Brian Lamarsh Interview
Since I was born I had been very active outdoors. I enjoyed many camping trips and hikes throughout New England with my family. And, I had the great opportunity to be involved in a Boy Scout troop that was very active with camping and backpacking trips.
The moment I joined GO. My first GO hike was the first day I started my NH 4,000 footers and it was a big one ~ Franconia Ridge.
The many different people I meet. I repeatedly have the opportunity to reunite with members I have hiked with on past trips and there are always new people to meet on almost every hike. Everyone is always friendly and offers unique values to the group.
My first ever GO event was a slide show presentation about GO that was hosted at a local church. It was a very large step in my life to muster up the willpower to step out of my shadows and attend, but it paid off! I immediately learned there was a physically active and healthy gay community I can relate to. The acquaintainces I made at the presentation immediately became my friends and comrades on the new hikes I began to join on.
I'd say Franconia Ridge in the White Mountains. My reasoning is twofold: the magnificent beauty of the trails and the ridge itself with the true alpine gardens, and this was my first ever hike with GO. I'll always remember the perfect hike I had. What a way to start my 4,000 footers!
Hmm, that is a tough one for me to think of. I had been very active in scouting until I was 18, I serve on the Board of Directors for the local snowmobile club, or I never visited the west until a GO opportunity came about?
Baxter State Park and the vicinity in Maine. The main gate is exactly 300 miles from my home and this region presents so many opportunities for having fun and to escape day to day reality back at home.
...everyone has a smile at the end of the trail.
A new thing for me...mangoes.
Chocolate in large quantities, sometimes with a spoon of peanut butter.
Cliff Bars.
Playing with GIS mapping software.
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