Dear Mountaineers,

We would like to invite all Mountaineers to our annual Potpourri at Fuller Lodge. Doors open at 6:00 PM on Wednesday, December 10, 2025.  Potpourri is a stew that consists of one part potluck and six parts ten-minute talks, simmered slowly in conversation and camaraderie. This is by far the most popular Mountaineers meeting of the year. Make your own early New Year's resolution to attend! The potpourri will feature a Zoom connection this year, so that those at home or at a remote site can view the ten-minute talks. We will email the Zoom link in advance of the meeting.

This is a Members Only event and membership will be checked at the door.  This is an excellent opportunity to renew or initiate your annual membership if you have not already done so.  You can do this in person at the Lodge with cash or check, or to avoid the line at the door, ahead of time with PayPal or credit card at http://lamountaineers.org/drupal7/Member_Benefits.html 

You can also print out and sign the waiver and deliver it to us.  If you have signed a club waiver in a previous year, you need not sign a new one.

Membership for 2026 is still a bargain at $15 for individuals or $20 for families.  Pick up a LAM sticker at the check-in table.

Because this is a potluck, please bring a dish to share. The Club will provide chicken and vegetarian enchiladas, non-alcoholic drinks, and a large chocolate cake. You provide the salads, vegetables, breads, additional desserts (but there will be a lot of cake), and main course alternatives.  But you may not bring alcohol, per Fuller Lodge’s rules.

Dinner will begin at 6:30. Please bring a place setting to reduce waste - cup, plates, utensils. A tablecloth for your table would be festive.  Bring your kit to Fuller Lodge. There will be soapy water for clean-up.

To benefit the homeless, we will be collecting outdoor gear:  tents, sleeping bags, backpacks, winter hats and gloves, and warm jackets for men and women. We will not accept any gear or clothing items other than those.  Please bring only clean and intact items.  Contain sleeping bags in a stuff bag or similar bag, or with straps. As well, please put clothing (jackets, hats and gloves) in plastic bags such as trash bags.

Bring your appetite, stories to share with your table mates and your enthusiasm for the six 10-minute talks, following directly after the potluck dinner. The lineup includes:

Two Hearts, One Trail: Celebrating Our 40th Trekking in Patagonia - France Cordova and Chris Foster

Best Earth on Show:  Hiking to The Wave, Vermillion Cliffs National Monument - Jean Dewart

How to Do a Birding Big Day: 167 Species, 22 Checklists, 350 Miles - Robin Gurule

Waltzing Down the Green - Tim Rennick, Tanja Pietras, Rick Rubio

Hiking the East Coast Trail, Newfoundland, Canada - Gabriela Lopez Escobedo

Just Add Water: Exploring Northern New Mexico's Creeks, Lakes and Trails - Carol Stewart & Luke Washburn