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ADK Mohican Hikes September-November 2013 APPALACHIA MOU TAI CLUB ADK Mohican Hikes September-November 2013 Come join our club on one of our hikes listed on the following pages. No matter what your level of hiking, there is something for everyone. "Climb the mountains and get their good tidings. Nature's peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees. The winds will blow their own freshness into you and the storms their energy, while care will drop off like autumn leaves." John Muir APPALACHIA MOUTAI CLUB FOUR THOUSAND FOOTERS Westmoreland Sanctuary is on Chestnut Ridge Road, off Route 172 west of I-684, Exit 4 1 Sunday, September 8 H I K E S a n d S T U F F Pound Ridge Reservation (Joint with WTA) Attention Leaders and Hikers While everyone is familiar with the trails used for the cross-country skiing, this hike will cover other When car-pooling, it is recommended that a charge of trails and areas in the park not commonly used. It $.40 per mile be equally divided among passengers, will be a moderate 5-6 mile hike. To register, including the driver, and that everyone shares in the tolls. Trip tales go to [email protected] . To enter contact Carole Ehelben at 914-205-3207 or e-mail the leader lottery , send your signup sheets to Pat [email protected] before 8 p.m. on Friday, Johnston, 35 Millburn Road, Apt. 1, Goshen, NY September 6. 10924 Tuesday, September 10 @ 4 p.m. KEEP IN MIND THAT HUNTING SEASON Mohican Walkers (Joint with WTA) STARTS IN VARIOUS AREAS ON OCTOBER 1. FOR EXACT DETAILS, GOOGLE HUNTING Fran and Bella will be continuing their popular SEASONS. HAVE SOMETHING ORANGE weekday rambles in the preserves described in HANGING OFF YOUR BACKPACK Jane and Walt Daniel’s Walkable Westchester. Each easy-to-moderate walk will last between Sunday, September 1 1-1 ½ hours and will be posted on our club’s yahoo Tarrywile Park in Danbury, CT (Joint with WTA) groups, or you may contact Fran Resch at 914-255- 7742 by 5:00 p.m. the Monday before each walk or Easy hike of about 2-1/2 hours with a couple of at his new email at [email protected] . moderate climbs and descents. This hike takes us through hay fields and into the woods. 9:00 a.m. Saturday, September 14 start. Meet at the parking lot just inside the Pawling Nature Reserve in Putnam County Southern Blvd. entrance. To register, contact the (Joint with WTA) hike leader Rosanne Schepis at 203-417-5552 (cell) or [email protected] . This can be an easy hike of about three hours or it can be made longer by hiking on part of the AT. Monday, September 2 Carpooling is available from McDonald’s on Route HAPPY LABOR DAY 22 in Brewster. To register, contact Carol Harting at 845-669- 6731. No hike planned--put out a notice on the [email protected] if you would like Saturday, September 14 to hike and want company. Fahnestock Trail Maintenance Tuesday, September 3 @ 4 p.m. The 2.5 mile section of the 3 Lakes Trail from Mohican Walkers (Joint with WTA) Sunken Mine Road past Dennytown Road to the Catfish Loop is in need of major clipping. Fran and Bella will be continuing their popular Volunteers bring water, lunch, work gloves and any weekday rambles in the preserves described in trail work tools, i.e., loppers (clippers), small Jane and Walt Daniel’s Walkable Westchester. hand/bow saw. There is work for every level of Each easy-to-moderate walk will last between interest. Leader will provide brownies. Give trail 1-1 ½ hours and will be posted on our club’s yahoo work a try . For meeting time and place, contact Pat groups, or you may contact Fran Resch at 914-255- Johnston at [email protected] or call 845- 7742 by 5:00 p.m. the Monday before each walk or 294-3439. at his new email at [email protected] . Sunday, September 15 ADK MOHICAN PICNIC Saturday, September 7 Greenwich, CT (Joint with WTA) Sunday, September 15 Silvermine Lake-Harriman State Park Four town parks will make an easy two-hour hike. (Joint with WTA) We will meet at Central Middle School in Cos Cob. Register with Jane Restani by 5 p.m. Friday at 6 miles, moderate. One of the world's nicest hikes! [email protected] . We'll head west from the Silvermine parking lot and hike on the Menomine, Long Path, Appalachian and Menomine. Out about 2:30 p.m. Some elevation gain and a bit of woods road walking. 2 Meet at the Silvermine parking lot at 9:30 a.m. The Saturday, September 28 lot is on Seven Lakes Drive about a mile south of WTA 90 th ANNIVERSARY PICNIC the Long Mountain Circle on Routes 202/6. Please wear hiking boots and bring food, water and your Saturday, September 28 sense of humor. To register, contact leader Howard Hudson Highlands Gateway Park Millman, [email protected] or 914-439-8031. This will be a pleasant 4-5 mile moderately easy Tuesday, September 17 @ 4 p.m. hike with gentle elevation. Take Bear Mountain Mohican Walkers (Joint with WTA) Parkway west from Yorktown to Highland Avenue to Sprout Brook Road and the parking lot is on the Fran and Bella will be continuing their popular right designated by a sign for the Gateway Park. To weekday rambles in the preserves described in register, call Carol Harting at 845-669-6731. Jane and Walt Daniel’s Walkable Westchester. Each easy-to-moderate walk will last between Sunday, September 29 1-1 ½ hours and will be posted on our club’s yahoo Bear Mountain Ramble groups, or you may contact Fran Resch at 914-255- 7742 or email at [email protected] by 5:00 Moderate hike of about five hours starting and p.m. the Monday before each walk. ending with a walk across the Bear Mountain Bridge. The hike will include a walk through Fort Saturday, September 21 Montgomery and around Brooks Lake, a walk AT Series Hike #1 around Hessian Lake, a walk through the Bear Mountain Zoo and to the Hudson River landing I am planning to lead a series of hikes on the below. Steady rain cancels. For meeting time and Appalachian Trail in New York and plan to cover place, please contact leader Margaret Freifeld the 88.5 miles from the Connecticut border to the [email protected] or 914-666-0710. Please no New Jersey border in 11 hikes averaging 8 miles. calls after 9 p.m. The first one will be from Hoyt Road/NY 55 to the train station in Pawling – 7.1 miles. This section is Sunday, September 29 mostly rolling woodland and passes through the Rockefeller State Park (Joint with WTA) Pawling Nature Preserve. To register, contact leader Kathie Laug at [email protected] Come on this easy morning hike with lots of trails to or 203-348-3993. choose from. Our leader is the expert on this park and can answer any questions regarding the trails Sunday, September 22 - First Day of Fall and its history. With 180 recorded species of birds Harriman Hike from Lake Skannatati and its IBA (Important Bird Area) designation by the National Audubon Society, the Preserve is a must 6-mile, moderate hike in Harriman leaving from visit area for birders. For meeting time and place, Lake Skannatati parking area. Lots of ridge walking call Jean Dolen at 914-948-4585. and beautiful views. We should see the beginning of the fall colors. Hiking boots, lunch and sufficient Tuesday, October 1 @ 4 p.m. water required. Threat of rain may cancel. Co- Mohican Walkers (Joint with WTA) leaders: Sarah Davis and Deirdre Feeney. To register contact: [email protected] , 212 873- Fran and Bella will be continuing their popular 4018 (h), 917 501-1322 (cell). weekday rambles in the preserves described in Jane and Walt Daniel’s Walkable Westchester. Tuesday, September 24 @ 4 p.m. Each easy-to-moderate walk will last between Mohican Walkers (Joint with WTA) 1-1 ½ hours and will be posted on our club’s yahoo groups, or you may contact Fran Resch at 914-255- Fran and Bella will be continuing their popular 7742 or email at [email protected] by 5:00 weekday rambles in the preserves described in p.m. the Monday before each walk. Jane and Walt Daniel’s Walkable Westchester. Each easy-to-moderate walk will last between Saturday, October 5 1-1 ½ hours and will be posted on our club’s yahoo Gertrude's Nose (Joint with WTA) groups, or you may contact Fran Resch at 914-255- 7742 or email at [email protected] by 5:00 8 miles, moderate. Scenic loop hike to Gertrude's p.m. the Monday before each walk. Nose via Beacon Hill, Lake Minnewaska and Millbrook Mountain. Carpooling is suggested as 3 there is an $8 charge to park at Minnewaska. Meet 7742 or email at [email protected] by 5:00 leader at 9 a.m. at the Route 312 Park & Ride (Exit p.m. the Monday before each walk. 19 off Route 84) to carpool to the trailhead. To register, contact leader Minu Chaudhuri at Saturday, October 12 [email protected] or 914-941-6408. East Hudson Highlands (Joint with WTA) 8-9 miles, moderate to strenuous. We will take the Saturday, October 5 Wilkinson Trail to Sugarloaf Mountain, then Canoe/Kayak on Croton River (Joint with WTA) continue on to the Beacon Fire Tower.
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