The Tahoe Rim Trail Association Annual Meeting and Volunteer Appreciation Celebration is Saturday, Sept. 25, at Northstar-at-Tahoe at the Mid-Mountain Lodge. The evening will include a silent auction, buffet-style dinner, meeting, presentation of volunteer awards and keynote speaker Adam Bradley, avid long-distance hiker/fast packer.

The Annual Meeting begins at 5 p.m. with a silent auction and cocktail hour. followed by the buffet dinner, presentation of volunteer awards and keynote speaker. Space for this event is limited, so make reservations no later than Friday, Sept. 17.

The keynote speaker, Adam Bradley, is a 38 year old long-distance hiker/fast packer who resides in Reno. Adam first began long-distance hiking on Vermont's Long Trail in the fall of 2002. It took just that one trip to turn walking into a way of life for him. Since then, he has traversed a number of trail systems within the U.S. including, but not limited to, the John Muir Trail, Pacific Crest Trail, Tahoe Yosemite Trail, Appalachian Trail and the Tahoe Rim Trail three times and once unsupported/unresupplied speed record. Recently Adam has been dubbed an Eco Adventurer for his work with Nevada Wilderness Project on the SWIP Trip. NWP organized the SWIP Trip because they knew that the intersection of Adam's low-impact style of hiking with an impending renewable energy transmission line offered a unique perspective through which to explore some of the issues and opportunities facing conservationists. Adam will take the audience along on his recent journey on the Tahoe Rim Trail through a stunning video of his adventure skiing around the Tahoe Rim Trail last winter.

The cost for the annual meeting/dinner is $35 per person $60/couple through pre-registration only. Those interested in the outdoors, recreation and the Tahoe Rim Trail and Association are invited and encouraged to attend. Registration for this event is available at www.tahoerimtrail.org or call 775-298-0012.