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To View the MCM Brochure, Click Here MEMBERSHIP FORM NAME(S) THE MOUNTAIN CLUB MAILING ADDRESS CITY STATE ZIP OF MARYLAND HOME PHONE E-MAIL ADDRESS Would you like to receive your CLUB PUBLICATIONS via: I E-Mail Only I USPS Mail Only I Both Ways Are You Ready Membership Classification: (check one) I Individual $20.00 I Household $25.00 to Hike? I Junior (under 18) $10.00 I Senior (65 and over) $15.00 Visit our website www.mcomd.org I Senior Household (one spouse 65) $20.00 for more information on our: Make Check payable to Mountain Club of Maryland • Club History Mail to: • Trail Policies and Etiquette MCM Membership • Hiking Schedule 7923 Galloping Circle • Suggestions to Hikers Baltimore, MD 21244-1254 • and past Newsletters The Mountain Club of Maryland does not discriminate because of race, creed, sex or national origin. Members agree to abide by the Bylaws of the Club and the instructions of the trip leaders. Members agree to honor trail policies and We are your passport to year-round: club etiquette. • congenial people PLEASE NOTE! Payment of dues constitutes agreement, of • living large and healthy those signed below, with the policies of the Mountain Club of • adventure Maryland, including the following LIABILITY WAIVER STATE- • ecology MENT, which MUST be signed by all persons age 18 and older who wish to belong to the Mountain Club of Maryland under • nature this application. If this is an application for JUNIOR member- • wildlife ship, a parent or guardian as well as the applicant MUST sign. • and much, much more. All married persons under 18 MUST sign. "I am (We are) aware of the risks inherent in outdoor activities. Therefore I (we) will be responsible for my (our) own well-being while participating in the activities of the Mountain Club of Maryland, and while traveling to and from these activi- Join us...on the trail! ties. I (We) agree that the Mountain Club of Maryland, its officers, representatives and trip leaders shall not be liable for any injury, loss, or damage to my (our) person(s) or property, direct or consequential, arising out of the activities of the Club. If I am a parent or guardian (if we are parents or guardians) in a family We’ll be out there!! membership, I (we) agree to assume this same responsibility for my (our) minor child (children)." FOUNDED FOUNDED 1934 PARTICIPANT'S SIGNATURE & DATE 1934 MOUNTAIN CLUB OF MARYLAND Phone: 410-377-MCOM PARTICIPANT'S SIGNATURE & DATE www.mcomd.org PRINTED NAME(S) Original printing funded by LL Bean 2007 Second printing funded by Miles Fund Grant 2008 FOUNDED 1934 We are a Hiking Club. We hike year-round: Who are we? WE OFFER SERVICE. The Mountain Club of Maryland • in the city and city parks is proudly one of the 30 hiking clubs in America who WE ARE HIKERS, primarily and foremost,the oldest hiking • in county parks share responsibility for maintaining sections of the 2,175 club in Maryland (since 1934), and the premier hiking group • in state parks and forests mile footpath designated the Appalachian Trail. For over in the state. We are a Baltimore-based volunteer organiza- • in national forests and parks 60 years our volunteers have cleared storm damage and tion that is centered on hiking. We support Leave No Trace • on the Appalachian Trail, the Catoctin Trail, the deadfall from the Trail, worked on repairing trail damaged principles, work on local trails and on the nation’s first Mason-Dixon Trail by ice storms, hurricanes, and severe erosion. We have National Scenic Trail, the Appalachian Trail. We organize • in Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and elsewhere built and maintained four shelters along the AT in and lead other outdoor activities, such as camping, season- Pennsylvania. Our monitoring teams regularly scout We also care for our environment as we: al canoe trips, and backpacking weekends. We offer sea- the boundaries of the AT corridor, and our AT trail main- • maintain local trails sonal canoe trips and backpacking ventures. We have a tainers check on the trail conditions. • maintain portions of the Appalachian Trail (AT) year-round schedule with hikes in local parks and paths, in • monitor parts of the AT boundaries State Parks, National Parks, National Forests, and sites in WE ARE ACTIVE PARTNERS with the Appalachian Trail • work to restore native plants in ecologically damaged and around Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia, Conservancy and the National Park Service that jointly areas along the AT New Jersey, and Delaware. Members receive a bimonthly oversee our nation’s first National Scenic Trail. • advocate Leave No Trace principles newsletter, Hiker Highpoints, and schedules of hikes, work • maintain four AT shelter sites trips and other events. We offer seasonal canoe trips, backpack trips and OUR YEAR-ROUND SCHEDULE offers regular (and leadership training. often, multiple) hikes on Wednesdays and weekends that You should are led by experienced leaders. The hikes are rated both We are everywhere: by length and challenges. You are sure to find one that • in school suits you. In the spring and fall our schedule includes come join us! • in college service work trips to maintain and renew trails, and from • at work time to time we present informal workshops to train hike • retired leaders, learn trail maintenance techniques, or backpacking • at play skills. River tubing, canoeing and weekend camping are • engaged in enjoying the out-of-doors also offered from time to time in various venues. We work Come join us !! hard at having fun!! You'll have fun, learn a lot, and make new friends. And it costs a lot less than the gym or a personal trainer! Visit our website at: www.mcomd.org.
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