RAILWALKER NTEW YORK-NEW JERSEY TRAIL CONFERENCE...MAINTAINING OVER 1300 MILES OF FOOT TRAILS JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2000

Highlands Trail Anonymous MICHAEL WARREN Foundation is New Jersey’s Awards Millennium $10,000 grant Supports training workshops, Trail!! volunteer recognition At an October 21 White House cer- based Rails-to-Trails The NY-NJ Trail Conference is de- lighted to announce receipt of a $10,000 emony, the Highlands Trail was named Conservancy noted, grant, awarded recently by a foundation New Jersey’s Millennium Legacy Trail by “The Highlands Trail which prefers to remain anonymous. The First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton. was selected because it grant will fund training workshops—for Stretching from the Delaware to the is an extraordinary trail volunteers’ trail skills, both specialized Hudson River, the Trail, nominated by connecting the northern Governor Christine Whitman, is just 40 part of the state. Also, it and basic, and leadership development— miles from Manhattan and provides New is located in an area seen and recognition activities to honor our Jersey communities organized public ac- as a major priority by volunteer workers. “The Trail Conference deeply appre- cess to a rich wildlife habitat located in open space protection ciates this grant award, which will permit the most densely populated state in the advocates in an increas- us to better honor our volunteers. Since country. Along the Trail, historically-sig- ingly urban part of our we are in the ‘people-business’ as much as nificant sites link it to the American Revo- country.” the trail business, investing in our active lution and the Civil War. The 100-mile “The New York- New Jersey portion of the Trail, which is New Jersey Trail Confer- trail workers literally is an investment re- about 50% complete, connects to a simi- ence is thrilled to have paid to the trails,” commented Conference The Wyanokies, in the heart of the New Jersey Highlands, lar pathway in New York. the Highlands Trail rec- Projects Director Anne Lutkenhouse. typifies the natural features which contributed to the trail’s In citing the Highlands Trail as a ognized by the White Specialized skills training above and national designation as NJ’s Millennium Trail. beyond trail building and maintenance Millennium Trail, the Washington, DC- House Millennium skills—such as winch and rigging opera- Council as a nationally-significant recre- tion, crosscut saw operation and mainte- ation resource. We are creating the High- nance (for trail maintainers in wilderness Jan Hesbon named new lands Trail to offer a way for people to areas), and chainsaw safety certification - explore firsthand the natural, historic, and is increasingly important so we can re- Executive Director cultural treasures of this rugged, water- spond to trail maintenance challenges and rich region, and thus gain an apprecia- new trail building opportunities. Such train- tion for its preservation as open space,” ing is also much valued by Conference After a nationwide search and over know that his said Anne Lutkenhouse, Trail Conference members, as it honors the volunteers’ com- 100 applicants, Jan Hesbon—a Conference passionate Projects Director, who prepared the nomi- mitment to providing the best they can to Life Member and an active volunteer with love of our nation application. the regional hiking trail network. our Rockland and Orange Counties’ Ap- trails and inti- The Highlands Trail was born in July continued on page 10 palachian Trail Management Commit- mate under- 1992, when the NY-NJ Trail Conference tee—has been selected as the Trail standing of and the New Jersey Conservation Foun- Conference’s new Executive Director. our volunteers dation/Highlands Coalition, riding on the What’s Inside Jan’s wealth of fundraising experi- will make this release of the USDA Forest Service’s NY- ence, his knowledge of the Trail Confer- organization NJ Highlands Regional Study about the President’s Notepad ...... 2 ence, its mission, programs and services, grow stronger national significance of the Highlands re- and of the regional issues and agency and as we face the challenges of the future.” gion, applied for technical assistance from Torrey Memorial ...... 3 colleague organization players were key fac- On accepting his new position Jan the National Park Service’s Rivers, Trails Trail News ...... 4 tors in his selection as the Trail Conference’s commented, “Of all my experiences in the and Conservation Assistance Program. chief operating staff member. non-profit world, my work with hundreds This proposal asked for help to begin evalu- Volunteer Recruiting Trail Conference President Gary of volunteers, members, and donors has ating the concept; seek local support and Workshop ...... 5 Haugland summed up the Search been the most rewarding, so I am very research; and plan potential routes along C.L.E.A.N. Lawsuits Committee’s enthusiasm, “I am thrilled that happy to be returning to the work of an envisioned 150-mile-long hiking trail Update ...... 6 Jan will become our next Executive Di- volunteerism through the Trail Confer- connecting the Hudson and Delaware Riv- rector. He will provide the leadership skills ence. The many challenges faced by the ers and traversing the 1.1 million acre For & About and knowledge base to guide the Trail hiking community due to urban sprawl Highlands physiographic province. Our Members ...... 7 Conference in the directions that JoAnn are enormous, and I believe the Trail Con- continued on page 10 Hikers’ Bookshelf ...... 9 Dolan began during her tenure. And I continued on page 3 from the president’s notepad... TRAIL WALKER Volume XXVII, No. 1 Jan./Feb. 2000

Nora Porter Managing Editor Paul Leikin Advertising Manager From Groundwork to Ground Work The TRAIL WALKER (ISSN 0749-1352) is published bi-monthly by the New York-New Jersey Trail Conference as a benefit of mem- Happy New Year/Decade/Century/ of ground work—one that involves more Global Positioning Systems to map bership. Of membership dues, $4 is allocated to a one-year subscription. Subscriptions are Millennium/whatever. No need to get too than dedicated volunteers building and parklands and trails with extreme accu- available to libraries only at $15.00 a year. caught up in the debates about the mean- maintaining trails. racy and GIS technology to add layers of Periodical postage paid at New York, NY. ing of the date; the fact is a big chunk of As more land is swallowed by sprawl, additional information. More and more Postmaster: Send address changes to the ad- dress below. Opinions expressed by authors time is behind us and the future lies before the value of the remaining open space in- of us use internet-based communications do not necessarily represent the policy or po- us. We have been besieged with historical creases proportionately. Since Torrey’s such as e-mail. The Trail Conference sition of the Conference. Contributions of trivia in the last few months. Why we death, the Palisades Interstate Park Com- website reaches an audience far larger than typed manuscripts, photos and drawings are welcome. Manuscripts may be edited for style didn’t poll our members to name the 100 mission has continued to add significant Torrey’s Evening Post. And computers are and length. Send SASE for writers’ guidelines. best trails of the century I’ll never know! new parklands—Minnewaska and Sterling indispensable to the word-processing and Submission deadlines for the TRAIL WALKER But history is the theme of this article— Forest among them—and the Trail Con- desktop publishing tasks that bring you are February 1 (Mar./Apr. Issue), April 1 (May/June issue), June 1 (July/Aug. Issue), history as the groundwork for the future. ference has contributed to protecting these the Trail Walker. You can be certain that August 1 (Sept./Oct. Issue), October 1 (Nov./ On a beautiful day last autumn I had and many other public lands and expand- Torrey also would have taken advantage Dec. Issue), December 1 (Jan./Feb. Issue). Un- the pleasure of attending the dedication of ing their hiking possibilities. Along the of these technological advances. solicited contributions cannot be acknowl- edged unless accompanied by SASE. For in- a new trailside kiosk commemorating way, we have been mobilized to action by So when you see the name Raymond formation on advertising rates, please write Raymond H. Torrey. Torrey, who died in grassroots organizations dedicated to pro- Torrey, think of the groundwork he laid, or call. Copyright 2000 by: 1938, was a key figure in the formative tecting our natural resources. Regional and and the ground work remaining for us. New York-New Jersey Trail Conference, Inc. years of the New York-New Jersey Trail national land conservation organizations There are many new and exciting ways 232 Madison Avenue Conference—one of our Founding Fathers, have lent crucial financial and technical to volunteer your talents to the Trail Con- New York, NY 10016 212-685-9699 so to speak. (If you need a visual aid, he’s support. We’ve learned that by forging ference. We still need people to do the real e-mail: [email protected] the guy in the knickers on our 75th Anni- stronger relationships with such groups we ground work like building and maintain- Worldwide Web: http://www.nynjtc.org/ versary T-shirt design.) can better preserve the region’s hiking ing trails, but increasingly we need more The day also honored another key fig- opportunities. specialized skills. When you receive your ure in the Trail Conference’s history, one And the technology at our disposal revised Volunteer Data Sheets consider NEW YORK - NEW JERSEY who has dedicated much effort to keeping has changed exponentially since Torrey’s carefully how you can best contribute to TRAIL CONFERENCE Raymond Torrey’s memory alive—Meyer time. We have discovered new tools to help the mission of the New York-New Jersey Mission Statement Kukle. Meyer, who has returned faithfully us in our ground work—tools often located Trail Conference. The New York-New Jersey Trail Conference, every year to the site of the Torrey memo- far off the ground in satellites. We employ founded in 1920, is a federation of member —Gary Haugland clubs and individuals dedicated to providing rial etched in the stone atop Long Moun- recreational hiking opportunities in the re- tain, has made me keenly aware of the gion, and representing the interests and con- cerns of the hiking community. The Confer- importance of celebrating our history even ence is a volunteer-directed public service or- as we move forward. Conference helps underwrite new ganization committed to: Raymond Torrey helped lay the • Developing, building, and maintaining groundwork for what we are today by hiking trails. interpretive signs in PIPC parks • Protecting hiking trail lands through helping to develop the organizational support and advocacy. framework of the Trail Conference. • Educating the public in the responsible use of trails and the natural environment. Formed in 1920 as a federation of hiking and outdoor clubs—most of them centered Hikers will find three new interpre- Board of Directors in NYC—the TC regulated and coordi- tive signs at key trailheads in Minnewaska Gary Haugland President State Park Preserve and Harriman-Bear Jane Daniels Vice President nated the trail building frenzy that fol- Daniel Chazin Secretary lowed the annexation of the Harriman Mountain State Park, cooperative fund- William Mishler Treasurer estate to Bear Mountain. Torrey was the ing projects organized by the Trail Con- Directors ference. In addition to the Wildmere kiosk, Paul Bell TC’s first secretary, eventually becoming David Fermoile its president. pictured at right, which was funded by Brian Goodman As a columnist for the New York the Charles W. Kennard Foundation; Fur- John Gunzler thermore, the publications program of the Peter Heckler Evening Post, he was a tireless advocate Tom Humbach for hiking and parks, keeping the hiking J.M. Kaplan Fund; and the NY-NJ Trail Ann Loeb community informed about the area’s glo- Conference, two other new signs grace G. Gail Neffinger Harriman-Bear Mountain State Park trails. Tom Rupolo rious natural resources and how to get to Malcolm Spector them. He was also among those respon- At the Long Path trailhead to the H. Neil Zimmerman Torrey Memorial atop Long Mountain, sible for laying out the trails in Bear Moun- Rita Heckler refers to the new, three- off Route 6 in the northern part of the park, Staff tain/Harriman Parks. And he helped give sided kiosk in Minnewaska State Park Jan Hesbon Executive Director birth to the Long Path, even giving the hikers will find a sign interpreting the his- Preserve. Known as the Wildmere kiosk, Anne Lutkenhouse Projects Director trail its name—the “long brown path”— tory of the 340-mile, bi-state Long Path it is located near the picnic area by the Larry Wheelock NJ Field Representative from his weekly column (he in turn had hiking trail, and the trail’s champion upper parking lot of the park’s main Judith Fulmer Administrative borrowed it from the poet Walt Whitman). Raymond H. Torrey, co-founder of the NY- entrance. Director NJ Trail Conference. The Charles W. Vacant Office Manager While Torrey may have merely fantasized Anne Shreffler Secretary about the LP extending beyond Harriman, Kennard Foundation graciously donated and the Palisades Interstate Park the trail now passes through many the funds for this project. Part-time consultant Commission’s visionary General Manager parklands to the north and will soon be at On the Appalachian Trail, near the John Myers Trail Lands Major William A. Welch, who was re- Coordinator the boundary of the Adirondack Park. Trailside Museum and Nature Center, a sponsible for the design and building of Torrey laid the groundwork for what double-paneled kiosk depicts a historic and Student office clerks the park. This sign was made possible by we are doing now: protecting trail lands inspirational trilogy from the park’s an- Christian Fernandez, Jonathan Goris, Jessica a grant from Furthermore, the NY-NJ Ng, Jennifer Suero, Kent Yeung through coalitions and public awareness; nals: the building of the very first section Trail Conference, and an anonymous do- providing information about hiking trails of the AT right in the park by Trail Con- The New York-New Jersey Trail Conference nor. The Palisades Interstate Park Com- to the public; and supplying the impetus ference volunteers; the genesis and growth is a volunteer, non-profit 501(c)(3) organiza- mission staff provided technical, design, tion. It is a federation of 88 hiking and out- for completing the Long Path. We are con- of the NY-NJ Trail Conference as the lead- and construction services for all three signs. door groups, and 10,000 individuals. tinuing this work through a different kind ership organization for hikers’ interests;

2 JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2000 TRAIL WALKER Delegates’ T O R R E Y M E M O R I A L Meeting JOANN DOLAN February 3rd ctober 31, 1938. Five hundred Torrey was people gathered atop Long one of the founders OMountain, to scatter the ashes of the New York- All Trail Conference members of Raymond H. Torrey, and to dedicate New Jersey Trail invited the monument carved in the rock. Conference, co-au- Sixty-one years later, on October 31, thor of the 1923 All Trail Conference members are in- 1999, 70 people gathered at the newly New York Walk vited to attend the next meeting of hiking rd built information kiosk and interpretive Book, and writer club delegates on Thursday, February 3 sign for a ribbon cutting ceremony at for the New York at the Seafarers and International House, the base of Long Mountain parking lot, Evening Post. Be- 123 East 15th Street, in Manhattan (cor- a Long Path trailhead. The sign cel- ginning in 1934, ner of 15th Street and Irving Place, one ebrates the 340-mile Long Path hiking the Post ran nine- block east of Union Square). The meeting trail and its champion, Raymond H. teen of Torrey’s col- starts at 7 p.m. Please join us for a social Among those continuing the Torrey tradition: (l. to r.) Ken umns entitled “The hour, beginning at 6 p.m., for a chance to Torrey, as well as the history of the New Kreiser of the PIPC, Meyer Kukle, Peter Kennard, and TC Long Brown Path” share refreshments and chat with hiking York-New Jersey Trail Conference and president Gary Haugland its partnership with the Palisades Inter- showcasing this club representatives. state Park Commission. “trail-less trail,” originally conceived by ognition award for his devotion to teach- Although each member club or orga- Vincent J. Schaefer. ing the history of the Trail Conference. nization of the Trail Conference designates Meyer Kukle displays his award. At the 1999 ceremony hikers came Following the ribbon-cutting, some a delegate to act as liaison to the Confer- with family members, some representing walked the 1-mile trail to the top of Long ence, individual Conference members are two and three generations joined together. Mountain swiftly, others slowly with always welcome at delegates’ meetings. Even people with disabilities came, includ- help. After people had gathered over Meetings, held in New York City or at ing veteran walker Marty Mahler, who is picnic lunches a few words were spo- Fort Lee Historic Park on the New Jersey blind now but walked all these trails in ken, flowers laid, and songs sung as part Palisades, provide a wonderful opportu- the late 1930’s when he had full vision. of a simple memorial service. nity to share hiking and conservation news, Palisades Interstate Park Commission Meyer Kukle summed up the day: discuss issues and help guide the Trail Deputy Executive Director, Ken Krieser, “This gathering on the last Sunday of Conference’s future work and activities. We joined Trail Conference President, Gary every October has continued through- look forward to seeing you there! Haugland, and Executive Director, JoAnn out the years. Some of us have kept the Public transportation to the Seafarers Dolan, in dedicating the kiosk. Honorary tradition going to honor Torrey’s House: subway lines 4, 5, 6, N, R and L ribbon cutters for the kiosk opening were memory. His legacy needs to be kept to 14th St./Union Square. Or bus lines 6 Meyer Kukle, Trail Conference oral his- alive. One way to do this is to make and 7 (Broadway); lines 1, 2 and 3 (Park torian, and Peter Kennard who funded the this Torrey Hike an annual event, invit- Ave.); and lines 102 and 103 (Third Ave.).

JOANN DOLAN project. Meyer also received special rec- ing member clubs to join us.”

New Executive Director A House Committee proposes a draft budget bill recommending continued from page 1 first funding in five years for stateside LWCF ference Board can continue to protect more open space for hikers in the bi-state area.” Jan has been a member of the Trail Update on Land and Water Conference since 1993. As an active vol- unteer, he was most recently the corridor Conservation Fund legislation New Life Members. The Trail manager for the 20-mile-long section of Conference welcomes four new life the AT in Orange County, NY. He is also members, to our growing “family” of active with the Sterling Forest Partnership: When Congress adjourned late last It’s not over yet: 745: Norman Reicher and Bob Reiss in 1996 he became a board member, and year, a draft budget bill which recom- What you should still do from New Jersey, and from New was elected chair last year. He was for- mended more than $450 million for the York, John A. Huke and Emanuel Congress reconvenes this month and merly the Planned Giving Officer at The Land and Water Conservation Fund Ieracles Anastos, newborn grandson Nature Conservancy of New York, a job (LWCF), including—for the first time in both the Senate and House will begin con- of Ben Frankel, who joins his cousins he held since 1998. Prior to that job, he five years—$40 million in state matching sidering final LWCF legislation. We need (left to right) Abraham Jack Levy, was the first Director of Planned Giving grant moneys for the upcoming fiscal year to continue to express support for LWCF Joseph Levy, Sylvia Hagen Frank, at the Natural Resources Defense Coun- 2000, was recommended out of a House to our members of Congress. Take a (donor and grandfather Ben Frankel), cil. For nearly 30 years, he has worked of Representatives committee. Recom- minute to call or write your senator and Jeremy Frank and Ethan Bernard Levy—all given Life Memberships with other non-profit organizations includ- mended funding for both the federal and representative and urge them to support when they were born. Emanuel is “at ing The Paulist Fathers, The Fellowship stateside LWCF in the draft bill nearly full, permanent funding of both federal and present no fit hiker as he sleeps all of Reconciliation, and the American Red doubled from an earlier amount proposed. stateside LWCF programs. Also, call or write and say thank you to New Jersey day and stays awake only at night,” Cross. This shows how important the LWCF is- according to Ben. An individual life Reps. Jim Saxton (R-3rd), Rush Holt (D- Upon reflection, Gary Haugland sue has become to members of Congress. membership is $400, and a joint life 12th) and Frank Pallone (D-6th), and New mused, “It’s a strange coincidence that Jan It marks the resurgence of interest in parks, membership (two adults at the same York Rep. Joseph Crowley (D-7th), who and I started our trail work for the Confer- recreation, conservation, smart growth, address) is $600. Next time you ence on the Appalachian Trail in Orange and open space protection by our elected were so instrumental in getting this legis- renew, we hope you’ll consider County. Both of us were inspired at differ- leaders—thanks to grassroots efforts in lation through a House committee. becoming a “lifer.” Your money goes ent times by the view from Mombasha support of LWCF funding. directly into the Outdoor Fund, our High Point into Sterling Forest. Could this trail lands protection fund. be good karma or what?”

TRAIL W ALKER JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2000 3 Maps of the lands open for hiking are sent A grant from the to you with your permit. There are no Charles W. Kennard trails on these lands. The permit is valid Foundation provided a through May 1, 2000, at which time a two-day, advanced TRAIL comprehensive permit system may be in skills training course place. To request the permit, contact: Hik- in highline rigging EWS ing Permit Manager, NYC DEP Steward- techniques and safety. N ship Program, 71 Smith Ave., Kingston, Trail Conference crew NY 12401. members Walt Daniels, John Gra- Catskills Back Country Hiking ham, Mark Hudson, Advisory Peter Perricci, Dennis NAI-CHI LEE Reminder: Storm King trails Hikers should be aware that trails in Riel, Denise Vitali and closure continues the New York Forest Preserves (Catskills Larry Wheelock attended. Focusing on a variety of winching techniques, and As of press time, all Storm King State and Adirondacks) were hard hit by last analysis of the differing types of set-up for a winching system, participants— Park trails remain closed as well as the autumn’s Hurricane Floyd, and may still under the watchful eye of trainer Peter Jensen, a professional trails consultant five parking lots on Route 9W. See Trail be in damaged condition. There is still from Massachusetts—applied learned skills to stockpile rocks in preparation for Conference’s West Hudson trail map #7. potential for downed trees, loose falling an upcoming trail work project on Breakneck Ridge, site of the training. In We have no information about when the rocks, and debris. Caution is advised. November, East Hudson Trail Crew members under crew chief Bernie Stringer trails will re-open. The Trail Conference Department of Environmental Conserva- began to apply their skills when they installed 20 of the stockpiled rocks into continues to work with Palisades Interstate tion staff have been taking appropriate place as steps. Above, trainer Peter Jensen (left), oversees “students” John Park Commission and federal officials to actions to address any hazardous situa- Graham, Walt Daniels, and Larry Wheelock as they guide a quarried stone quickly clean up the ordnance and allow tions that may have resulted. along the highline. public access to resume. The PIPC closed the trails after last year’s forest fires when Catskill Land Planning to be old, unexploded ordnance was discovered Completed Sterling Forest State Park Public in the park. In October, New York Governor Programs

George E. Pataki announced a strategic Enjoy winter this year by joining the HAL COHEN plan to complete unit management plans Long Path bridges out staff of Sterling Forest State Park for the for all forest preserve lands in the Catskill The footbridge over Horse Chock Hike of the Month. Saturday, January 15, and Adirondack Parks during the next five Brook and the bridge over the east branch our destination will be Cedar Pond and years. A unit management plan (UMP) of the Minnisceongo Creek were washed on Saturday, February 19, the Sterling Fire must be completed before any recreational out as a result of Hurricane Floyd. A re- Tower. Both hikes are rated moderate and facilities, such as trails, camping sites, or route of the trail is planned around the are 2-3 long. There will be stops along parking areas, can be constructed within Minnesceongo Creek. Caution is urged the way to enjoy the views and interpret Adirondack Mountain Club/New York the two parks. The plans involve an ex- when crossing Horse Chock Brook until the natural and historical features of the Chapter’s trail crew members (left to tensive analysis of the natural features of landscape. All participants should meet right) Marvin Kirkland, Herman the bridges can be replaced. an area and the ability of the land to ac- at 11 a.m. at the Sterling Forest State Park Claussen and Tom Dunn take a commodate public use. In the Catskills, Some Catskill watershed lands Information Center on Route 17, just south breather after a morning of blow down the NY Department of Environmental of 17A, in Tuxedo, NY. The Hike of the removal on the White Bar Trail in open for hiking Conservation (DEC) is responsible for de- Month is free, but registration is required. Harriman-Bear Mountain State Park. On National Trails Day 1999, some veloping unit management plans and en- of New York City’s Catskill watershed To register and for more information call suring they conform to the requirements 914-351-5907. lands were opened to hiking. Hikers need of the Catskill State Land Master Plan. a permit, which is free, to hike, snowshoe, One new staff person is slated to be as- or cross-country ski on any of the desig- signed to DEC to work on the 5 remain- nated New York City Watershed parcels. ing UMPs in the northern Catskills which need to be completed. How to get your mail-in hiking permit for Pequannock Watershed trails Off-road, Allis Trail n Extension connects AT and Sterling Ridge Trail Send a self-addressed, stamped enve- n Group Permit: Hike leader must send a lope with check or money order with the letter of request two weeks in advance. Sterling Forest State Park has taken a schlag, Susan Gerhardt, Robert Novack, appropriate fee to: NWCDC, 223 Echo Indicate the date of hike, number of per- big step for safety and aesthetics by elimi- Richard Sumner, and Ursula Levelt. It was Lake Road, P.O. Box 319, Newfoundland, sons in group, and intended trail(s). In- nating a 2-mile road walk along Route blazed and Ginny Livsey, who participated NJ 07435. Include your telephone num- clude contact name, address and phone 17A, a curving mountain road way. The in all seven trail building outings, is now ber, a photocopy of a current NY-NJ Trail number (use club stationery when pos- blue-blazed Allis Trail is now within the its maintainer. The Highlands Trail fol- Conference membership card (or photo- sible). You will receive original and copy newly-acquired park land, paralleling the lows this new extension. copy of a hiking club membership card), of a Special Permit to sign. Return origi- roadway. The Allis Trail is a connecting and a list of the license plate number(s) of nal and save copy to display on vehicle. link between the Sterling Ridge Trail and the vehicle(s) that will be used on the n Individual Permit: Includes spouse and the Appalachian Trail. Additionally a new NWCDC property. This information will children under 18 years of age. Permits parking area has been opened along Rt. expedite the application process. are available now. Secure permits early 17A at the northern termini of the Sterling in the year to derive the most benefit. (Per- Ridge Trail, opposite the Allis Trail Spe- FEE STRUCTURE mits are always issued for the current cal- cial thanks to all Conference members Newark resident...... $4 endar year, regardless of the month.) whose efforts created this important addi- Newark Senior Citizen...... $2 n tion: Steve Butfilowski for flagging the trail The permit includes an updated trail Non-Newark resident...... $8 connection route, work-trip leaders Pete map, parking decal and a list of regula- Non-Newark Senior Citizen...... $4 Tilgner and Suzan Gordon (who are also tions, including the locations of areas the Conference’s Trails Supervisors for Ster- Club Group...... Free where hiking is not allowed during hunt- ling Forest State Park), and crew mem- Duplicate [permit] for 2nd car...... $1 ing seasons. The NWCDC office is located bers Ginny Livsey, Tom Murray, Warner (Duplicate is non-transferable) 1 mile north of Route 23, on Echo Lake Johnston, Mike Okamoto, Roel Hammer- Rd. in Newfoundland, NJ; telephone 973- 697-2850.

4 JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2000 TRAIL WALKER Minnewaska State Park Preserve Winter Events Calendar

Minnewaska is located 5 miles west of the please call 914-255-0752 for information.) GET INVOLVED intersection of Route 44/55 and Route 299. Admission prices may change due to Ski (or Hike) with the naturalist to weather. Ski season admission prices: Millbrook Mountain. Sunday, January 30, Long Path sections available in Weekends and holidays: $6 adults, $5 jun- 11 am. Enjoy a splendid view from Harriman Park TRAIL iors; Weekdays: $5 adults, $4 juniors, $3 Millbrook Mountain. About three hours Sections of the Long Path in Harriman seniors. Park Preserve phone: (914) 255- of moderate skiing with park interpreter Park are available for trail maintenance 0752. Hours: 9 am-5 pm daily. Call for Hatti Langsford. (five mile hike if there is assignments. For more information con- CREW conditions. no snow.) Bring water and lunch. If hik- tact Long Path South Chairman Jakob ing, wear comfortable hiking boots, some Franke in care of the Trail Conference CHEDULES Castle Point Ski. Saturday, January 8, 10 of the trail might be wet. Everyone wel- office. S am. Anna Niedzielski Ski or Hike to Castle come. Meet at the upper parking area. Point. Bring skis, dress warmly in layers. Please sign up by January 28; 914- 255- SECRETARY NEW JERSEY TRAIL CREW Please sign up by January 6; 914-255- 2011. RECEPTIONIST What & Where: Tackle a variety of 2011. WANTED projects ranging from trail repair to Snowshoe in Mossy Glen. Saturday, Feb- Excellent word bridge building in NJ’s parks and for- Igloos and other ways to keep warm in ruary 12, 1 pm. Anna Niedzielski, SCA processing (70 wpm) ests. Bring lunch, work gloves and a bev- winter. Sunday, January 16, 1 p.m. Join AmeriCorps Educator, leads a moderate Great writing skills n Pleasant phone erage. ranger Naja Kraus for a discovery walk a hike or snowshoe on the Mossy Glen manner n Attention to detail When: Sundays, January 9 and Febru- and scramble for the whole family in a trail. Meet at the Awosting Parking area. 5 days, 12:30 to 5:30 p.m. ary 13. winter wonderland. Meet at the Peter’s Kill Bring water and a snack, dress warmly in Leaders: Sandy Parr, 732-469-5109; Dick Please mail or fax resume to: Area prepared for an hour and a half out- layers. Please sign up by February 10; 914- Warner, 201-327-4945. doors and snow fort or shelter building. 255-2011. New York-New Jersey Trail Conference, 232 Madison Avenue, New York, NY Please sign up by January 13; call 914- 10016 212-779-8102 255-2011. *Please Note: During the ski season, hiking access is limited. Please do not walk or hike on Ski Clinic: Basic Cross-Country Skills. groomed carriageways; hiking and Sunday, January 23, 10 am. (Tentative, snowshoeing permitted in the Peter’s Kill area. THE RIVER WALKER

Volunteer Recruiting Workshop He walks along the Hudson shore from Nyack to Haverstraw. Midst wild engulfing growth he Scheduled views abandoned abodes, shorn of roof, interiors The Trail Conference, like any volun- sion of jobs to keep volunteers interested forlorn. They are yet of pleasing form, their classic teer-based organization, is always seeking and motivated. Attendees should bring symmetry retained in indestructible stone. active volunteers for its many programs their sense of humor, a willingness to ex- and services. To help meet the challenge periment, and a list of jobs for which they Clearings reveal magnificent cliffs, quarried hills of finding volunteers and to help those who need to find volunteers. The workshop spared destruction by the munificence of a few men manage volunteers or volunteer programs begins at 9:30 a.m. Bagels and coffee will within our member organizations, the be available at 9 a.m. There will be a of means, and of dreams. Weathering and time have Conference will sponsor a Volunteer Re- hike in the afternoon. If you plan to hike, given the cliffs a russet hue, the patina of cruiting Workshop on Saturday, February bring a bag lunch. redemption. The WALKER shudders as he 12, at 9 a.m. at Long Pond Iron Works Please register via the Internet at the contemplates the consequences had quarrying gone on. State Park in Ringwood, NJ. Trail Confer- Trail Conference’s website: ence Executive Director Jan Hesbon and www.nynjtc.org/committee/membership. Vice President Jane Daniels are presenting If you do not have Internet access, please Tempted by the occasional footpaths to the this free, three-hour, hands-on workshop. send the coupon below to the Trail Con- river edge the WALKER finds small beaches littered Learn different recruiting techniques ference office. Travel directions will be sent with flotsam. Off shore are rotting pile of long- to find enthusiastic and competent volun- with your confirmation letter. Public trans- teers, learn when and how to use them ef- portation is available via NJ Transit bus gone piers. Here rock and ice from the Hudson’s fectively, and how to provide a progres- route #197. hills and nearby lakes were barged into the City’s insatiable maw. No more! REGISTRATION FORM Volunteer Recruiting Workshop Near Haverstraw a historical marker stands Saturday, February 12, 2000 where Benedict Arnold’s treachery occurred. As the Revolution triumphed, here also has the battle for the Name______preservation of the magnificent Hudson River Valley won Address______City______State______Zip______significant victories. Phone: Day(______) ______Eve (______) ______E-mail ______Off shore the RIVER KEEPER minds his PCB’s and the resurgent fish as he cruises the healing q I will be staying to hike. stream. On shore the RIVER WALKER ambles on, q I will be arriving by NJ Transit Bus #197 and need a pick-up at Ringwood alert for glimpse of eagle and returning deer. Municipal Building. Call me at (____)______to confirm time and place. Return to: NY-NJ Trail Conference, Volunteer Recruiting Workshop, 232 Madison Ave., - Paul Leikin Room #802, New York, NY 10016.

TRAIL W ALKER JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2000 5 As of June 1998, portions of the Wyanokie Crest, Wyanokie Circular, Hewitt- Butler and Mine trails have been closed to public use by the landowner, Sam Braen of Saddle Mountain Industries (a.k.a. VanOrden Quarry), in the Saddle Mountain area adjacent to Norvin Green State Forest in Ringwood, NJ (Trail Conference North Jersey Trails map 21, Grid 5-E/F). Skylands CLEAN, a local environmental and conservation advocacy organization, reports on the status of two of their efforts, now in the courts, to preserve the landscape and public recreational access in the New Jersey High- lands. JOIN Outcome of cases will affect Highlands trails Two lawsuits are underway in of the motions we have filed demands that THE TRAIL Ringwood, New Jersey, that may well the trails be reopened. determine the fate of several popular trails In October 1999, Skylands CLEAN which until recently were in public use for filed a lawsuit against the Borough of 75 years. Many hikers have already dis- Ringwood, in an effort to nullify what CONFERENCE! covered, much to their disappointment, that CLEAN considers to be an improper zon- parts of the Hewitt-Butler, Wyanokie Cir- ing ordinance recently passed by the Bor- cular, Mine, and Wyanokie Crest trails ough. The ordinance is troubling in sev- are now closed outside of Norvin Green eral key aspects, including: the definition 1,300 miles State Forest, and access to the area known of steep slopes as those over 25% grade, as the Pine Paddies has been cut off. This whereas the State standard is 15%; provi- of hiking trails is the result of trail closings suddenly im- sion for the granting of variances, under posed by landowner Sam Braen, operator loose and vague terms, to allow for re- are waiting for you... of the quarry in Ringwood. grading of steep slopes in preparation for The closings were in retaliation for development; lack of ridgeline protection; efforts by residents and by Skylands improperly small lot sizes for non-sewered, MICHAEL WARREN CLEAN to end, or at least to scale down environmentally-sensitive terrain—to greatly, the quarrying, which is taking name but some. ...thanks to the volunteers of the New York-New Jersey Trail Conference. Join place in a rural, residentially-zoned neigh- Sam Braen’s Wyanokie acres come and help support the organized volunteer work of building and maintaining foot borhood. The closed trails traverse miles trails. Get discounts on maps and guidebooks, a subscription the TRAIL under this new zoning ordinance. The WALKER, and learn to do trail work. Add your voice to the thousands of hikers of beautiful mountainous forest. Because ordinance’s provisions are likely to serve in our region! these approximately 400 acres are also as an inducement for landowners like zoned residential, there is the ever-present Braen to develop their lands, which would I want to join the NY-NJ Trail Conference in the category indicated: danger of development. The permanent forever destroy these historic trails. preservation of these acres, popularly Skylands CLEAN is asking individuals and Individual Joint/Family known as the “Wyanokie Highlands,” in- organizations for help. Your financial sup- o o Regular $21 $26 cluding Saddle Mountain, continues to be port is absolutely essential to help us pay o o Sponsor $45 $50 one of CLEAN’s goals. for the legal and professional fees needed o o Benefactor $95 $100 After tremendous public pressure from to continue these efforts. Contributions are Student o $15 o $20 Skylands CLEAN and residents, and based tax-deductible. Checks should be payable Limited Income o $15 o $20 on major ongoing violations, the to “Skylands CLEAN Legal Fund” and Life o $400 o $600* Ringwood Borough Council voted in May mailed to Skylands CLEAN, 153 Skylands * two adults at same address 1999 to deny a license renewal for the Road, Ringwood, NJ 07456. If you have quarry. The quarry then filed suit against any questions or have professional exper- NAME Ringwood. This case is expected to be tise that might be useful in one of these ADDRESS heard by February 2000. CLEAN has suc- cases, please contact CLEAN’s coordina- cessfully petitioned the court for interve- tor Kathy Baker at 973-962-7599 or by e- CITY STATE ZIP nor status in this case, both to support the mail [email protected]. Please also visit DAY PHONE EVENING PHONE license denial and to serve as a watchdog, our web site: www.skyclean.org. Help us since the Borough has been less than en- to reopen, and permanently preserve, these E-MAIL thusiastic about regulating the quarry. One irreplaceable trails! Check one: o new member o renewal

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6 JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2000 TRAIL WALKER F O R & A B O U T v Congratulations to our two newest Long a single trip. After completing your hike Path End-to-Enders, Raymond S. Wilkin send in a tally sheet to the Long Path End- O u r M e m b e r s of Greenville, SC, and Donna L. Pasternak to-End Committee, Ed Walsh, 11 of Huntington, WV. They are end-to-enders Kwiecinski Street, West Haverstraw, NY #57 and #58, respectively. Both Ray and 10993-1410. End-to-enders receive a patch v Thank you to recent new member Ri- eligible for AmeriCorps education awards. Donna completed their trek on the Long and a certificate in October at our annual chard Mitnick, who has a novel “Thank For more information on these positions, Path as a series of hikes over a number of meetings. Non-members of the Trail Con- You” of his own: he sent a $5 donation contact SCA’s Recruiting Dept. at 603-543- years. Ray, formerly of Cohoes, NY, is ference should include a $5 application after a recent hike to say thanks for the 1700 or e-mail at cwc-program@sca- the first end-to-ender to begin his hike on fee. Tally sheets are available from Ed good work on the trails. He can’t give inc.org. the Long Path north of the Catskills. Al- Walsh at the above address. Please send time, so he wants to offer his thanks with though Donna finished her Long Path hike an SASE with your request. a contribution. v The Adirondack Mountain Club is now in 1996, she only submitted her tally form v accepting applications for summer 2000 in October 1999. Even though the require- I am seeking information about the late v The Student Conservation Association employment. The application deadline is ments for end-to-ender status have grown Victor Martineck, who may have been a is offering paid outdoor leadership posi- February 15th. The club will hire 40 sea- since 1996, the LP End-to-End Committee long-time NYNJTC member, for an up- tions with their high school volunteer con- sonal employees to maintain trails, pro- decided to recognize her hike since she coming exhibition of his paintings, letters, servation work crews. Crew leaders man- vide backcountry information, and oper- completed the requirements as they existed and artifacts at the Museum of the Hudson age most aspects of 4-5-week-long sum- ate two mountain lodges in the Adirondack at that time. This is in keeping with the Highlands in Cornwall, NY. I’d love to mer crews comprised of 6-10 high school High Peaks. All positions require a strong committee’s motto, Semper Gumby (Al- talk to anyone who knew Victor, who can student volunteers. Candidates must be at outdoor orientation and good public skills. ways Flexible). tell me stories about him (both good and least 21 years old with proven youth lead- Benefits include room and board, a mod- The current requirements for Long bad; I know he was a complicated fellow), ership skills, camping/backpacking expe- est salary, and a great setting. Most posi- Path end-to-end recognition are to com- and who may have letters, artifacts, or rience, and have at least Wilderness First tions begin in early June and end on La- plete the 341 miles of the Long Path from paintings they would be willing to loan to Aid certification or equivalent. Conserva- bor Day. To apply, send a self-addressed, the George Washington Bridge to NYS the museum for the exhibition. Reply to tion internships are also available in na- stamped envelope to: Adirondack Moun- Route 146 near Altamont, NY. Most people David Noland, 914-534-2966 (days or tional parks, forests, and wildlife refuges tain Club, Box 867, Applications, Lake do it as a series of hikes over a number of evenings); e-mail at [email protected]. across the country. Many interns will be Placid, NY 12946. years; it’s not necessary to hike the trail in Mailing address is Box 204, Mountainville, NY 10953.

raised crops, animals and children. Went in my task to protect what is here.” Stop- to town on Saturday.” All gone now. ping them well short of the footpath, only A Day Out As he moves up the steep hillside of he and the trees will know they are there. quartzite boulders hidden by moss and Having no bearing on geography, being ferns, he leaves the last wisps of humanity drawn by humans, the way has little to do By Cosmo Catalano behind. Too rugged for practical men and with the landscape. It travels up and down women with families to raise, this land over ravine and stream. It lays awkwardly only witnessed the boots and wagons of on the ground. Through hemlock and e drives his car about 20 min raphy, views, water sources. He is an [Ap- sawyers gathering energy to cook food maple and beech. One moment he is strid- utes south to the trailhead with palachian] Trail Corridor Monitor on his and warm dwellings below. “Bad place ing through knee deep ferns, the next the familiar white blaze, parks, annual corridor boundary walk. to hurt myself,” he thinks. “Long ways through leafless hobblebush, nascent buds H from any trail; wonder how long it’d be already awaiting the spring. shoulders his pack, gathers his maps, and As his way leads him further from the sets off up the trail. The sky is overcast, well-traveled precincts of white blazes, the before they found me? Kinda stupid to do The most jarring thing about the day trying to be blue. Leaves carpet the earth, world he moves through enfolds him in its this part alone, but the silence.…” is his discovery of each marker, growing a gentle breeze encouraging those that mysteries. Soon all that can be seen are Gradually—mercifully—the way lev- in the woods like a metallic mushroom as haven’t yet taken the plunge. It is warm trees and underbrush. Wildlife, hearing his els out as he tops the rise, panting. Just if it had just sprouted from some strange for almost November, a few hardy bugs crunching approach through downed ahead, an opening in the trees. The bones alien spoor. Utterly and completely of our orbit his head. The smell like no other leaves and branches, moves away well in of the hill, scraped clean centuries ago by age, utterly and completely out of place time of year: not decay, not death, but not advance of his passage. Except for squad- ice, still resisting the forest’s efforts to skin in this world. No signs of how it got there; renewal either. A few yards up the trail he rons of south-bound geese passing over- them over. There is no trail to this corner no tracks, tool marks or disturbed brush. heads off into the woods, compass out, head, he is alone with his map, compass, of the mountain. Only he (“and a dozen Still, these markers keep the promise that map in hand, scanning for a sign. and thoughts. Because his way is not or so surveyors,” he admits ruefully) know this land can be saved for There! Along the trees border- of the many, there are no foot- this place. No footprints, no crampon the future. Heading back ing the yard with the swimming prints, muddy roots, candy wrap- scratches on the rocks, no places worn now, as the sun moves to pool that’s visible from the trail pers, or chatter. A dog on a dis- smooth of moss. Pebbles sprinkled onto light the sides of the trees, on those hot July days past. He tant farm is his only reminder that the surface by the retreating ice have lain he begins to sense the stops, peering at the ground, then others inhabit this realm. He sees here undisturbed (“except for those log- familiar in the land- at the surrounding brush. He con- much evidence of past dwellers, though: gers 100 years ago, who cut nearly every scape. Suddenly a sults his map, and with another glance at cellar holes, tree stumps, stone walls slowly tree on this mountain,” he recalls). These swimming pool is vis- his compass, heads into the woods. He is sending their substance back into the earth, thoughts detract not a bit as he sits on gla- ible through the following blazes, but not a path. His trail rusty barbed wire fence. “People lived cier-grooved rock and eats his sandwich. trees, and yes, here makes no acknowledgment of the topog- here,” he muses, “they actually had farms, Later, he reaches the end of this section of is monument his travels, and must make a crossing, MA239-1, just as it was when he left it. Editor’s Note: This article introduces you to Appalachian Trail monitors—volunteers who unguided by blazes, to intersect another way that awaits his gaze. Marking his path keep watch on the National Park Service-owned AT lands. Monitors walk the property line with small bits of flagging tape, he feels a boundaries of the federal lands rather than the footpath itself to check for illegal uses of the This essay was originally posted to the Appala- certain twinge of guilt, as if he is desecrat- chian Trail Mailing List (at-l at http:// corridor of publicly-owned land which surrounds and insulates the AT. Monitors are the “eyes ing this place by deliberately leaving what www.backcountry.net) in October, 1999. and ears” of the National Park Service, providing a vital land stewardship service. In our region Catalano is the Monitor Coordinator for the AT amounts to litter to mark his passing. all three of our AT committees—east of the Hudson, west of the Hudson, and New Jersey— in northern Massachusetts, and monitors a sec- have, and need, trail monitors. If you are interested in the monitor’s role, contact Anne Then he reconsiders: “I will come this tion of trail near Cheshire, MA. Lutkenhouse at the Trail Conference office, 212-685-9699. way next time. These marks will help me

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8 JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2000 TRAIL WALKER CONTRIBUTIONS MAJOR DONORS HIKERS’ BOOKSHOP Ben & Phyllis Frankel, Robert L. & Alma Newton BENEFACTORS Adam Offenhartz Story Line : Exploring the Literature nique of moving between his own explo- DONORS of the Appalachian Trail, by Ian ration of a place and its literary compan- Karen Andrews & Mary Rudovsky, Gene Arkin, Marilyn Bakun, Edward Bernstein, Ian Marshall. University Press of Virginia, ion works well. Here he hikes Mt. Katahdin Blundell, Mike Braude, Gyu & Byung Chung, Ledge Clayton, John Connell, Jerry Dean, R. 1998. 284 pages. and admits to feeling both disoriented and Kenneth Draude, J. Irene Gibson, Jack Gonzalez, Neil Grant, Stella Green, Gerald Grob, Reviewed by Nancy Z. Leck afraid during a thunderstorm, much as Jennifer Haas, Fred J. Hafele, Theresa Hamacher, Peter Hannan, Sidney B. Heimbach, Linda Thoreau did one night when a fir tree sud- Hofmann & Paul Kamienski, David & Claire Hogenauer, Christopher & Cynthia Hoen, Jean denly blazed into flames. A. Holke, John A. Humbach, Shelia & Richard Jamison, E.L. Joba, Diane Jukofsky, Cecilia Ian Marshall, an avid hiker and pro- Bruce Kaduk, Donald C. Kientzler, Jan Keithly & Miklos Muller, John J. Kindred III, Stephen fessor of English at Pennsylvania State - At times I found this book engross- & Ann Klepner, Chad Kopp, Jill & William Kulbe, George S. Leibson, Julius & Hermine Altoona, has written an expressive, unique ing, especially when being re-introduced Levine, R. K. Liu, Richard W. Meyer, Joe & Linda Moreng, William J. Moss, John & Patricia book about the literary history and geog- to great American writers such as Thoreau Murphy, Ann Muth, Robert F. Neff, Edward & Barbara O’Brien, Chip Paillex, Dean & Lorrie Paccioretti, Bill Rakower, Paul C. Raso, Ruth M. Robinson, Brian Rosner & Barbara Wafel, raphy of the Appalachian Trail; this book and Hawthorne. But at other times I was lost in a literary discussion that seemed Robert C. Ross, Jean J. Rousseau, Norman C. Schwartz, Robert M. Segal, Frank Serravallo, belongs to a relatively new form of litera- Alfred Seymour-Jones, James Simpson, Harry & Yetta Sokol, Jan Summers, Betty J. Tabor, ture termed “eco-criticism.” This survey much like a boring college English lec- Renee P. Victor, Janice M. Whipple, Karen Zimmerman, and William Zipf of almost 20 works, some of which will ture. Then, I wished the author would re- be familiar to every reader and some of turn to the keen observations of the natu- MEMORIAL GIFTS which, at least to this non-English major, ral world that inspired these writings. Kenneth Bunch, Fred Ferraro, Joan Higgins, Mr & Mrs. Russell Johnson, Ann Kilmartin, So if you want a very different arm- Jennifer Morris, Betty Ryffel, Pat Sohr, Mr. & Mrs. William Stuhrke, and Jennifer Stuhrke, in are not at all well-known, is woven to- memory of Stephen Stuhrke gether with Marshall’s own personal ob- chair tour of the Appalachians, filled with servations from hiking the AT over the lore, and can appreciate a serious literary MATCHING GIFTS past twenty years. focus, then you will enjoy Story Line. Bell Atlantic Foundation In Story Line we find Cherokee myths, Chase Manhattan Foundation stories by Mary Noailles Murfree, a writer McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. The New York Times Company Foundation, Inc. of the late nineteenth century who focused Pfizer Foundation on local rural society, as well as Robert Prudential Insurance Frost’s poetry, and the novel Pilgrim at Reader’s Digest Foundation, Inc. Tinker Creek by Annie Dillard. We also Reuters America, Inc. find Evergreen’s (his AT trail name) com- Transamerica Foundation ments about his fellow hikers, including a IN-KIND SERVICES pair named Puck and Wolverine and a Dill’s Best Building Center, Pawling, NY Harley-riding couple who camp in the Shenandoahs complete with cloth THE H. NEIL ZIMMERMAN FUND placemats, silverware, and wine glasses. At first Marshall silently mocks this couple Our special thanks to all those who have contributed to the H. Neil Zimmerman Fund, established to support the permanent protection of trail lands in the region. for bringing along all the comforts of the “civilized” world but then retreats when BENEFACTORS he realizes that their enjoyment of the sur- William T. Golden, John & Marianne Gunzler, Robert L. & Alma Newton, H. Peter Stern, rounding mountains is as genuine as his. Ralph E. Ogden Foundation, Jean Taylor, Hedley M. Weeks, H. Neil Zimmerman The chapter on Thoreau’s The Maine Woods is one in which Marshall’s tech- SPONSORS B. Harrison & Phyllis Frankel, Joan D. James, Samuel F. Pryor III, Greg Schumaker & Terry Hamacher

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CONTRIBUTORS Robert Kirkwood Anderberg, Karl & Nancy Beard, Bob & Midge Binnewies, George & Nora Brown, Nash and Bette Castro, Harold & Mimi B. Cohen, Paul & JoAnn Dolan, David J. & Glenda S. Haas, Gary Haugland, Thomas & Susan Humbach, Robert, Clarisse & Brad Jonas, William M. Kelly, Albert Kent, Jr., John L. Kolp, Gus J. Lesnevich & Lisa Safler, William & Karen Mishler, Miklos Muller & Jan Keithly, Michael C. Natale, Frederick & Anne Osborn III, Michael & Ruth Rosenthal, John M. Striker & Eda Modestra, Arthur W. Tollefson, John Viehman

DONORS Appalachian Mountain Club/Connecticut Chapter Trails Committee, Robert Augello, Ted Baker, Paul & Brenda Bell, Harry F. Bott, John B. Blenninger and Lalla R. Grimes, Evangeline Caliandro, Daniel Chazin, Ethel Churchill, Herbert Coles, Walt & Jane Daniels, Paul Demeny, Michael & Ruth Doehring, Don and Carol Dyson, Elizabeth A. Feldhusen, David Fermoile, Jakob & Gely Franke, Judith Fulmer, Clifford Norman Gerenz, Michael & Eugenia Gershenson, Alfred Goldstrom, Lizbeth Gonzalez & Clint Robinson, Brian Goodman, Neil Grant, Stella Green, Henry G. & Mary Hagedorn, Gary Jacobson, Diane Jukofsky, Keith P. LaBudde, Paul Lanzillotta & K. Ayers, Isabella Lee, Phyllis Lennert, Ann G. Loeb, Anne Lutkenhouse, Bonnie H. Marsh, Virginia S. Mattice, Paula & Michael Medley, Robert W. Messerschmidt, G. Gail Neffinger, Joachim & Lila Oppenheimer, Cas C. & Mary Patrick, Brian Poalillo & Lisa Lefaui, Michael L. & Joan Rea, Wayne & Monica R. Richter, Donald H. & Margaret Roeske, Roger Roloff & Barbara Petersen, Weiland A. Ross, Norman Schwartz, Edward J. Sidote, Jerome Siegel, Anne & Manny J. Silberberg, Norman J. Smith, David & Naomi Sutter, Jeffrey Tittel, Alice L. Tufel, Ivan & Rita Vamos, Christie Van Kehrberg, Matthew & Lisa Visco, Edward J. & Eudora Walsh, Richard N. Warner, Hanson Wong, John C. & Mary A. Yrizarry, Jack, Lydia & Noah Zakim

TRAIL W ALKER JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2000 9 Highlands Trail is NJ’s Millennium Trail SOME FEATURES OF THE HT continued from page 1 inding through the North Jersey bears roam here, as well as bobcats, Wcounties of Passaic, Sussex, Mor- river otters, bald eagles, rare, threat- The value of designation States. Ringwood Borough’s iron-ore in- ris, Hunterdon and Warren, the High- ened and endangered species; also a lands Trail offers a wide range of ex- migratory resting place for countless dustry began in 1740, fueling the colo- Legacy Trail designation brings a periences, from challenging, lung- hawks and neo-tropical songbirds number of benefits. The trail will receive nists’ needs for arms and ammunitions straining climbs up Windbeam Moun- a marker bearing the White House Mil- during the Revolution. Iron mines and tain to dangle over the Wanaque Res- Current status of the Highlands Trail lennium Council logo; it will be promoted forges dotting the region produced can- ervoir—the state’s largest, supplying About 50 contiguous miles of the 25% of NJ’s residents with water—to in the media as an important part of the nonballs, while the famed West Point iron Trail are open from the NY/NJ state line easy strolls along the former Morris to Mahlon-Dickerson reservation in Mor- National Millennium Celebration; a map chain across the Hudson River was cast Canal towpath in Stephens State Park. ris County. Heading south from the state and description of the trail will be posted from Highlands ores. Revolutionary War Other features include: line, the Trail passes through Wanaque, on the Millennium Trails website, where battles were fought throughout the High- v Monksville, Wanaque, Clinton, Wildcat Ridge, and Sparta Mountain Wild- it will be featured as a “Trail of the Week”; lands because of these ore reserves as well Oak Ridge reservoirs life Management Areas; Long Pond Iron- a Trail map and description will be in- as the area’s strategic significance to New v Weis Ecology Center, with works State Park; Norvin Green and Abram S. Hewitt State Forests; Mahlon cluded on a new national trails database; York City. Gen. Washington over-wintered its environmental education center Dickerson Reservation, and private lands. v Chickahoki & Post Brook water assistance will be given to staging a ma- his headquarters there for several seasons. Other trail sections have been built falls jor celebratory event on the Trail; and it Mahlon Dickerson, a military general, NJ in southern Morris and Hunterdon Coun- mountain laurel and rhododen- will be included in a na- governor, and Secretary of the v ties. We expect to announce public ac- drons on the ridges tional event on National Navy under President An- cess to these later this spring. The War- MILLENNIUM v puddingstone rocks on Bearfort ren County route is progressing through Trails Day 2000. drew Jackson, owned one of TRAIL Ridge the land acquisition phase as the county’s Designation will also the largest mines in the coun- v Bearfort Ridge fire tower open space preservation program acquires generate greater public fo- try, in Succasunna. v Ken Lockwood Gorge & trout property. Most recently, the county closed cus on the region that the The Highlands Trail was stream on the Marble Hill property, the anchor point for the Highlands Trail on the Dela- Trail traverses, thus fulfill- envisioned as a small-scale v sections of the old Morris Canal model of the “Greenway towpath ware River. ing one of the TC’s main For the Highlands Trail description Long Pond Ironworks Historic dis- goals in its development: to Spine” concept: a foot trail v and maps pamphlet to sections currently focus attention on the High- forming the backbone of a trict (with scheduled tours) open, send a self-addressed, stamped (55 lands landscape and thereby recreational hiking system v shoreline of Echo Lake cents) envelope to the Trail Conference iron mines increase preservation sup- with other trail networks v office, requesting the Highlands Trail diverse wildlife: over 400 black packet. port through grass-roots ac- feeding into, or off of, it— v tivism. This is a natural much like ribs attach to the extension of recent greater spinal column. Already, the attention to Highlands’ Farny Highlands Trail Net- trails as finalists to the Washington, DC- of the 50 Millennium Legacy Trails—rep- preservation efforts. Just work serves as an example based panel which made the final selec- resenting 47 states, the District of Colum- before Earth Day 1999, the of this concept. The Farny tion. The other two were the Liberty-to- bia, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands— Sierra Club named the NJ system, a planned 50-mile Water-Gap Trail, a combination of both is the essence of the themes of history and Highlands as one of 52 hiking trail network branch- existing and envisioned trails stretching future within a state’s boundaries. “Special Places in ing off the Highlands Trail, across the state from Liberty State Park to There are two other types of Millen- America”—one natural fea- has 30 miles open for public the Delaware Water Gap, and the Batona nium trails: the 12 Flagship Trails which ture in each state with na- use, bringing communities’ Trail, a 50-mile, long distance trail in encapsulate our history and hope for the tional significance worth local trail resources into a southern New Jersey’s Pine Barrens. future on broad national themes (the Ap- saving for future generations. more regional network, which can permit The Millennium Trails initiative, a palachian Trail is one) and the 2000 Com- Funds are increasingly becoming wider exploration and recreation. Other collaborative effort of the White House munity Millennium Trails—those trail available for vital land preservation work. proposals for trails and trail systems to Millennium Council, the US Department projects registering for National Trails First, NJ Governor Whitman’s stable fund- connect with the “spine” include the Ridge of Transportation, and the Rails-to-Trails Days 1999 and 2000. ing source, approved in the November and Valley Trail, the Liberty-Water Gap Conservancy, seeks to recognize, promote, 1998 election, authorizes $98 million a Trail, and municipal systems. and stimulate the US trail movement. Each year for the next 10 years to acquire sen- The Trail Conference would like to sitive open space for permanent preserva- thank the growing list of sponsors to the tion. In addition, national efforts by many Highlands Trail project over the years: $10,000 grant funds volunteer programs states and environmental organizations National Park Service’s Rivers Trails and continued from page 1 have put forward legislative bills appro- Conservation Assistance program, New priating full funding for the Land and Water Jersey Conservation Foundation, and Sen. Three thousand dollars of this grant of it and the sense of giving, receiving ac- Conservation Fund to assist both federal Frank Lautenberg (NJ-D) for the original will cover costs (food, travel, leader’s sal- knowledgment is still important for mo- and state governments with a pool of funds application for RTCA help. We would also ary) associated with hosting 2 profession- rale. While the Trail Conference puts its for preserving dwindling open space. like to thank our funders: Eastern Moun- ally-led, volunteer trail crews to our re- limited dollars primarily into direct trail tain Sports; Wickers, Inc.; Recreational gion. This format allows local Conference work or trail protection, literally invest- Honoring our past and imagining Equipment, Inc.; Open Space Institute- members to learn new, and bolster exist- ing in the ground, it nonetheless wanted our future... Rural New York Grant Program; Conser- ing, skills by working side-by-side with to recognize in a more broad way our Millennium Trail selection criteria vation Fund’s American Greenway Dupont these visiting experienced leaders. cadre of volunteers. Four thousand dol- required that the trail chosen “honors the Awards Program; Campmor; ABC Inter- Another three thousand dollars will lars of this grant award is earmarked for past and imagines the future” of America active; Sierra Club; our agency partners: permit the Trail Conference to sponsor volunteer acknowledgment to honor the by reflecting the heritage and culture of NJ Department of Environmental Protec- additional trail maintenance, chainsaw volunteers of the Trail Conference’s 11 trail the area it traverses while uniting public tion - Divisions of Parks & Forestry, and certification, and leadership development committees—the maintainers and commit- and private sectors in collaborative sup- Fish, Game & Wildlife; Newark Water- courses, especially in the western New tee leaders who literally are the heart and port. The Highlands Trail continues to be shed Conservation and Development Cor- Jersey region where efforts are underway soul of our services and mission. To say a cooperative partnership among volun- poration; Townships of West Milford and to strengthen the presence of the Trail “Thank You,” a series of regionally-lo- teer trail clubs, community groups, pri- Washington; Morris County Park Com- Conference. The Volunteer Recruiting cated “socials”—picnics, small receptions, vate landowners, and public agencies, mission; North Jersey District Water Sup- Workshop announced in this issue (see page or similar—are planned, since volunteers overseen by the Trail Conference. ply Commission; Palisades Interstate Park 5) is the first workshop to be offered are widely dispersed in both states. If funds The Highlands’ iron-ore-laden hills Commission; Passaic and Warren Coun- through this grant. allow, a small memento of thanks might have given rich and long-lived service to ties, and private landowners. Although so many active Conference also be given. the independence and history of the United Governor Whitman submitted three trail volunteers do their service for the love

10 JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2000 TRAIL W ALKER HIKERS’ ALMANAC HEALTH HINTS FOR HIKERS

THE SILENT KILLER continued from back cover are clear we shall get to see the Hasenclever Mine. by Albert P. Rosen, M.D. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 15 A recent “Morbidity and Mortality SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 26 FVT. Wyanokie Circular Ringwood. Leader: Mary Dell Morrison Weekly Report” issued by the Centers for 908-684-1173. Meet 10 a.m. Weis Ecology Center. Circular hike may OC. Byram River Gorge. Leader: Mayer Wiesen, 516-671-2095 Disease Control (CDC) listed six deaths, include Chickaholie Falls, Otter Hole and other points of interest. before 10:30 p.m. Meet 9:30 a.m. at Bainbridge and Jerome Avenues, street level. Moderate steady pace, 7 miles. Visit hemlock gorge in all in Georgia in March 1999, caused by Connecticut that stays green year round along a river trail. Maybe there carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning associ- FRIDAY - MONDAY, FEBRUARY 18 - 21 will be some white snow, a yellow sun, and a blue sky to go with the ated with camping. In the first incident, campground. A charcoal grill, found in- SCAC. President’s Weekend cross-country ski trip to green hemlocks and clear river. Bring an extra pair of socks. No smoking four people were found dead in a zipped- Stowe, Vt. Leader: Norman Paley, 718-668-1354. Annual ski trip to on trip. Service Fee: $3 non-members. side the tent, had been used outside for up tent: a 51-year-old man, his 10-year- the #1 rated x-c ski area in the East. By bus there and return. Stay at genuine cooking then brought into the tent to pro- Vermont country inn. old son, a 9-year-old boy, and a 7-year- SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 27 vide warmth. MSC. Washington’s Birthday Ski Weekend. Ski and x-c ski old girl. A propane gas stove, found still TMC. Old Croton Aqueduct: Greystone to Irvington. Between 1990 and 1994 there was an at our lodge in Waitsfield, VT. By bus. Call 212-978-9191 for info. burning inside the tent, was assumed to Leader: Hal Kaplan, 914-ES6-3156, message on ans. machine. Meet: at annual average of 30 fatal CO poisonings Greystone Station at 10:57 a.m. Take 10:20 a.m. Hudson line train from have been brought inside for heating. occurring inside tents or campers. The SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 19 Grand Central Terminal to Greystone. A 7-mile winter walk, including In a second incident, a 34-year-old UTC. Jamaica Bay and Rockaway Beach. Leader: Judy side trips to nearby preserves. Basically level but includes two steep stair CDC advises campers not to use fuel burn- man and his 7-year-old son were found Levine, 718-482-9659 til 10 p.m. Meet: 10 a.m. at Broad Channel on A climbs. Drivers: park locally, not in station commuter lot. Station is on ing equipment such as lanterns, camp dead in a zipped-up tent located in a group trail-station upstairs near token booth. Brisk to moderate pace, 5-6 miles. Harriman Ave., west of Warburton on the river, in northwest Yonkers. stoves, camping heaters, or charcoal grills Circular hike around the Bay, through scenic town, over a bridge to the OC. Saxon Woods Park. Leader: Roland Chapeau. Meet: board the beach and ocean of Jamaica Bay Wildlife Preserve. Then go over bridge New Haven Line train from GCT 42nd St. to Mamaroneck at 9:40 a.m. inside tents, campers, or other enclosed to Rockaway Beach. $1 donation to Jamaica Bay Preserve appreciated. or at 9:57 from Fordham Station where the leader boards, arrive at shelters. Opening tent flaps, doors, or win- Dress warmly; bring lunch and water. 10:19 a.m. Easy 8-10 miles; circular hike along ponds, lake, swamp, dows is insufficient to prevent the buildup brooks, and the Weinberg Nature Center with big trees and mountain of CO concentration. scenery. Dress warmly. Bring lunch and hot drink. No smoking on hike. SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 20 Unfortunately, carbon monoxide is IHC. Jones Point. Leader: Pete Rigotti, 718-769-3814. Meet: 9 a.m. GAHC. Ward Pound Ridge Reservation, Cross River, odorless and colorless and gives no warn- NY. Leader: Wolfgang Hahn, 212-831-8254. Call ahead requested. Meet: at Jones Point parking lot on Rt 9W, Jones Point, NY. Moderately strenu- 10 a.m. at museum parking lot. Hikes with possible cross-country skiing ous, with some bushwhacking. Very different hike to an obscure loca- ing. To prevent hypothermia, the CDC rec- tion unknown even to the leader. NYR. Peekskill to Bear Mountain. Leader: Dennis Gin, 212-925-2739. ommends adequate clothing and bedding Meet: call leader. Hike on the Camp Smith Trail, Popolopen Gorge Trail, and the consumption of extra calories and and a climb over the summit of Bear Mountain. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 28 fluid when exposed to the cold. All back- IHC. Black Rock Forest. Leader: Jim Hayes, 201-825-9506. Meet: RVW. Blackhead Mountain via Lockwood Gap. Meet: 8 packers and overnight hikers take heed 9 a.m. at Anthony Wayne Recreation Area north parking area, Harriman a.m. Sawyer Savings Bank parking lot, 87 Market St., Saugerties. Strenu- Park, NY. Moderately strenuous, about 8 miles. Route will probably ous 4.4 mi., 4 hrs. Snowshoes and crampons may be necessary. Inclem- and wear a hat! include Mount Misery, Black Rock Mountain, Rattlesnake Hill, and Hill ent weather date-following Monday. For more info call 914-246-7616. of Pines. Several good views. MARCH MONDAY, FEBRUARY 21 THURSDAY, MARCH 2 RVW. Thomas Cole and Black Dome Mountains. Meet:7 FVT. Johnsontown Road Circular. Leader: Joe Brownlee 973- a.m. at Sawyer Savings Bank parking lot, 87 Market Street, Saugerties. 635-1171 Meet: 10 a.m. Johnsontown Road, Harriman. 8 miles with Strenuous 5.9 miles, 5.5 hours. Snowshoes and crampons required. In- several views. clement weather date-following Monday. For more information call 914-246-7987. SUNDAY, MARCH 5 HHC. Washington X’ing State Park. Leader: Phil Tunison 609- THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 24 466-3602. Meet 10 a.m. Flemington Outlet Center. 5 moderate miles FVT. Lake Tiorati Circular. Leaders: Charlie & Anita Kientzler through the woods and fields of the State Park. Hiking boots, water and 973-835-1060. Meet: 10 a.m. Lake Tiorati, Seven Lakes Drive, Harriman snack/lunch. State Park. Moderately strenuous hike around Lake Tiorati. If the trails C L U B C O D E S

FVTW Frost Valley Trail Walkers. Contact: Cherryll Short, 227, Lenox Hill Station, NYC 10021. Free schedule on (201)299-0212. Mon. 3 mi., Tues. 6-7 mi., Wed. 5 mi., request. Thurs. 7-10 mi., Fri. ramble up to two mi. PPOW Protectors of Pine Oak Woods. Contact: Richard GAHC German-American Hiking Club. Contact: Evelyn Hoyer, Buegler, (718)761-7496. Staten Island hikes. (718)457-8319. RVW Rip Van Winkle. Contact: Fred Backhaus, (914) 246- HHC Hunterdon Hiking Club. Contact: Lud Bohler, (908)788- 5670. 3941. SC-AC Sierra Club, Atlantic Chapter Outings Committee. IHC Interstate Hiking Club. Contact: Brian Mazur, (973) 478- Contact: Sierra Club, Atlantic Chapter Outings Committee: 5285; [email protected]. Schedule $1. on (718)370-2096. request. TMC Thendara Mountain Club. Contact: Sybil Sidelman, MSC Miramar Ski Club. Contact: Jay Schwarz, (212)673- (516) 295-0582, or Val Cutajar, (516)938-2614. 7132. UTC Urban Trail Club. Contact: Cap Field, (718)274-0407. NYR New York Ramblers. Contact: Chris Zeller, (212)260- WWW/WEC Weis Wyanokie Wanderers/NJ Audubon 4879. Hikes may be strenuous. Society’s Weis Ecology Center. Contact: Wendy Rhoades, OC Outdoors Club. Contact: The Outdoors Club, PO Box (973) 835-2160, for hikes and program schedule. The activities listed are sponsored by member clubs of the NY-NJ Trail Conference. All hikers are welcome subject to club regulations and rules of the trail. You are responsible for your own safety. Wear hiking boots or strong, low-heeled shoes. Bring food, water, rain gear, first aid kit, and flashlight in a backpack. Leaders have the right and responsibility to refuse anyone whom they believe cannot complete the hike or are not adequately equipped. Easy, moderate, or strenuous hikes are relative terms; call leader if in doubt. Many of our affiliate groups sponsor hikes which are not listed in the Hikers’ Almanac. For a descriptive list of Conference clubs, send a self-addressed, stamped envelope with your request to NY-NJ Trail Conference, 232 Madison Ave., Rm. 802, NY, NY 10016.

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JANUARY IHC. Tuxedo Circular. Leader: Frank Bauer, 201-845-3066. Meet: 9 835-1060. Meet: 10 a.m. Skyline Drive parking lot #2. Boy scout lakes, 727-7294. About 10 miles at a brisk pace. Warm up for Valentine’s Day a.m. at Tuxedo Railroad Station, Tuxedo, NY. Moderately strenous. A Matapan Rock, Ramapo fire tower and old castle to be seen on this by joining our search for the legendary lovers’ hideaway, Paradise Rock, SATURDAY, JANUARY 1 combination of the Ramapo-Dunderberg, Triangle, and Torne-Mount Ivy moderately strenuous traversing both east and west sides of Skyline Dr. overlooking Lake Cohasset. Most of the day we will explore the Long UTC. Garvies Point and Welwyn Preserve. Leader: Rolande trails and a visit to Claudius Smith’s Den. Rain cancels. Path and a variety of other central Harriman trails with a short bush- Chapeau. Meet: Take IRT #7 train to last stop in Flushing; meet in front SATURDAY, JANUARY 29 whack in the Lake Cohasset area. Goes in snow but in event of heavy of Stern Dept. Store on Roosevelt Ave. by bus stop N21. Bus leaves at snow, call leader for additional directions. 9:45 am, arrives at 10:43, to Glen Cove Pratt Blvd/Bridge St. 7 to 8 miles, MONDAY, JANUARY 10 PPOW. Staten Island Greenbelt Circular. Leader: Dick OC. Nassau Greenbelt-Bethpage to Massapequa. Leader: easy circular hike through the beautiful trails of the preserves and their RVW. Rusk and Hunter Mtns. Meet: 7 a.m. at Sawyer Savings Buegler, 718-761-7496; Co-leader: Herman Zaage, 718-727-0772. Meet: Mike Puder, 718-743-0920 anytime for recorded message. Meet: Roy shore. Scenic bus ride along L.I. Sound. Bring lunch and hot drink. Op- Bank parking lot, 87 Market Street, Saugerties. Strenuous. Rusk is a Meet 9:30 a.m. at Clove Lakes parking lot, one block north of Victory Rogers across from LIRR ticket windows on lower level of Penn Station tional New Year’s dinner in Chinese restaurant upon return to Flushing. bushwhack, 9.0 miles, 6.5 hours; snowshoes and crampons necessary. Blvd. on Clove Road. Take 8:30 a.m. boat from South Ferry and 9 a.m. to take LIRR train. Call leader week of hike for meeting time. Moderate No smoking on hike. Inclement weather date-following Monday. For more information call: any 60’s bus from SI Terminal to Clove Road. Moderate 10 miles. We go steady pace, 8 level miles. Bring lunch and water. OC. Long Beach to Lookout Point. Leader: Mike Puder, 718- 914-246-1823. in all weather conditions. Sturdy shoes, lunch, and beverage a must. UTC. Old Croton Aqueduct -Glenwood to Tarrytown. 743-0920. Meet: at Roy Rogers across from the LIRR ticket windows, TUESDAY, JANAURY 11 TMC. Van Cortlandt Ramble. Leader: Ruth Harwood, 212-749- Leader: Sal Varbaro, 718-420-9569 between 8-10 p.m. Meet: 9:00 a.m. Penn Station lower level, to take train to Long Beach. Please call leader FVT. Butler-Montville Trail. Leader: Bill Barton 908-647-6658. 3994. Meet: 1 p.m. in front of bldg. opp. Burger King at 242nd St. and at Grand Central Terminal. Beautiful 8 miles along the Hudson. week of hike for meeting time. Moderate, steady pace, 5 miles along the Meet: 10 a.m. Pyramid Mt. Visitors Center. Bear Rock, Pyramid Mt., B’way. An easy walk of about 3-4 miles on wooded trails and paths. Rain beach to welcome in the New Year. Bring lunch and water. Tripod Rock and more. or ice cancels. Register with leader in advance. IHC. Mystery Swamp. Leader: Pete Rigotti, 718-769-3814. Meet: 9 a.m. at Elk Pen Parking Area, Arden, NY. Strenuous, circular hike from the Elk Pen. Never done before with a secret location. SUNDAY, JANUARY 2 FRIDAY - MONDAY, JANUARY 14 - 17 SUNDAY, JANUARY 30 IHC. Skylands in Winter. Leader: Roy Williams, 973-283-9756. SCAC. Holiday cross-country skiing. Leader: Roy Silverfarb, IHC. Wawayanda. Leader: Steve Rikon, 973-962-4149; MONDAY, FEBRUARY 7 Meet: 9 a.m. in Parking Lot A, Skylands Manor, Ringwood St. Park, NJ. 212-877-5921. Ski at the Garnet Hill and Lapland Lakes ski resorts in the [email protected]. Meet: 9 a.m. at A & P / Hewitt Post Office / Five Moderately strenuous. The views from Pierson Ridge will be clear and Adirondacks. Rentals and lessons available. Estimated lodging costs $100 Star Shopping Center,Warwick Tpk, Hewitt, NJ. Moderately strenu- RVW. Graham Mountain. Meet: 8 a.m. at Sawyer Savings Bank crisp. The ice floes on Mount Defiance should be worth recording on film. p.p. for a double room for 3 nights. ous. We’ll follow a variety of trails through frozen rhododendron and parking lot, 87 Market Street, Saugerties. Strenuous bushwhack-7 miles, 5 hours. Snowshoes and crampons required. Inclement weather date- MSC. Martin Luther King Ski Weekend. 212-978-9191 for cedar swamps. following Monday. For more information call 914-246-8546. MONDAY, JANUARY 3 info. Ski and cross country ski at our own lodge in Waitsfield VT, by bus. RVW. Shaupeneak Ridge, Town of Esopus. Meet: 8 a.m. at MONDAY, JANUARY 31 TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 8 Sawyer Savings Bank parking lot, 87 Market Street, Saugerties. Mod- SATURDAY, JANUARY 15 RVW. Mt. Everett and Guilder Pond, MA. Meet: 8 a.m. at erate 5.4 miles, 4 hours. Depending on snow conditions, snowshoes and Sawyer Savings Bank parking lot, 87 Market Street, Saugerties. Mod- FVT. Allamuchy Mountain State Park-Ski or Hike. Leader HHC. Delaware River Ice Formations. Leader: George Bishop Peter Wolff 973-239-0766. Meet 10 a.m. Panther Valley “BDL” restau- crampons may be necessary. Inclement weather date-following Mon- 908-788-7262. Meet: 8:30 a.m. Flemington Outlet Center. 7 miles. Pleas- erate 4.5 miles, 3.5 hours. Depending on snow conditions, snowshoes and rant and we will decide which parking lot to be used depending on day. For more information call: 914-246-5670. ant walk along Delaware River from boat launch parking lot, south of crampons may be necessary. Inclement weather date-following Mon- weather. Level hike with beautiful lake for lunch spot. Frenchtown to cliffs. Hiking boots, water and lunch. day. For more information call: 914-246-5664. THURSDAY, JANUARY 6 RVW. Mt. Everett, MA. Meet: 8 a.m. at Sawyer Savings Bank SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 13 FVT. Reeves Meadow Circular. Leaders: Carolyn and Jim Canfield parking lot, 87 Market Street, Saugerties. Moderate 5.6 miles, 4.5 hours, FEBRUARY WEC/WWW. Harriman Fire & Ice Hike. Leader: Don Weise, 973-728-9774. Meet: 10 a.m. Reeves Meadow Parking Winter ramble from Rt. 41 via Race Brook Falls. Depending on snow conditions, snow- SATURDAY,FEBRUARY 5 shoes and crampons may be necessary. Inclement weather date-follow- 973-835-2160. Meet: for 9:30 a.m. Strenuous 8 miles including great over Raccoon Brook Hills and a few other favorites. Moderate to strenu- HHC. Tohicon Creek Hike. Leader: Judy Moore 908-782-1782 (no ous depending on trail conditions. ing Saturday. For more information call: 914-246-4145. views, a mine, scenic lake, and the “lemon squeezer.” For adults and calls after 9:30 p.m.). Meet: 10 a.m. parking lot at Frenchtown Bridge. teens. Dress for the weather and bring lunch and water. $5 for non- Brisk 6 miles along the Tohicon Creek in Upper Black Eddy to High Rocks members, $4 for members. SATURDAY OR SUNDAY, JANUARY 8 OR 9 SUNDAY, JANUARY 16 in Stover State Park. Bring water, snacks/lunch or optional lunch in IHC. Appalachian Trail:PIP/Anthony Wayne to Bear UTC. Scarborough to Tarrytown on the Old Croton Aq- Frenchtown. SCAC. Cross-country skiing. Leader: Roy Silverfarb, 212-877- Mountain Bridge. Leader: Elsie and Joel McKenzie, 973-694-3056; 5921. We will ski wherever the snow flies, either day to Minnewaska, ueduct. Leader: Mike Puder, 718-743-0920; call anytime for informa- RVW. Thacher Park, Helderbergs. Meet: 8 a.m. at Sawyer [email protected]. Meet: 9 a.m. at Bear Mountain Inn, Bear Mtn, tion. Meet: Grand Central Terminal Information booth to take train to the Catskills, or Berkshires. Expect 8-mile moderate ski outing. Savings Bank parking lot, 87 Market Street, Saugerties. Moderate cros- NY. Moderately strenuous, about 7 miles traversing West and Bear Scarborough. Please call leader week of hike for meeting time. county skiing/snowshoeing possible, 3-4 miles, 4 hours. Inclement weather Mountains with lots of great views and some climbing. $5 parking fee SATURDAY, JANUARY 8 IHC. Cranberry Galore. Leader: Pete Rigotti, 718-769-3814. Meet: date: following Saturday. Depending on snow conditions, snowshoes at inn. Shuttle required. 9 a.m. at Silvermine Parking Area, Harriman Park, NY. Moderate, cir- and crampons may be necessary. For more info call 914-246-4145. IHC. Hundson Highlands -Anthony’s Nose. Leader: Eileen cuitous locus. Bushwhack to our favorite mine. Berch, 201-703-5565, [email protected]. Meet: 8:30 a.m. at Old Toll MONDAY, FEBRUARY 14 SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 6 House, Rts 6 and 202, Peekskill, NY. Moderately strenuous, great views. RVW. Tivoli Bays & Cruger Island. Meet: 8 a.m. at Sawyer Hike north from toll house to Anthony’s Nose and follow same route MONDAY, JANUARY 17 GAHC. Palisades & Hudson River Shoreline. Leader: Helly Savings Bank parking lot, 87 Market Street, Saugerties. Moderate 5.5 back, with ups and downs. Please pre-register by phone, message with RVW. North Lake picnic area via Horse Trail from de Liz, 201-592-6377; call leader beforehand. Meet: 10 a.m. at Linwood miles, 3.5 hours. Inclement weather date-following Monday. For more name and phone number is fine. Very bad weather cancels. Call be- Palenville. Meet: 8 a.m. at Sawyer Savings Bank parking lot, 87 Park Shopping Ctr, at west side of Route 9W, Fort Lee, NJ. information call 914-246-4590/246-4145. Depending on snow conditions, tween 6:00 a.m. and 7:15 a.m. if doubtful. Market St., Saugerties. Moderate 8.25 miles, 5.5 hrs. Depending on NYR. Butler to Haskell in Norvin Green. Leader: John snowshoes and crampons may be necessary. snow conditions, snowshoes and crampons may be necessary. Inclem- Augliera 212-877-3351. Meet: call leader. Hike on various trails in the SUNDAY, JANUARY 9 ent weather date-following Monday. For more info call: 914-246-7616. Norvin Green Forest visiting Osio Rock and Roomy Mine. HHC. Rambling Road Hike, PA. Leader: Sharon Rider 908-788- TMC. In Search of Paradise Rock. Leader: Barry Skura, 718- continued on page 11 8993. Meet: 9 a.m. Flemington Outlet Center. Rambling road hike 4-5 WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 19 miles will take place just across the bridge from Stockton, NJ. Bring FVT. Ramapo Mountain State Forest. Leader: Mickey Siegel positive attitude and water. Possible lunch in Stockton, if group agrees. 201-797-7054. Meet: 10 a.m. in 1st parking lot. Tour of Ramapo Lake and UTC. Rockland Lake to Nyack. Leader: George Glatz, 212-533- surrounding Ramapo Mountains. Bring lunch. RAILW ALKER 9457. Meet: 9:45 a.m. at the George Washington Bridge Bus Terminal in T THE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE NEW YORK-NEW JERSEY TRAIL CONFERENCE the upper level information area. About 6 miles level walking and one SATURDAY, JANUARY 22 short descent. Bring lunch and beverage. UTC. Branch Brook Park. Meet. 11 a.m. at top of PATH escalators Volume XXVII, Number 1 ISSN 0749-1352 January/February 2000 GAHC. Staten Island Greenbelt/Richmondtown Resto- in World Trade Center. Then Newark subway to park. ration Leader: Al Rosenblatt, 718-720-5370 & Evelyn Hoyer, 718-457- 8319. Meet: 10 a.m. at Historic Richmondtown parking lot at Richmond Road & Richmond Hill Road. Map with exact description available. SUNDAY, JANUARY 23 NYR. Lenape Trail, Newark to Verona. Leader: Ray Krant, GAHC. Nassau Greenbelt, Cold Spring Harbor, NY. Leader: 718-435-4994. Meet: Call leader. Walk through the parks of Essex County, Gunter Georgi, 516-883-2336. Meet: 10 a.m. at parking lot east at begin- climb the Watchungs, and pass the Cedar Grove Reservoir. ning of trail, 500 ft. north of traffic light at junction of Routes 25A & 108. TMC. Arden Hot Spots. Leader: Barry Skura, 718-727-7294; [email protected]. Lemon Squeezer, Times Square, Ship Rock, Fin- MONDAY, JANUARY 24 gerboard Mountain. Brisk pace, goes in snow but, in event of heavy RVW. Halcott Mt. Meet: 8 a.m. at Sawyer Savings Bank parking snow, call leader for additional directions. lot, 87 Market Street, Saugerties. Strenuous bushwhack, 4.5 miles, 4.5 WEC/WWW. Sterling Forest Loop Hike. Leader: Don Weise, hours; snowshoes and crampons necessary. Inclement weather date- 973-835-2160. Meet: for 9:30 a.m. Strenuous 6 miles through the forest, following Monday. For more information call: 914-246-7158. including new trails through several different wild habitats, clifftop views and more. For adults and teens. Dress for weather and bring plenty THURSDAY, JANUARY 27 of water and lunch. $5 for non-members, $4 for members. FVT. Ramapo Circular. Leaders: Charlie & Anita Kientzler 973-

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