Holiday Brunch 2025

A loop hike led by Tom Bruch will be offered prior to the Brunch beginning at 8:30 am. The hike will be around the Sylvan Dale property up the ridge and down by the water feature and cliffs with a return to the buildings for a total of 3 miles with elevation gain of 528 ft., on mostly easy trails, taking about 2 hours. Dress appropriately for chilly weather. We will meet in the upper parking lot at 8:15 am and anyone there is welcome to come. Sign-up on Meetup is requested to get a rough idea of participants but not required. Hope to see you there!

Coffee/tea service begins at 10:30AM. "Cowboy Brunch" will be served between 11:00 AM and 2:00 PM (bacon, sausage links, scrambled eggs, ranch potatoes, fresh fruit, Sylvan Dale pastries, assorted fruit juices, coffee, hot tea, and iced water). LMC recognition committee will present awards.

Danielle Raker-Brown will be doing a slideshow of pictures from your LMC hikes. Please send your pictures to draker55@yahoo.com, along with the date & location of each picture, by November 20. To RSVP, send a check for $30 per person payable to LMC and mailed to Loveland Mountain Club, PO Box 983, Loveland, CO, 80539. Include “LMC Holiday Brunch in the “for” line. There is no registration form. There is a limit of 80 people so sign up early! Payment is due with your registration. Both must be received by November 20, 2025. No walk-ins.

Door prizes really add to the fun! Contact Melanie Pennington at melpenn19@gmail.com if you can donate a prize. Past prize donations have included bottles of wine, gift certificates, hiking equipment or apparel, holiday decorations, and even a few gag gifts. Make someone’s day, and donate a prize!