Pathways

Official Publication of the New York State Outdoor Education Association Winter 2012

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Cover Photograph by Malcom Gatherer
Chateaugay Lake in the Adirondacks

NYSOEA Executive Board

President

Mary Lynne Malone
President-Elect

Tim Stanley
VP Administration

John Garesch
VP Communication

Nirmal Merchant
VP Human Resources

Tim Stanley
VP Program

Rebecca Houser
Secretary

Meaghan Boice-Green
Treasurer

Elizabeth Van Acker
Office

Darleen Lieber

Regional Directors
Eastern - Amanda Ackers &

Natalie Rider
Metro - Jessica Kratz
Northern - Gary Griz Caudle
Western - Lauren Makeyenko
Central - Benette Whitmore, Ph.D

2012 National Conference

Committee Chairs
Mary Miller
Eric Powers
Jolene Thompson

PAthways
Jessica Kratz (Editor)
Richard Parisio (Poetry Editor)
Frank Knight (Member)
Matt Fraher (Layout)
Nicole Gatherer (Teacher)
Jonathan Duda (Marketing Manager)
Snapper Petta (Member)

Invitation for Articles and News.

The Pathways team is always eager to hear from members and publish the articles
that they have authored or news or event announcements that they would like to
share with fellow members. We invite you to send your submission for our next
issue. Simply send us the text with any supporting material -- pictures, newspaper
clippings, and more. We can receive it in any of the ways listed below.

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expressed by contributors are theirs solely and not necessarily those of the Editorial
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be interpreted as endorsement of the product(s) by NYSOEA.

A Note From The President

Winter has come. I hope you celebrate by
participating in the Good Old Fashioned Outdoor
Educators Weekend, otherwise known as Winter
Weekend at Ashokan. This networking informal
event allows us to share, compare, and to
generally have a good time outside. As the winter
progresses, it is so much easier to stay inside.
Daylight is minimal, more clothing is required! This
winter, take the opportunity to get outside. Take the kids, nieces and nephews, or
grandkids. Make a date with someone and go skiing, hiking, skating, tubing, or
another fun outdoor activity.
As a new year unfolds, think about how you might want to increase your participation in the organization. As most of you know, walking through the snow first takes
a bit more effort, but once you create a path, its not so bad at all. There are a
core group of members who have very willingly carved that path in the snow, so
the question is: are you willing to be on a committee or join the board? Would you
like to write for Pathways? Would you like to order merchandise for the NYSOEA
Store? Do you know someone deserving of an award or scholarship? Are you willing to present a workshop at one of the conference? Consider this my personal
invitation to you to get involved.
Stay warm and dont forget you can always update member information, donate, or
just keep updated at www.nysoea.org.

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Editors Corner: Year of Making Connections

Jessica Kratz

As December comes to a close, we are bombarded
with messages of New Year, New You. The bright
lights of the holiday season blur into flickering messages
about tax preparation, weight loss, career changes,
relationships, etc. Sometimes this January jolt makes
the joy of the season seem like a distant memory, but
that need not be so.

For some reason, the rhythm of our lives is dictated
by an artificial compartmentalization and fragmentation.
Since middle school, when Math was 3rd period and
Language Arts was 6th period and prime time network
television conditioned us to think that situations can be
resolved neatly in 30 minute episodes, life has taken on this
oddly subdivided dimension.

As we all know, life isnt really that simple,
though sometimes we wish it were. But on the flip side,
there are many benefits to the
interconnectedness and continuities
of life. In outdoor education,
we take advantage of teachable
moments and interdisciplinary
learning. Math and English are
not separated by class periods,
but rather, integrated by thematic
assignments where students graph
data about what they found then
write about their experiences.
But in our own lives, we are far
less likely to embrace and take
advantage of the connections,
though we are certainly equipped to
do so.

For instance, if we were to
make and embrace the connections
in our daily adult lives we can
truly keep to multiple New Years
Resolutions at one time. As
finance expert Suze Orman says,
A healthier you means a wealthier
you. Hence, if a person resolves
to become healthier and lose
weight by walking more, preparing
healthier foods at home, and eating
more fresh fruits and vegetables
from a local farmers market, they
may also end up reducing their
entertainment costs and medical
costs, leading to more savings.

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Additionally, healthier people use less medication,
and this can reduce the amount of medicine and the
harmful chemicals in medicine, such as phthalates, in their
bodies, and in turn, in the water supply. Also, many efforts
to be green can also save a lot of money. Using natural
cleansers such as lemon juice, baking soda, and vinegar
instead of some of the store-bought cleansers and air
fresheners can save you money and keep you, your family,
and your ecosystem healthier. And a healthier, happier,
more confident you may just land that dream job or love of
your life...

So may 2012 be the Year of Making Connections.
And may this year be our best year yet.

Photo by: Frank Knight - Where in NYS is this?

Learning from the Best:

continued from page 4

NYSOEAs 2011 Award Recipients

Shannon Morley, Staff Naturalist, Helmer Nature Center

Every year we come together to see old friends
and colleagues and meet new ones. We catch up, pass
on old and new ideas, and share our excitement and
visions for the
future. In between
the note taking and
presenting, we do
a special kind of
learning where we
stop to recognize
the contributions of
people who have
dedicated much
of themselves to
environmental
education. That
time is the awards
banquet, held this
past fall at the 43th
annual conference
at the Villa Roma
resort in Callicoon.

This year
the Level 7,000 Epic
Teachers Award
(also known as the
Outdoor Educator Award) was earned by the quintessential
extroverted outdoor educator, Carl Heitmuller. Carl is an
outstanding educator, and hes the one who reminds you
that it is REALLY all about the students, and while you
are with students,
NOTHING else that
might be on your
mind is important.
He reminds you that
connecting children
with nature means
first connecting with
them, and he is
the guy who takes
us back to basics
with a workshop to
remind us that a little
customer service
goes a LONG way
toward the mission
of getting students to
embrace nature.

When you
talk to Jessica Kratz
you notice that she
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is clearly a person who believes in giving back, and has

a natural habit of acting on that belief. Her willingness to
jump right in and work makes you want to do the same.
Among the myriad helpful tasks and services she has
provided, she has served as an NYSOEA board member,
Pathways editor,
Communications
Committee member,
and an amazing
auction items
solicitor for the
Buffalo conference,
which yielded a
record profit! As a
result of her savvy
it is likely that we
will also hold online auctions in the
future. Jessica is
this years Service
Award recipient. In
her own words, one
thing tends to lead
to another, and you
definitely get out
more than you put
in, so thats how
this thing works...
mentoring, reaching out, paying it forward. She will tell
you that she started helping NYSOEA little by little, and she
has already given back a lot.

Both of our Art & Literary Award recipients this
year are pioneers in
the environmental
education
movement. Linda
Moriarty has taught
arts and media
arts in the beacon
city school district
for 11 years, and
for the past 6 of
those years has
coordinated the
environmental
education program
that she was
instrumental
in creating.
As Education
Coordinator Susan
Hereth showed
us, Lindas art
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classes incorporate outdoor nature journaling and artistic

creations with film, digital photography, drawing, water
colors and pastels. Because of her efforts to integrate
environmental education with the public school curriculum,
Lindas students develop a keen sense of observation
in nature, and the artwork they create is powerful and
inspirational. In her acceptance speech Linda reminded us
that environmental education integration is within reach,
perseverance pays off, and nature touches the soul as
much as it teaches the mind.

Samuel B. Ross Jr., Ph.D., is the Founder of Green
Chimneys school on 750 acres of land in Brewster, NY.
Green Chimneys is a year-round school that serves 200
students with behavioral, social, and emotional learning
challenges. As nominator Jessica Kratz informed us,
the Green Chimneys education has included integrated
apprenticeships, poetry and whole student learning since
the 1960s. Ross book The Extraordinary Spirit of Green
Chimneys: Connecting Children and Animals to Create
Hope is an invaluable memoir and institutional history of
the struggles, successes, and transitions of a trailblazing
school. Ross shares his lifelong work and the stories of
students and staff in this inspirational volume. Though
unable to attend the conference, he graciously accepted his
award by sending a great video that included his school, its
pumpkin patch and its students playing in the background.
Samuel Ross reminds us to always persevere and keep
growing.

The recipient of the Harlan Gold Metcalf Award
(also known as the Lifetime Achievement Award for Being
Awesome) makes us see all of the great things a person
can do in a lifetime of work. So what do you learn from
someone who is always genuine, has a contagious laugh,
and LOVES the people and the nature of our world? Pretty
much everything, as evidenced by the crowd of people who
left their seats to lead us all in a song and dance Skin-ama-rinki-dinki-dink (pictured bottom left). Snapper Petta
will remind you to always be yourself, and share your joy.

This years recipient of the Leadership Award is the
person who convinces you that you can be successful at
things that you would otherwise never dream of attempting.
Former president of NYSOEA -- the leader who inspires
others to lead -- MaryAnna Russo is always there to help if
you need her, but only when you ask. She then stands back
and says See? I knew you could do it! MaryAnna reminds
us of our role as leaders, and the importance of instilling
confidence in learners.

Looking around the room, we notice the family
members who came to honor the dedication that their loved
ones have given to their work. As colleagues and friends
we gather, and we see where we have been, where we will
go, and that are part of something much bigger. We are
reminded of what is possible, of why we do what we do,
and we are inspired to do more. What better way to learn
from each other than to award our peers for the work they
have done, look at what they have accomplished, and be
proud. Congratulations to the award recipients.
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Naturally
Poetic

Januarys Owl

Study the sad eye of this hollow elm,

bark gone, trunk weathered rainy
grey. Look at its hole look back
at you, its cinnamon colored pupil
a screech owls head.
Whistle
his quavering call, the lonesome
whinny of a mare whose foals
gone missing. But this owl holes
a focus
for the quiet marsh, its raft
of seasonal gains and losses.
The sleeping owl with tufts
that are not ears invites
your silence. He does not stir
but in his dream the tracks
of mice stitch up the clean white
sheet of winter. With his needle
talons the dreaming owl by moonlight
tears the black thread out, his hook
beak finds the small furred
heart beneath that coverlet.
Whistle again. He hardly squints. For all
is as it should be. For each
death a feathers placed upon the scale.
From its fob of silence
winter hangs a watchfulness.
A fierce heart clarified by hunger
ticks through the sleep of days.
- Richard Parisio

photo courtesy of public-domain-photos.com

by Snapper Petta

Ramblings from Red Hill

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SEasonal

Book Review

My Reach: A Hudson River Memoir

Nothing Really Happened, But...

The challenge that comes with
writing a regularly scheduled column is at
times nothing terribly exciting or important
happens between deadlines. After almost
six years of essays, natures cycles
continue to go round on their continuum. In
essence this means the usual topics have
been covered; sometimes more often than
a reader should have to endure. But, even
with no major changes occurring, theres
always something different, unique or eye
opening that grabs the attention of one who
searches it out; or is lucky enough to have it
fall into his lap. That is what makes up this
current installment of observations

Its been two years since I last
hiked into Pecoy Notch. This area of the
Catskills is relatively high in elevation;
approximately 2500 feet. Yet nestled below
the saddle between Sugarloaf and Twin
mountains is a beaver pond. The first time
I hiked here it appeared to me that the pond
was in the process of filling in, succeeding
to the next phase of its life. Consider my
surprise then when I discovered the old
dam had been rebuilt this fall. The structure
now stands solidly at head level as I leapt
over the stream that trickles out of it. With
no poplar or aspen in the area the current
residents turned to beech and yellow birch
to create their barrier; one that is fully two
feet higher than the last time I was there.
Once again the area teems with signs of life
from this renewed activity. Again, nothing
truly important happened, but

My grandsons came to our home
the week prior to Thanksgiving. The day
care center the boys attend was scheduled
to be closed that week so we volunteered
to handle the task. The Monday of that
week was both sunny and fair, with a
clear cloudless night predicted. Knowing
that I got our wood fired hot tub up and
running so we could take in the evenings

entertainment; winters constellations. David, the older of

the two, jumped right in that night but his brother James
was a bit reluctant. When I assured him hed be supported
he allowed my wife to pass him to me. As the warmth
of the water caressed his body his tenseness relaxed,
allowing him to settle in. Almost immediately he craned
back his head and said, Grandpa, starssee stars! For
the next half hour I dont believe you could have found four
happier people in all of Otsego county. The heavens were
ablaze and we were captivated by the celestial show. On
Thanksgiving morning when we arrived at their house I had
a bit of a surprise when my daughter asked James about
his trip. The first words out of his mouth? Grandpas hot
tub, see stars! Again, nothing truly important happened,
but

This years Lake George tactical event was the
warmest on record yet I felt chills nonetheless. We spent
the better part of one afternoon pursuing a unit of British
rangers. Along with my Abenaki friends I had climbed to
an upper area on the eastern side of the lake. At the top of
the ridge we came to a waterfall cascading to a trail below.
Having one person in our group who was moving slowly,
we deliberated over our route while descending. At one
point I turned around to see what progress we were making
when the hair on the back of my neck stood up. Before me
was a scene out of the film, Last of the Mohicans.
Predicated on the battles and fighting that historically took
place in this area, there is a point in the movie where the
Huron are pursuing the main characters downriver. As
I looked behind me what I was witnessing mirrored that
celluloid image. More importantly, I could see our reenactment in its historical context. I was lucky enough
to experience what all people in the hobby hope for; the
opportunity to pass through the curtain of time. For one
brief moment I had been transported back to the 18th
century. Again, nothing truly important happened, but

Now, is there a lesson to be learned from these
myriad short lived experiences? I hope you feel there
is. And, if we can continue to agree, I hope you take
from this that we are all more fortunate for these many
short opportunities. For it is within these many fleeting,
unconnected moments in our life that we grow richer as
people. And what a blessing that truly is.

Until next time, may all your rambles lead you to
new and exciting places.

photo by Malcolm Gatherer - Chateaugay Lake through trees in the Adirondacks

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By Susan Fox Rogers

Hardcover: 240 pages

Publisher: Cornell University Press, 2011
ISBN-10: 0801450071
ISBN-13: 978-0801450075
$21.00

Available as a hardcover from independent

bookstores throughout New York and from
amazon.com
Also available as a Kindle eBook and Google
eBook
www.susanfoxrogers.com
Review by Jessica R. Kratz

In My Reach: A Hudson River Memoir, Rogers

brings into focus all that she sees and experiences through
kayaking the river she loves. While a thorough account of
the natural and man-made history of the places where she
paddled would have been a sufficiently interesting read,
Rogers ventures into deeper and into more tumultuous
territory, tackling deeply emotional and metaphysical
matters that speak to a much broader audience.

The reader is immediately immersed in an on-water
adventure. The front cover features a photograph of the
author along the Hudson on a clear day, surrounded by
the river and looking towards the Catskills in the distance.
The inside covers feature maps of the Upper and Lower
Navigable Hudson River, helping to highlight place names
and ground the story in regional context. The text, rich in
details about the physical and emotional landscape, moves
along at a brisk, steady way, like paddle strokes.

Rogers has been blessed with a geographical
pedigree that has shaped other great writer naturalists.
Having spent childhood summers in the Indiana Dunes
that shaped Edwin Way Teale and a decade of mid-life in
the Hudson Valley region of John Burroughs, Rogers has
an enormous sense of place and an incredible skill, if not a
sense of duty, for conveying the stories of the natural and
built environment. From the etymology of place names
to the history of factories to the environmental triumph
at Storm King, Rogers offers us a very rich explanation
of the places along the river, for which an index will be
a welcome addition in future editions. Though Rogers
laments that she was born too late in history to be the
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first to explore anything along the river, she succeeds in

making her section of the Hudson, just as Annie Dillards
Tinker Creek, a place that seems new and full of fresh
discoveries, regardless of how familiar you are with
it. While both Dillard and Rogers ponder their subjects
broadly and deeply, turning nature observations of familiar
flora and fauna into deeper questions about life, Rogers
introspection offers nature writing a truly 21st century twist.
By deeply evaluating her life choices and circumstances
in mid-life and in the wake of the passing of her parents,
Rogers honest vulnerability and insight transcends nature
writing. The exploration of bereavement through a journey
in My Reach is similar to the journey after divorce and
depression in Eat, Pray, Love. While some of what Rogers
explores, such as the indifference of the river and the
brutality of the duck mating process may seem gruesome,
her overall journey is uplifting and there is a sense that she
is truly paddling towards light.

My Reach: A Hudson River Memoir is a rich,
moving, versatile read. Whether you are looking for a river
adventure, a moving memoir, or a unique primary source
text for a college class, Rogers book is an excellent choice.


Editors Note: It was a pleasure meeting Susan Fox
Rogers at the inaugural NYSOEA Authors Corner at our last
conference in Callicoon. This years Authors Corner at our
conference in Long Island will feature a larger number of authors
and book titles and offer a great opportunity for dialogue between
authors and outdoor educators. More information about Authors
Corner will appear in the upcoming weeks on nysoea.org

2012 Conference Update

submitted by Nichole Gatherer

By Ann Ezelius and the 2012 NYSOEA Conference Committee

The New York State Outdoor Education Association

(NYSOEA) 44th Annual Conference will be held Thursday
to Sunday, October 18-21, at Long Islands very own,
Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL) in Upton, NY, with
hotel accommodations at Crowne Plaza, in Holtsville.
Getting to BNL is easy: travel by air, train, boat, or car.
Check out http://www.bnl.gov/maps/ for directions.

Pre-conference activities are being planned for
Thursday, October 18. Also, there will be optional early
bird activities to choose from before conference activities
begin each day at 9am. Evening activities will be held at
Crowne Plaza, including an Oktoberfest dinner on Thursday
night, entertainment on Friday evening, and a banquet
style dinner followed by a live auction on Saturday evening.
Enjoy featured speakers, workshops, field trips, exhibitors,
auctions, raffles, authors & artists corner, STEM expo, and
much more! The conference will conclude after Sunday
mornings activities, on and off campus.

Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), a multiprogram national laboratory operated by Brookhaven
Science Association. for the U.S. Department of Energy,
has a staff of approximately 3,000 scientists, engineers,
technicians and support staff. With its 5,000+ acres of
woods, grassy fields, and an on campus pond, BNL makes
the perfect backdrop for the NYSOEA conference, as
STEM, Science Technology Engineering and Math, plays
a large role in this years theme: Outdoor Education has

Silent Spring: Pre-visit

always been green, and an effective way to teach STEM.

Join us for this unique opportunity to hear from
three accomplished and inspiring speakers. Fridays
keynote speaker will be Jaimie Cloud founder of President
of the Cloud Institute for Sustainability Education. Saturday
will feature Patti Wood, co-founder & Executive Director
of Grassroots Environmental Education, and Carl Safina,
world renowned scientific writer and founder of the Blue
Ocean Institute. Visit the NYSOEA website for more
information on each speaker.
Please plan to be a part of this conference!
Set up an exhibit table
Offer a STEM or green theme workshop for your
colleagues*
Display your talents at the Authors and Artists Corner
Feature your program at Friday evenings STEM EXPO
Donate items to our Auctions and Raffle
* Workshop Proposal forms are available on the NYSOEA
website, click here to visit the page: conference workshop
form and submit it within the next two weeks. More
information will be posted about all opportunities to
participate.
As usual, we are designing this conference to meet the
needs of teachers, administrators, outdoor educators,
scout leaders, summer camp staff,
home-schoolers, college students,
and nature lovers. Please spread
the word!
For more information on this years
conference, visit www.nysoea.
org and check back regularly
for CONFERENCE UPDATES.
Like NYSOEA on Facebook,
too. To reach all three chairs
- Eric Powers, Mary Miller, and
Jolene Thompson - use the email
address: conferencecommittee@
nysoea.org.

Author: Linda Oehler-Marx

Grade: 12th Grade
Subjects: Social Studies, Science, Math, English/Language Arts

Lesson from www.teachingthehudsonvalley.org

This lesson, the fourth in the unit, can be taught
independently or as part of a sequence. Students read
about Rachel Carsons Silent Spring and how it affected the
use of DDT and helped launch the American environmental
movement. Students also learn about the pros and cons of
DDT use.
Essential Question(s)
What was Rachel Carsons impact on the
environmental movement? Why?
How can we engage more people in the natural
world?
Is there another side to the DDT debate?
Concept Understanding(s)
Students will understand the ethical philosophy Rachel
Carson used to frame her drive to ban DDT. Students
will also address the ambiguity of some environmental
questions, resulting from different ethical priorities.
Vocabulary
Chlorinated hydrocarbons

Narrative
For homework, prior to class, students read the articles
listed below and/or excerpts from Silent Spring:
Summary of Silent Spring, adapted from Silent
Spring Revisited
Rachel Carsons Silent Spring: A Brief History of
Ecology as a Subversive Subject by Gary Kroll,
Plattsburgh State University
Rachel Carsons Environmental Ethics by Philip
Cafaro, Colorado State University
The resource section lists sources for these articles.
In class students review Silent Spring and its impact on
legislation. Some of the readings are a bit challenging for
students, and it is helpful to point out important passages
and points made.
As a follow up, students write a response to a quote from
Cafaros article. They may also read and respond to The
Revival of a Notorious Solution to a Notorious Scourge.
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/05/opinion/05thu4.html
Visit nysoea.org for writing assignments related to this
lesson plan

Environmentalism
Subversive
Suggested Time Frame(s)
One 45-minute class period.

NYS Outdoor Education Association Annual Conference

Outdoor Education has ALWAYS been "Green"

...and an effective way to teach STEM*!

Contact Information:
www.nysoea.org

Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton

Crowne Plaza Hotel, Holtsville
*science, technology, engineering, and math

photo courtesy of http://alulatrips.com/

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Mary Miller

[email protected] (516) 241-7048

Eric Powers

[email protected] (631) 241-0088

Jolene Thompson

[email protected] (518) 421-8549

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Photo Gallery

Controversy Corner:

Traditional vs. Radical Conservationists

Thank you to our wonderful photographers for your

submissions. Please keep them coming!

Down on the Rhino Ranch, Dehorning Now Critical

By Martin Leggett
Submitted by Nichole Gatherer

September 22nd was World Rhino Day, a day created by

the WWF to raise awareness of the poaching of Rhinos
as well as to expel the myth of the Rhino horns medical
powers. Unfortunately the Rhino population has decreased
dramatically and the poaching of its horn is hurting their
recovery. Many Asian cultures use the Rhino horn in
traditional medical practices which has made it a hot
commodity. So what should be done to help the Rhinos?

To read the September 2011 article in full and give your

opinion on the authors ideas which we may edit and print,
please visit www.nysoea.org. We are trying to initiate
reader discussion on environmental issues so please also
consider submitting debatable issues that you would enjoy
seeing discussed.

Traditional conservation calls for land reserves or public

trusts where Rhinos are watched over and can be
protected. It also encourages strict regulations and laws
to prevent illegal trade. But are these traditional methods
enough?

Martin Leggett is a freelance environmental writer for The

Earth Times.

Frank Knight - Where in NYS is this scene?

You can also click on this link to view the article.

Frank Knight - Where in NYS is this scene?

Chishakewe is a Rhino ranch in Zimbabwe where they

are trying a radical form of conservation. If you cant beat
them. join them. They are safely removing Rhino horns
and taking extreme precautions to make sure none are
hurt in the process. The hope is to keep poachers away
by removing what they are poaching. Is this radical form of
conservation the answer and will it help in the long run?

Ashokan Winter Weekend Hike - Malcom Gatherer

Ashokan - Malcom Gatherer

Stream down Lyon Mountain in Adirondacks

- Malcom Gatherer

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Photo courtesy of Malcom Gatherer - Ashokan

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