Mattimore (pictured below with his family), a past trekker and 2008 event volunteer is a semi-professional musician in the Buffalo, NY area. His original tune- "From Those Bonds"- premiered at the 2008 Patch Sprint banquet slide presentation. The lyrics appear below.
If you are interested in obtaining a copy of the song, CLICK HERE. Virtually all of the proceeds from your $1.39 purchase will go to the Adirondack Scholarship Foundation. To date, the 2008 Patch Sprint has raised $6,080 for the Foundation.
Our paths are made of dirt and stone
We weave together not alone
Underneath the northern sky
Granite sentinels we climb
Chill of rain or warmth of sun
From the pillars we will run
A trek to champion ourselves
Drawing deep from inner wells
Bringing love to the North Country
Like a summer evening on Long Pond
Bringing love that only friends can bring
Forming family from those bonds
A patch to represent the peaks
And the goals within us that we seek
Your mind and body to the fight
"Janny" and "MacCready" in your sight
You train your best the time is now
If Bare and Rattlesnake allow
To Sugarloaf go lead your charge
Poko tower looming large
Bringing love to the North Country
Like a summer evening on Long Pond
Bringing love that only friends can bring
Forming family from those bonds
All the while won’t you think of me
When you’re on top
Spirit in our hearts is reaching
I feel it rising up
Our paths are made of dirt and stone
Beneath our feet we find our home
The roof above a northern sky
Within our family resides
Bringing love to the North Country
Like a summer evening on Long Pond
Bringing love that only friends can bring
Forming family from those bonds
Forming family from those bonds
