The Gay Outdoor Club will turn 4 years old this year! Help us celebrate by offering to volunteer and assist with creating a wonderful schedule of events. This year look for the club to offer classes in a variety of activities. If you have been having an hankering to try something new this year, then sign up , join the group and participate in some fun activities. Happy Trails and See you on the trail soon, Michael you're club host.

Mission statement:

Provide a starting point for people who enjoy the outdoors to network with other's who share similar interest's and are Gay or Gay friendly.

Provide a clearing house location for Gay or Gay friendly places, events ,service providers and Gay Clubs. Thus facilitating member trip planning and travel.

Provide a forum for organizing outdoor activities and trips with others who are Gay or Gay friendly.

Have a nice time and enjoy many trips along the way and meet some nice people and add to circle of friends..

Membership:

You get what you pay for... Please pay with your participation and time.

Membership Dues:

Associate Membership: $10.00 Your "Love" Donation supports the club.

Your "Love" donation is used to purchase additional Group Gear, maintain our current gear and assists with defrayng the monthly web fee's and related costs to maintain the club. You will be helping us generate some much needed fliers , door prizes ect. You benefit by knowing that you are helping to support a Outdoor related club for our community. Your contribution is Greatly appreciated.

Master Membership: $25.00

Your Master Membership gives you all the benefits of our Associate Membership plus allows you to rent group gear for personal trips at reduced rates and lower deposit's and will also receive discounts on club trips, gear rentals while on club trips.

Membership Qualifications:

Everyone is welcome to join our trips.. Just be kind to your fellow Outdoors persons, follow "LEAVE NO TRACE" Ethics and you are welcome.

We live in the world not just the Gay world our trips are usually 100% Gay & Lesbian , however, several members have long time friendships with people who enjoy the outdoors , are not gay and are not Homophobic , they are welcome on our trips.

Membership Responsibilities:

Please Volunteer.

The club has received much value in the way of efforts, time, money and group gear of past and present members. As a member you benefit from past Volunteers who have lead the way. The Club is as strong as you are willing to participate, many of you have knowledge in specific activities, parks, locations and technical knowledge, please offer some of your time and talent.

Our mailing list:

Members can e-mail the whole group to muster up interest in an event or activity.

Our mailing list RULES:
Just the minimum to maximize everyone's enjoyment.

NO X posting's!

PLEASE keep this site clean of materials that can be found elsewhere. To that affect, we have had hackers in the past change some of our links, if you see a link going to a wrong connection, PLEASE send me a message so I can fix it.

NO Commercial posting's!

There are times that a service provider will be providing services to the club, we expect them to make a living. Examples: We rent Kayak's from a Kayak Rental Company, Travel agent taking care of bookings for an event that requires reservations, air, hotels, cruises ect.
What do we use as criteria? 1. Is it a group event? 2. Is it a group activity? 3. Is it group travel.

Commercial E-mails

At this time, Gclub does not allow commercial e-mails, If you attempt to Join the club under false pretense in order to broadcast commercial e-mails you are violating Yahoo groups, e-groups, Gclub, and INTERNIC Rules ,Policies and Ethics and will be reported.

Commercial Advertising/Links

If you offer a service that would be of interest to Gclub members, please send an e-mail to web host at: mrailey@mgerd.com We do allow links, icons, references on the web site.


Our Membership:

Our membership is quite diverse.
about 80% Men, 20% Ladies (We need ladies to PARTICIPATE! The club is open to everyone)
98% Gay 2% Other. 50/50 between singles/couples
Diverse "active" subgroups. Most of our subgroups fall into these categories: RV'er/car campers, Skiers, Divers, Backpackers, Mountain climber/Rock climbers, Kayaker/Canoe trippers, Roller Bladers, Bikers. We try and host both "easy" and "Intermediate" activities. We are MUCH more CAREFUL about rating events after the first Beginning Backpacking trip. "Just over the next hill"-String'm up!!!

Club Goals:

Develop informational database.
Add a more "professional" feel to the club.
Eventually, get the club to a "self sustaining" entity, presently all the costs are picked up by a few volunteers, web site fee's, software, equipment losses/breakage...

Community presence: It would be nice to get the club to a point that it has the foundation and assets to be supportive in the community- Support/sponsor events for Scouting, Aids rides, etc. In the mean time, have a nice time and enjoy many trips along the way and meet some nice people and add to circle of friends..