Durham Will and Donna Farmer, Wake Forest Stephen Pomeroy, Durham Tandy Jones and Alison Hill, Pittsboro Samuel A. Cathey, Pompano Beach, FL J. Michael Davis, Charlotte William Flournoy, Raleigh Frank G. Potter, Charlotte Robert W. Kilpatrick, Morganton Keri and Andy Christensen, Clayton Joe, Laura and Michael Mavretic, Raleigh Robert Glenn, Jr. and Constance Keith and Sandra Roberts, Kernersville Ayden and Betty Lee, Clayton James Church, Annapolis, MD David Thoenen, Raleigh Winstead, Durham William Ross and Susan Gravely, Howard Lee, Chapel Hill Russ and Heather Cooper, Weaverville Karl Gottschalk, Durham Chapel Hill Tim Long, Hickory Christopher P. David, Raleigh 15-Year Members Wilbur and Jane Gurganus, Jacksonville William W. Sadler, New Bern Margaret McCann, Chapel Hill Heidi Domeisen, Marshall Rich Shaw and Holly Reid, Hillsborough Nancy L. Cormany, Raleigh Mary Hagan, Hawkins, TX Sonya S. McKay, Cary Bob Edwards, Sparta Susan and Bill Simpson, Beaufort Robert and Sarah Dixon, Fuquay-Varina Richard L. Hibbits, Raleigh Jerry Evans, Kinston Dewey and Martha Fox, Morganton Helen A. Holbrook, Havelock Tom and Marian Jerdee, Black Mountain Bill Holman and Stephanie Bass, Pittsboro Stephen Meehan, Raleigh Robert and Laura Johnson, Statesville Joe and Jo Ann Swofford, Clyde Philip and Emily Keel, Robersonville John C. and Kathy Underhill, Cary JoEllen Mason and Tammy Mason, Durham 14-Year Members Steven Mierisch, Clemmons Robert Cline, Burlington Charles F. Moeller, Morganton Jim and Jennie Hallsey, Fleetwood Maurita Paprocki, Durham Alan Householder, Sevierville, TN Margaret Parker, Kennett Square, PA J. Wayne Mangum, Raleigh Allmuth and George Perzel, Glendale James L. Spencer, III, Brevard Springs Billy and Deborah Williams, Hickory Phil Piaski, Claremont Ray and Sheri Raymer, Greensboro 13-Year Members David G. Rice, Winston-Salem Kenneth and Carol Deal, Asheville Carolyn Sakowski and Alton Franklin, Winston-Salem John French and Robin L. Wright, Raleigh Steven M. Schewel and Lao Rubert, Elizabeth King, Cary Durham Johnny and Carleen Massey, Garner Robert Seymour, Chapel Hill The MST near Blowing Rock. Photo by Tracy Brown/Blowing Rock. Richard McDowell, Raleigh John Willis, Hillsborough George C. Rawlins, Reidsville Albert Woelfle, Wake Forest Gregory Scott, Raleigh Jeffrey Smith, Raleigh David Mouw, Asheville Robert D. Forsythe, Mills River Ronald Walker, Sandy Springs, GA 10-Year Members Mike and Vicki Smith, Garner Pat and Vicki O’Mara, Berlin, MD Ian Fraher, Greensboro Alex Ashton, Julian Stanley Smith, Waynesville Laura and Edward Owens, Raleigh Donald F. Gardner, Lenoir 12-Year Members Eddy Bakeberg, Lansing Terry L. and Barbara A. Smith, Granite Coin Page, Durham Pam Hammond and Karen Haas, Falls Paul Black, Huntsville, AL Mike Bianco, Greensboro Cheryl A. Peterson, Cary Greenville Don Stephenson, Clayton Piet B. Bodenhorst, Asheville Blair Bowers, Chapel Hill Allen Poole, Manteo Robert H. Hrozencik, Vilas Brenda Summers, Raleigh Richard Bostic, Raleigh Ken and Luann Bridle, Walnut Cove Roberta L. Powers, Asheville Paul and Susan Hubbard, Wilkesboro Bud and Hayden Taylor, Sanford David DeHart, Raleigh Skip Browder, Clayton Wade Rawlins and Judith Tillman, Raleigh James Hull, Asheville Tommy L. Thomas, N. Wilkesboro Thomas Dillon and Grace Mauney, K. Ellen Caldwell, Charlotte David Rogers, Raleigh Steven and Carolyn Jackson, Raleigh Winston-Salem Gene Thompson, Henderson Ken Canter, Wilkesboro James N. Smoak, Wilkesboro Ennis and Dru James, Greenville, SC Beverly Duval, King Lew Upchurch, Wake Forest Joseph Cook, Winston-Salem Becky and Rocko Smucker, Asheville Carroll Koepplinger, Asheville Gordon Ferguson and Bobbi Owen, Kristin Walker, Raleigh Kim and Trent Storino, Raleigh Stanley C. Koziol, Emery, SD Chapel Hill David B. Craft, Greensboro Shelton and Delores Wilder, Deep Gap Gordon W. Tennett, Waynesville Jane L. Laping, Asheville Mark Gatehouse, Greensboro Mike Dayton, Raleigh Andy and Sondra Wilkinson, Perdido Robert and Elizabeth Dean, Raleigh Pam Timmons and Perry Haaland, Bonnie McCaig and Clayton Rugh, W. Phil Kanoy, Thomasville Beach, AL Chapel Hill Durham John Dixon, Chevy Chase, MD David and Susan Lennox, Brevard Carter Worthy, Raleigh William W. Truslow, MD, Greensboro Sharon McCarthy, Charlotte Shirley Drechsel and Wayne Vaughn, Alice S. Monk, Mocksville Smedes and Rosemary York, Raleigh William Vann, Jr., Chapel Hill Linda McCrea, Asheville

2018 ANNUAL REPORT 11 Michael J. McKinney, Cary Janice Swab, Raleigh Jimbo Ward, Kitty Hawk Emily Sanders, Morehead City Tiffiny Consoli, Raleigh Linda Moore, Winston-Salem Rosemary W. Watts, Tampa, FL Peter C. White, Cornelius Grant Wilder Santillo, Salisbury Ann and George Costello, Nebo Rachel Mundine, Newport Carroll Webber, Clinton Charles Wilson, Littleton Douglas C. Smith, Raleigh Peter Dahl, Burlington Margaret J. Newbold, Vilas P.J. Wetzel, Green Cove Springs, FL Edsel D. Workman, Burlington Randall K. Smith, Greenwell Springs, LA Line Dempsey, Durham Edward Parker, Raleigh Alan Zeliff, Boone Lee and Phyllis Starnes, Granite Falls Shelagh Doyle, Raleigh Jim Plant, Asheboro 5-Year Members Thomas Stender, Asheville Sarah and Tommy Eller, Black Mountain Don Procopio, Raleigh 6-Year Members Curtis and Jennifer Belyea, Clayton Stephen A. Terrill, Raleigh Richard Evans, Asheville Sarah Rubin and Jim Blose, Asheville Bonnie Adams, Ocala, FL Glenn and Katherine Blackburn, Asheville Christian and Terrie Thoma, Jamestown Henry Fansler, Lewisville Elizabeth Samples, Rock Hill, SC Michael Adams, Fayetteville Douglas Blackford and Martha Cutler, Barb Thomas, Chapel Hill Edwin Farthing, Hickory Tom Sanders and Mary Lasher, Asheville Halle Amick, Durham Todd Betty and Clark Thomas, Durham William Gamble, Havelock Eric F. Schaefer, Reidsville Jill Andersen, Charlotte Betsy and Doug Brown, Raleigh Garry and Ruth Vogelpohl, Morganton John Geneczko, Durham Charles L. Scott, Glade Valley Karl Anderson, Greensboro Haley and Donna Burch, Browns Summit Russell W. Wall, Raleigh Jim Grode, Asheville Mac Sealey, Raleigh Nina August, Old Fort Kathy and Don Chatfield, Greensboro Luke Whichard, West Jefferson Frank Grubbs, Smithfield Jack Shirey, Asheville Herbert Berman, The Villages, FL Gary and Emily Childers, Boone Harry and Jaye Wilson, Pilot Mountain Ernest Hahn, Raleigh David Sloan, Goldsboro Bill and BJ Boyarsky, Hillsborough Richard Clark, Wake Forest Randall Zirkle, Wilkesboro Wayne Hale, Greensboro Doug Starkey, Boone Edward Brown, Boone Bob and Callie Connor, Hillsborough Paul D. Harrison, Winston-Salem Paula J. Stober and Willard Bucklen, Anne Cherry, Durham Nelson Copp, Asheville 4-Year Members Beth Heile, Valdese Greensboro Hilda Cline, Hickory Mark Craven, Raleigh Bill and Jerry Allsbrook, Waynesville Douglas Hensel, Durham Melodye Sutherland, Raleigh J.K. Coward, Jr., Sylva Glenda H. Dennis, Oak Island Miriam Ash-Jones, Boiling Springs W. Kent Hicks, Evington, VA Jim and Sue Taylor, Deep Gap Betsy Crone, Greensboro Michel A. Dieffenbacher, Greensboro Graham Auman, Raleigh Tim Hitch, Morrisville Ginger Travis, Hillsborough Donna Deal, Durham Sandy Douglass and Susan Hester, Edward Bacon, Apex Roger Holland, Plano, TX Courtland White, Asheville Chapel Hill Fred Dellinger, Moravian Falls Larry and Lisa Bailey, Clayton Annie Hollifield, Asheville John Whitehouse, Burnsville Charles Drake and Frank Holyfield, Amy Dick, Thomasville Raleigh Barry Baker, Durham Paul Hosier, Wilmington Greg and Germaine Yahn, Greensboro Denise Dorwart, Lexington Thomas and Barbara Driscoll, Chapel Hill Sandra Baran, Raleigh Allan Howell, Greenville Dale Eltoft, Creedmoor Bob Ellis, Burlington William Barnett, Jr., Raleigh Carolyn V. Huettel, Durham 7-Year Members Jonathon and Gina Firnhaber, Greenville David Fairall, Winston-Salem Bill Bass, Raleigh Charlotte and John Hughes, Hillsborough Alton D. Bain, Lillington William Fleet, Franklin, TN Karin and Marty Fitzpatrick, Hillsborough Kent Birge, Greensboro Robert C. Hunter, Marion Max and Cynthia Blood, Burnsville Dianne Ford, Graham Lisa and Paul Francis, Fairview Danny Bosley, Farmville Gus Jerdee, Swannanoa Bill Bussey, Pittsboro Sandra Fowler, High Point Bill Gernon, Cary Christopher Boyce, Durham Mark Kalinowski, Denver Thomas and Susan Carson, Durham Karl Froelich, Charlotte Bernadette Goodman, Greensboro Michael Bradley, Clinton Deborah Kiggans, Fort Mill, SC David Choisser, Hendersonville Claudia Fulshaw and Kelly Cottrell, James Gravely, Morganton Kimberly Brookshire, Charlotte James King, Weaverville Anita Crouse, Palm Beach Gardens, FL Durham Thomas Griffin, Cary Jim Brown, Cary Lee Latham, Washington Judy Davis, Jamestown David Gardener, Cary Roland and Mabel Hall, Roseboro Jennifer Browndorf, Raleigh Judy Leinbach, Chapel Hill Mark Edelstein, Raleigh Virginia Guilfoile, Chapel Hill Patrick Haller, Charlotte Richard Chambless, Hillsborough Mike Lobban, Sebastian, FL Chauncey Edwards, Jamesburg, NJ Timothy Harris, Clemmons Todd Hancock, Raleigh Mary Ann Chap, Durham Ron Lohr, Wake Forest Sharon and JC Garbutt, Pittsboro Mark Hartman, Raleigh Gayle Hartis, Chapel Hill George and Peg Cherny, Wake Forest Kenneth Lynn, Fleetwood Allan Green, Hillsborough Susan A. Hatch, Raleigh Steven Hawley, Big Bear City, CA Chelsea Clifford, Durham Lynn Magyar, Stokesdale Glen Greenstreet, Chapel Hill Robert Hillyer, State Road Rob C. Hicks, N. Wilkesboro Kenneth Hammerstein, Raleigh John and Anne Hodges-Copple, Durham Mike and Susan Holland, Saxapahaw Helen W. Holt, Wake Forest Michael Homberg, Clayton Danny Wilcox on his MST thru-hike. Photo by Danny Wilcox. Murrell Johnson, High Point Nell Joslin, Raleigh Patricia M Johnson, Asheville Richard Kolbush, Raleigh Ashok Kudva, Hendersonville Schorr Johnson, Raleigh Deborah Lubbs, Raleigh Charles and Dorothy Lee, Leicester Warren Jones, Winston-Salem Nancy Luberoff, Chapel Hill T. Bentley Leonard, Asheville Marc and Marissa Laster, Waxhaw Ed and Phyllis Marsh, Charlotte David and Lisa Mauney, Burnsville Lewis Ledford, Raleigh Vonda Martin, Greensboro John A. McMillen, Morganton Mark Little, Charlotte Candace McGuire, Morganton Jung J.K. Noh, M.D., Asheville Steve Lund, Cary Zoe McKay-Tucker, Raleigh Laura Norris, Elizabethton, TN George Lycan, Asheville Joe and Pam Mickey, State Road Carl E. Odom, Williamston Denise Lyon, Elkin Anne Miller and Mac McGee, Raleigh Janet Onan, Hendersonville John E. Murray, Norfolk, VA Steve Murray, Asheville Steven and Becky Patch, Barnardsville Megg and Robert Rader, Raleigh Barry A. Myers, Raleigh Alice Conger Patterson, Summerfield Laura Rampersad, Durham Marianne Newman, Asheville John Pepin, Raleigh James W. Reel, Marion Mark and Gale Nichols, Raleigh Judith Phoenix, Boone Ed and Tina Sanderford, Selma Margaret Ann Paschal, Youngsville Dennis and Diane Porterfield, Haw River Joan Schneier, Raleigh Tom and Betsy Pierce, Raleigh Irvin Prescott, Jr., Clemmons Luke Simmons, Raleigh George Poehlman, MD, Durham Regina and Matt Rollins, Westfield David B. Smith, Lenoir Todd Rademacher, Surf City David and Casey Saussy, Weston Linda S. and C. Gregory Smith, Efland Ronald Rahn, Durham Jon Shavor, Fuquay-Varina Charles Spencer, Spruce Pine Dr. Robert Resnick, Asheville Phyllis Shaw, Greensboro Marge Stoddard, Wake Forest Kevin Richard, Pisgah Forest Steve Shimp, Fort Myers, FL Ken D. Tolin, Valdese Mary Nash and John Rusher, Raleigh Benjamin and Brenda Shore, Raleigh Carrie and Arthur Tweeten, Raleigh William Rushin, Raleigh Mel Skiles, Asheville Vance and Ginny Waggener, Asheville Roy Salter, Burlington Edward Stoddard, Raleigh Ryan Walsh, Wilton, CT Laura and Andrew Sam, Haw River

12 FRIENDS OF THE MOUNTAINS-TO-SEA TRAIL Jesica Mangun, Durham Will Cherry, Raleigh Richard Swartzel, Hickory Sally Finch, Blowing Rock Jamie Morris-Haley, Charlotte Mark Marcoplos, Chapel Hill William and Marti Cole, Dayton, OH Thomas Toms, Pittsboro Monika Fitzgerald, Midlothian, VA Dolores Neil, Huntersville Diana Mays, Charlottesville, VA Adam Collins, Boone Thomas Townsend, Halifax, VA Eric Forslin, Hillsborough Valerie Nieman, Greensboro Randy Mays, Roaring River Michael Comer, Sapphire Claude Turner, Rutherfordton Suzette Foster, Boone Angela Noffsinger, Manteo Dennis McGill, Morganton Vincent and Ellen Costanzo, Asheville Fred Weaver, Asheville Thomas Frost, Morganton Tom and Sara Nolan, Mooresville Lisa and Jeff Metcalf, Salisbury Alan Couch, Mint Hill W.Wayne Westall, Marion Virginia Gilbert, Durham Meg Notaro, Hillsborough Dwayne Morrison, Statesville Evelyn Cox, Raleigh Henry H. Westmoreland and Charles Nathan Gillespie, Sanford Jessica O’Bannon, Alexandria, VA Gloria Moseley, Conetoe Isaac Craig, New Bern Milligan, Wingdale, NY Edward Gram, Charlotte Michael O’Neill, Sneads Ferry Joanne Perri, Wake Forest Joel Deaton and Andrea Allen, Elizabeth Winstead, Raleigh David Green, Durham Arlene Pace, Marion Mary Ann Petruska, Pittsboro Summerfield Jacob Gregory, Charlotte David Pace, Marion Steve Pierce, Old Fort Andy Derajtys, Columbia, SC 2-Year Members Deborah Grey, Fairview Paul Penny, Holly Springs James Polhamus, Durham Gene Erb, Hillsborough Steve Agan, Asheville Dianne Griffin, Wilkesboro Leigh and Rich Pettus, Asheville John Pye, Durham Lisa Marie Ferguson, Charlotte Charles Aldridge, Old Fort Kevin and Marilyn Griffin, Durham Andrew Pitner, Salisbury Razz Rasberry, Raleigh William Frey, Carrboro Chris Alexander, Hickory Robert and Melissa Gunther, Asheville Martha Pittman, Oak Ridge Sam Ravenel, Cary Donald Gillespie, Summerfield Roberta Andrews, Raleigh Roger Hames, Statesville Stephanie Potts, Boone Douglas Ray, Haw River Kip and Myra Godwin, Tabor City Timothy Arn, Edenton Christy Hamrick, Lexington Jeff Poupart, Wake Forest Gordon Richardson, Jonesborough, TN Eric Goglin, Raleigh Lisa Ashworth, Fuquay-Varina Scott Hash, Raleigh Tammy Proctor, Hampstead Lisa Riegel, Cary John Goldfield, Raleigh Terry Ayers, Fort Mill, SC Matthew Hawk, Greenville Keith Pugh, Jamestown Carmel and Jerry Ritchie, Lexington B. Kelly and Meredith Graves, Charlotte Matthew Bader, Durham Andy and Nan Henderson, New Hill Phil and Boots Quimby, Pittsboro Tony Roberts, Apple Valley, MN Jane Green, Durham Cindy Baer, Hendersonville Scott Hill, Durham Michael Reves, Thurmond Donald Russ, Morganton Theresa and Shawn Hagwood, Clayton Beth Baldiga, Southport Kevin Hoff, Durham Brook Reynolds, Asheville Michael Sapeta, Chapel Hill Stephen Hampton, Thurmond Judy Beck and Jerome Hay, Barnardsville Jim Holland, Chapel Hill Debra and Jeff Rezeli, Raleigh John E. Schelp, Durham David and Michelle Hile, Raleigh Elizabeth Bennett, Chapel Hill Janice Holloway, Thurmond Francesca Richardson, Annapolis, MD Carol and Rick Sessions, Goldsboro Christina Hobbs, Apex Dave Birkhead, Hillsborough Penny Hornsby, Cary David Ross, Atlanta, GA Alice Faye Shipp, Salemburg Beverly Hockenberger, Yanceyville Steven Blake, Cary Dave and Sunny Huang, New York, NY Mark and Lesley Rostan, Valdese Robert Sliwa, Rolesville Kimberly Homme, Nebo Carrie Bonds, Burlington Susan Hutson, Asheville Tim Roth, Wake Forest Irving Smith, Jr., Wilmington Marsha Howe, Fayetteville Dan Boutieller, Wake Forest Dawn Hymel, Franklinton Timothy Runfola, Fort Bragg Jeanne Sommer, Asheville Bill Hulette, Hillsborough Richard Boyles, High Point John Isaacs, Cary Madera Salvaje and Collin Chambers, Paul Staller, Hillsborough Annie Jarabek, Hillsborough Barbara Braatz, Durham A. Bradley Ives, Chapel Hill Morehead City Michael Stanley, Chapel Hill Rodney Jones, Chapel Hill Kimberly Briggs, Sneads Ferry Amy Jessee, Asheville Bill Schiffli, Charlotte John Sullivan, Raleigh John Kelly, Raleigh Ann Brown, Hickory Michael L. Jones, Arden Beth Schulman, Charlotte William and Connie Topham, Nebo Nan Leininger, Weaverville Shannon Brown, Durham Kellie Kanuit, Wilmington Bern Schumak, State Road Earl Trevathan, Greenville Jim Lewis, Chapel Hill Terri Buckner, Chapel Hill Jonathan Kelman, Tempe, AZ Elizabeth Searles-Bohs, Durham Becky Trumbull and Collie Fulford, Mike Linville, Kernersville David Butler, Morganton Steve Kenny, Raleigh Mary Shepherd, Elkin Durham Elizabeth Livingston, Durham Robert Byrd, Greensboro Carolyn and Charly Kerr, Raleigh Keith and Keena Sidden, Jonesville Barbara Vargochik, Lancaster, SC Larry Macemore, Elkin Herb Campbell, Raleigh Terri King, Asheville Jennifer Slusser, Raleigh Constance Wagner-McLaughlin, Victor Mariano, Asheville Christine Capozzi, Cary Dale Koethe, Chelmsford, MA Moreland Smith, Greensboro Greensboro Will Martin, Winston-Salem Paul Caudill, Mocksville Timothy Kurtz, Asheville Philip Smith, Griffin, GA Wayne Walker, Durham William McCulloch, Raleigh Millie Chalk, Morehead City Karen Lachow, Asheville Lisa Speas, Blacksburg, VA Hank Wall and Beth Briggs, Raleigh Susan McKee, Durham Bill Chatfield and Jean Marie McManus, Michael Lee, Clyde Juli Spring, Chapel Hill Keith Warren, Raleigh Sandy Ridge Jim McKenzie, Raleigh Kenneth Leetz, Asheville Kevin Stainback, State Road Susan Washinsky, Clemmons Elwood Cheek, Burlington Lou McLean, Boone Bryant Lindsey, Morganton Thomas Stopyra, Winston-Salem Walt and Marcia Weber, Brevard Alfred Christensen, Raleigh William and Patricia McNeil, Greensboro Mike Luffman, Winston-Salem Fulton Strathern, Bear Creek Patricia White, Gaithersburg, MD Will Clegg, Jersey City, NJ Alexis Moore, Chapel Hill Gayle Lyles, Elkin Donna Tarleton, Asheville Edward Wilson, Morrisville Kevin Concannon, Durham Robert Morris, Cary Michael Maloney, Durham Arlene Edwards Thompson, Advance Claire Conley, Kill Devil Hills Charles Moser, Wake Forest Paolo Mangiafico, Durham Jackie and Rob Trickel, Apex 3-Year Members Jobi Cook, Wilson Jason Nieuwsma, Chapel Hill Gloria Marquez, Boone Alessandra Trompeo, Durham Carole Anderson, Kernersville Leah Cook, Cedar Grove Ron Niland, Mount Airy Rod Martin, Hubert Katie Tysinger, Elkin Jim Anderson, Horse Shoe James Cosper, Leland Jack Owen, Apex Val and Dan Matena, Charlotte Richard Vitolo, Nebo Margaret Anderson, Durham Alan Parry, Chapel Hill Margaret Couch and Tod Serfass, Gregory Vydra Winston-Salem William McChesney, Raleigh Nancy Anderson, Asheville Ramesh Patel, Cary Buddy Waters, Greenville James Covington, Chapel Hill Deb McCutcheon, Raleigh Katherine Baer, Carrboro Pete Petersen, Flat Rock Thomas Weaver, Arden Robert Crowley, Charlotte Thomas McGowan, Boone Bes Baldwin, Durham David Petri, Mount Airy Worth and Susan Weller, Burnsville Amy de Jongh, Knightdale Portia McKnight and Florence Hawley, David Baldwin, Fairview Rebecca Prescott, New Bern Chapel Hill Steven and Vickie Wells, State Road Jerry DeWitt, Holly Springs Valerie Bateman, Chapel Hill Richard Ramsey, Newland Rachel McLaughlin, Raleigh Chris Werbylo, Maggie Valley Jennifer Dickson, Shelby Cynthia Beane, Elkin Carl Shy, Efland Lisa McLeod, Wilmington Robert Wicklund, Wake Forest Phyllis Duncan, Raleigh Kenneth Black, Gold Hill Jeffrey Simpson, Jefferson Frank McNutt, Saluda Shelley-Sue Williams, Fort Myers Craig Dunkley, Raleigh Richard Blouse, Southport Glenda Smith, Fuquay Varina John McQuaid, Raleigh Beach, FL William Dunson, Boone Tommie Boston, Swannanoa Martha Smith, Elkin Carolyn Mejia, Wilmington Warren Williamson, Raleigh Dan Edwards, Raleigh Alyson Browett, Banner Elk Richard Smith, Kelly John Merkle, Greenville, SC John Wilson, Mount Pleasant, SC Marcia Eickmeier, Timberlake Sean Burke, Beaufort Mary Stewart, Chapel Hill Mike Mitchell, Fuquay-Varina Sadie and Claire Wilson, Cary Sam Elliott, Durham Dara Burleson, Winston-Salem Ross Strange Jr., Burlington Scott Mollenkopf, Cary John Woodson, Weaverville James Erlinger, Raleigh David Cate, Knoxville, TN Wilson and Donna Stroud, Garner Richard Moore, Elkin Joel Wooten, Yadkinville John Evans, Davidson Jane Priddy Charleville, Danbury Cathy and Tim Supple, Sneads Ferry Barbara Morgan, Asheville Jimmy Workman, Chapel Hill Woodruff and Helen Faulk, Elkin

2018 ANNUAL REPORT 13 Jerry Worsley, Cary John Cates, Raleigh Amy Fowler, Chapel Hill Branson Kimball, Durham Jake Pope, Hillsborough Carol Catizone, Connelly Springs Aaron Frank, Chapel Hill Michael Kimel, Oak Ridge Ken Powell, Raleigh 1-Year Members Andrea Ceonzo, Durham Brittney Fray, Clemmons Kenneth Knight, Raleigh Bob Purvis, New York, NY Gordon Abele, Melbourne Beach, FL Julie Chappell, Durham Charles Frazelle, Raleigh Julie Koppang, Walkertown Elizabeth and Alex Raines, Hillsborough Dena Abercrombie, Leicester Carrie Clark, Raleigh Rich and Sue Freeman, Winston-Salem Sue Korrow, Asheville Merv Reedy, Sneads Ferry Jan Alston, Raleigh Dustin Clark, Boone Lucy Fribourg, Palm City, FL Kyle Kramer, Chapel Hill David Richey, Wake Forest Rae Alton, Greensboro Jenifer and David Clement, Cary Joe Friday, Greenville Nancy Krasno, Efland R. Bruce Rider, Rockwell Grace Anderson, Chapel Hill Ann and Richard Coates, Hillsborough Lawrence Friedman, Houston, TX Katie Kross, Chapel Hill Vee Ringer, Wake Forest Leonard Anderson, Greensboro Frank Coble, Jr., Raleigh Beth Galen, Charlotte Steven Kuni, Waynesville Kent Robinson, Winston-Salem Marilyn Anderson, Greensboro James Cockrell, High Point Robin Gieniewski, Fayetteville Joyce Kwapien, Cedar Grove Beverly and Brent Rockett, Bethania Gary Apple, Newton David Coones, Rockwell Bernard Goode, Tybee Island, GA Margaret Lanier, Browns Summit Kelly Ross, Chapel Hill Will Arey, Chapel Hill Connie Cope, Kernersville Sarah Goodnight, Oriental John Lauder, Greensboro Nicholas Rupp, Greenville Joe and Tarina Argese, Hillsborough Sarah Corey, Raleigh Maxine Gordon, Charlotte Nathan Lee, Cornelius Susan Sandhoff, Durham Edward Aul, Chapel Hill Lauren Cranford, Charlotte Chris Gould, Durham Samantha Leidner, Louisburg Kelly Sawczyn, Fort Myers, FL Dan Auman, Raleigh Pamela Crawford, Fletcher Nancy Gray, Sneads Ferry Matt Leshure, Raleigh Nancy Schanz, Raleigh Terry Ausel, Boone John Creaser, Cary Todd Ryan Gressick, Franklinton Rita and Tom Lewandowski, Oak Ridge Holly Scheppegrell, Charlotte Susanna Bachmann, Durham Kathleen and Tom Cronley, Hillsborough Anne Gross, Asheville Tracy Looney, State Road Jackie Schieb, Weaverville Mary Ann Barckhoff, Hillsborough Nancy Crowley and Family, Cary Bill Grunwald, Asheville Kathy Lord Robert Sharpe, Charlotte Michelle Barger, Cary Bartow Culp, Hillsborough C.Y. Gurney, Durham Matthew Luedke, Durham Billy and Chelsea Simcox, Hillsborough Joseph Barnette, Southport Eleanor Daniels, Asheville Danelle Hallenbeck, Pleasant Garden Kevin Maddox, Wake Forest Robert Simpson, Raleigh Julie Baummer, Pfafftown Julyan Davis, Asheville Helen Halliday, Cornelius Will Maddox, Greensboro Patricia Snider, Statesville Timothy Beckman, Angier Ingeborg De Becker, Hillsborough Michael Hamill, Bexley, OH Kit Maloney, Raleigh Katie Solovij, Chapel Hill Jim Beeson, Roanoke, VA Anthony DeSantis, Raleigh James and Courtenay Harton, Oak Ridge Janet Manning, Alexander Sara Somerall, Columbia, SC Chris Bemis, Oviedo, FL Steve Diering, Raleigh Matthew Hearn, Carolina Beach David Markowski, Havelock Michael Sperati, Youngsville Michael Blackburn, Wallace Scott Dobson, Cary Kenneth Heck, Sewanee, TN Mike Marksberry, Waynesville Sylvia Suriani, Greensboro Chip Blackley, Shelby Chris Doddato, Oak Ridge Jenny Heim, Asheville Monroe Marlowe, Roxboro Beth Suydam, Charlotte Elaine Martin Jessica Swanhart, Stella Bill Mason, Raleigh Spencer Swartzel, Raleigh Brandon Massey, Rolesville David Talley, Hillsborough Debbie and Terry McTernan, Raleigh Beanie Taylor, Elkin William Meador, Raleigh Raymond Tesillo, Durham Debbie Meeks, Princeton, WV Ellen Todd, Carrboro Andrew Meier, La Grange Lynette Tullos, High Point Anna Mikkelsen, Moyock Rusty Tysor, State Road Treena Milam, Raleigh Barbara Van Sant, Raleigh Maureen Miller, Asheville Zeke Vantrese, Greensboro Jimmy Minter, Chapel Hill Carol Venus, Canton Bonny Moellenbrock, Durham Karen Wahle, Raleigh Mitchell Moore, Athens, TN Kay and Lebo Wall, Black Mountain Vance Moore, Fleming Island, FL Dr. Brian Washburn, Greer, SC Roger Moretz, Boone John Watson, Sanford Crystal Morphis, Elkin Ashley Weeks, New Bern Teri Muro, Durham Jennifer Weiss and Bruce Hamilton, Cary Chad Myers, Elkin Ellen Welles, Asheville Hamid Nabavi, Durham Adair Werner, Clayton Richard Nance, Lexington Howard Lee and friends enjoy the MST at Falls Lake. Photo by Jerry Barker. Frank Werner, Clayton Kimberly Naylor, Raleigh William Wheeler, Plymouth Claudia Nix, Asheville Donna Wilder, Carrboro Bruce Blakely, Indian Trail Onita Dodds, Hillsborough Donna Hill, Danville, VA Mark and Amy Norman, Charlotte Cathy and Allen Williams, Roaring Gap Rich Bowerman, Hendersonville Linda Doherty, Manteo Michael Hodges, Hughesville, MD Sean O’Hare Joe Williams, Efland Nancy Bray, Grifton Sandra Dorr, King Rick Holopainen, Graham Karen Oliver, Raleigh Marijean Williams, Durham David Brott, Mars Hill Gregory Doyle, Wake Forest Cheryl Holt, Burgaw Laura Olliff, Raleigh Abi Winegarden, Pittsboro Donnie Brown, Raleigh Beth Dray, Durham Nel Hornaday, Apex Kristina Olsen, Cochranville, PA Betty Womack, Statesboro, GA Sarah Brunmeier, Franklinton Karin Drewnnitzki, Munchen, Germany Paul Horton, Boone Jay Page, Raleigh Chase Wood Rick Bumgardner, Sneads Ferry Art Drumheller, Hickory FM Johnson, Beaufort, SC Mark and Patty Parrish, Raleigh Wes and Judit Wright, Hillsborough H. Ligon Bundy, Monroe Thomas Eagen, Durham Jim Johnson, Durham Jason Pass, Asheville Scott Younkin, Raleigh Bruce Burch, Boone David Eck, Durham Mica Johnson, Clearwater, FL Judy Payne, Raleigh Joe Zang, Burlington Robert Caldwell, Durham Adam Edwards, Apex Tony Johnson, Waynesville Ann Penrose, Raleigh Martha Zeigler, Weaverville Martin Campbell, Mooresville John Efird, Greensboro Bert Jones, Jacksonville Terry Perault, Landis Scott Campbell, Lincolnton Larken Egleston, Charlotte Mike Jones, Lenoir Gail Perkins, Marion In Memory of Shaunna Michael J. Carbone, Summerville, SC Martha Farlow, Gibsonville Daisy Karasek, Asheville Thomas Phillips, Hillsborough Blood Melander Gabriella Cardillo, Fuquay Varina Maida Ferguson, Pittsboro Ken and Virginia Karb, Greensboro Lisa Piehler, Paxton, MA Carolyn Sakowski Gene Carletta, Smyrna Robert Flanigan, Boone Jane Kelly, Birmingham, AL Nancy Plemmons, Apex Sean Castle, Sneads Ferry Carter Fourqurean, Summerfield Melony Kent, Morrisville

14 FRIENDS OF THE MOUNTAINS-TO-SEA TRAIL THANK YOU to each and every one of the 850+ volunteers who together worked more than 32,200 hours to build, maintain, and promote the Mountains-to-Sea Trail in 2018. These volunteers worked in 22 Task Forces – each responsible for building and maintaining a specific section of the trail. Other volunteers worked to staff tables at festivals, advocated for the trail within their communities and helped in various other ways.

Mountain Region Hours Upper Haw River 2,669 Carolina Mountain Club 10,007 Orange County 276 High Peaks Trails Association 179 Eno River 1,678 Central Blue Ridge 2,644 Falls Lake 4,172 Bald Knob 159 Coastal Plain & Grandfather 460 Outer Banks Hours Watauga 428 Agricultural Heartland 43 Ashe 1259 Carolina Bay 127 Alleghany 87 Onslow Bight 1,340 Carteret Wildlife Club 71 Piedmont Region Hours Outer Banks 87 Elkin Valley Trails Association 4,635 Other Friends of the MST Hanging Rock/Pilot Mtn 395 787 Sauratown Trails Association 648 West Guilford 137

Building a bridge. Photo by Bill Boyarsky.

The Honor Roll below recognizes volunteers who are members of Friends of the Mountains-to-Sea Trail and have contributed 75 hours or more to build, maintain, and promote the trail in 2018.

Karl Anderson Scott Campbell Tom Griffin Joe Mickey* Carolyn Sakowski Vance Waggener Jerry Barker Woody Cheek Jim Hallsey* Steven Mierisch* Andrew Sam Tom Weaver* Bob Beach* Richard Clark Joe Hicks Eric Motzno Gregory Scott* Chris Werbylo* Curtis Belyea Mike Cunningham* Bob Hillyer* Dee Neil Keith Sidden Dave Whitlow Don Bergey Carl DeAndrade Grace Iovine Richard Nifong Luke Simmons John Whitehouse Bill Blackley* Joel Deaton Bob Johnson Mike O’Neill* Mel Skiles* Bob Wicklund David Bland Fred Dietrich Laura Johnson Arlene Pace Rocko Smucker Shelton Wilder Jake Blood Mark Edelstein Margaret Lanier David Pace Tim Supple* Bill Williams Piet Bodenhorst Bob Ellis Brad Loftis John Pepin Jason Taylor* Donnie Williams Bill Boyarsky* Dale Eltoft Les Love Phil Piaski Steve Terrill Harry Wilson Jeff Brewer Jerry Evans Steve Lund* Allen Poole Chris Underhill Germaine Yahn* Donna Burch Richard Evans* Denise Lyon Merv Reedy* Doug Veazey Greg Yahn* Haley Burch* Will Farmer John McCulloch* Mike Reves Richard Vitolo David Butler John French Dennis McGill Don Russ Garry Vogelpohl

* Volunteered 250-hours or more

2018 ANNUAL REPORT 15 Deep Creek. Photo by Adam Collins.

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Looking out to the sound in Surf City.

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