“ I'd love to become involved in hiking/camping/backpacking, kayaking and biking activities. ”

“ I'm relatively new to the area and looking to meet friends and take advantage of all the incredible parks and natural areas around here. ”

“ I am new to the area, and would love to meet new people. I also want to be more active. ”

“ I just wanted to say hi to everyone. I am in upstate NY and will be looking for for employment again after april. ”

“ Hi.. bored in Barre..I dont usually get many fun offers to do things. Mostly they involve my friends kids..not fun for me. Looking for stuff to do. ”

“ Meet new people. Have fun and socialize ”

“ I want these local Meetups because its good exercise ”

“ I want these local Meetups because i like to be outdoors and enjoy exercise ”

“ good to meet new people, helps with motivation ”

“ I want these local Meetups because I desperately need to get into shape and I need a lot of motivation. I would love to have a friend or 2 to get together with and maybe go walking and just be there for each other for encouragement. ”

“ I want these local Meetups because I don't have many friends in the area and my family lives 2 hours away. I had a relationship that ended about 2 years ago and he "took all of our friends with him". I need to meet new people & make my own friends. ”

“ I want to network with other hiking groups. Same trail, same date, let's have some regional meetups. It isn't possible to attend all of the wonderful meetups, but you never know! ”

“ I want these local Meetups because i want to meet more people from around here. i just moved here and really don't know n e 1 yet!! ”

“ I want these local Meetups because I'm interested in meeting people in the area with similar interests ”

“ Looking to get out and meet people and make some new friends with similar interests ”