Happy Birthday to NCMC co-founder Jack Semler, who turned the big 7-0 today. Pilot, ocean yachtsman, accomplished backcountry skier and winter camper, alpine skier of the Utah Canyons and Tetons, sea kayaker, wilderness paddler, Gold Canoe veteran of countless 90-Milers in tandems and fours, MSR stove repairman, EV owner, caretaker and co-owner with NCMCer Mary of the NCMC clubhouse on Upper Sar, road and off-road cyclist, audiophile and vinyl proponent, hero to all with motility issues, loyal fan of the cup-less Sabres and “wide right” Bills, Colorado rock climber, Augustus McCrae act-alike, former high school baller, boon to orthopedists and cardiologists, and owner of more shells than the rest of the NCMC combined.

May he stay upright on his bike, always take his keys along on a ski or a paddle when his car has been left at the other end of the waterway or trail, have many, many more years of adventures and misadventures, and wear out several pairs of red Alaska boots.