Farewell from Pam Gluck Dear Friends:
and memories that you will never forget, that touched and changed your one with you.
Hulet Hornbeck, long term Board Member of American Trails, mentor to me and to many others, and modern- of the Santiago Calatrava-designed work of art gracefully spans the Sac- ramento River in Redding, California. Our bridge is truly the heartbeat of our community,
Following the dedication, attended exclaimed, “This was a recreational, health promoting, habitat intense, spirit challenging experience of non- surpassing joy in my life!” This excite- ment honestly resounded from every pore in his being. Always the opti- mist, he concluded: “Bridges, such as the Sundial Bridge, are trail jewels. Today, the trail dedication participants also dream and vision for tomorrow as they look on this new jewel— the bright future for trails.”
self-proclaimed and proud bridge them. Bridges inspire and symbolize new possibilities to me. Bridges help us overcome obstacles and are the connection of what is divided. They are also metaphors for the exchange of new ideas and are our connection to people, places, nature, and health and well-being.
been American Trails’ Executive Di- to be leaving this role due to health to be inspired by all the work we, and our members, partners, and network have accomplished together, and by the work that American Trails will go
on to accomplish in the future. worked with such inspired board members, and talented and tireless - - dace Mitchell, Stuart Macdonald, and Mike Bullington. The National Trails Symposium, is American Trails’ longest-running tradition and has been a bridge to connect the trails community. Ameri- can Trails has recently experienced an- as the Symposium has grown to em- brace the worldwide trails community and create this new “international” tradition.
the coordination of nine successful hands with the American Trails Board as well as the creative Ohio Planning
Team working to take the Symposium to new heights!
Ohio is a State that has enthusias- tically and fully embraced the idea of trails, greenways, blueways, and outdoor recreation and the myriad and throughout the State, the trails movement truly embodies the Sym- posium’s theme, “Trails Take Flight: Connecting People, Places, and Pos- sibilities.”
The Symposium continues to serve as a catalyst to shape the next genera- tion of leaders. The Hulet Hornbeck Emerging Leaders Scholarship Pro- gram, now in its third year, provides unique training and mentoring op- portunities to inspire young adults to choose a career path so they, too, can leave a lasting legacy on the world— as Hulet did.
What all of you do, as trail advo- cates, community leaders, trail design- ers and builders, government employ- ees, or volunteers who are generously helping create and manage beautiful trails around the country and the world to “build community” is very important. What a wonderful thing— that a trail can bring people together and support communities, all the while providing its users with health, beauty, and memories. Your trails of- fer inspiration as well as happiness… and… isn’t that what it’s all about? - ingful and stimulating career with so many beautiful and happy memories. Now it is time for me to practice what we preach and spend more time out on the trails we’ve all helped create and to spend more time being forward to meeting you on the trail and to seeing what is around the next bend and over the next bridge…
As John Muir said, “The mountains
Pam Gluck at Great Smoky Mountains National Park in 2009 after the Professional TrailBuilders Association conference
Visit
www.AmericanTrails.org/PamGluck to read Pam’s complete farewell message.
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