ALBANY CHAPTER of the ADIRONDACK MOUNTAIN CLUB
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The Cloudsplitter Vol. 79 No. 3 July-September 2016 published by the ALBANY CHAPTER of the ADIRONDACK MOUNTAIN CLUB The Cloudsplitter is published quarterly by the Albany Chapter of the Adirondack Mountain Club and is distributed to the membership. All issues (January, April, July, and October) feature activities schedules, trip reports, and other articles of interest to the outdoor enthusiast. All outings should now be entered on the web site www.adk-albany.org. Echoes should be entered on the web site www.adk-albany.org with your login information. The Albany Chapter may be Please send your address and For Club orders & membership For Cloudsplitter related issues, reached at: phone number changes to: call (800) 395-8080 or contact the Editor at: Albany Chapter ADK Adirondack Mountain Club e-mail: [email protected] The Cloudsplitter Empire State Plaza 814 Goggins Road home page: www.adk.org c/o Karen Ross P.O. Box 2116 Lake George, NY 12845-4117 7 Bird Road Albany, NY 12220 phone: (518) 668-4447 Lebanon Spgs., NY 12125 home page: fax: (518) 668-3746 e-mail: [email protected] www.adk-albany.org Submission deadline for the next issue of The Cloudsplitter is August 15, 2016 and will be for the months of October, November and December, 2016. Many thanks to Gail Carr for her cover sketch. September 7 (1st Wednesdays) Business Meeting of Chapter Officers and Committees 6:00 p.m. at Little’s Lake in Menands Chapter members are encouraged to attend - please call James Slavin at 434-4393 There are no Chapter Meetings held during July, August, or September MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIRMAN It has been my honor and pleasure to serve as Chapter Chair, along with Frank Dirolf as Vice Chair, for the last two years. Our Chapter has grown in membership, activities, project support and stewardship in that time. Membership has grown by nearly 20 percent. People are interested in what we stand for and what we do. Combine that with the efforts of our membership committee led by Doug Rosenberry and outreach led by Deb Reif and we have had lots of success in bringing like-minded outdoor people to our group. Our new membership orientation meetings have been a lot of fun and provide a welcoming start to new members. You can now find our flyers at key locations in the Capital District like the Albany Vistors Center. The slate of programs at our monthly membership meetings continues to get rave reviews and attendance thanks to Alan Mape's educational series and Thea Hoeth's entertaining presenters. Paddlers now are under the leadership of our brand new 'Paddling Princess' Erica Lovrin and that group of over a hundred strong continues to enjoy their own brand of weekly fun outings. And speaking of outings! We have over 150 published outings since last January through this summer thanks to the coordinated efforts led by Virginia Boyle Traver. Our trails group has been active in our adopted trail and in local efforts at places like the Taconic Crest Trail, Lawson Lake and the Pine Bush Preserve under Gene Reilly's watch. Our Cloudsplitter team led by Karen Ross, Barb Esmond and this year's Fred Schroeder award-winner, Gail Carr, continues with what is now a 79 year tradition of this venerable publication. The point in going through these highlights is that we are a group of volunteers and what is mentioned here is only a small sampling of the many people and programs that are part of what running a successful Chapter is all about. I'm confident that our new Chapter leadership under Jim Slavin and Cliff Prewencki will no doubt continue to help guide and achieve great things. Consider what you can do to help the Chapter and ADK with your gift of time and talents in the coming year - you will find it worthwhile and rewarding! --Tom Hart, Summer 2016 PLEASE NOTE: CHECK OUR WEBSITE FREQUENTLY FOR OUTINGS UPDATES. OUTINGS COME IN REGULARLY TO THE WEBSITE ONLY AT WWW. ADK-ALBANY.ORG 2 ACTIVITIES SCHEDULE PARTICIPANTS’ RESPONSIBILITIES FITNESS: Know your level of fitness and limitations. The trip leader will ask questions about your experience, fitness, equipment, medical condition, expectations, etc. Be Honest! TRIP RATINGS: Understand that the level of effort is not the same as the level of difficulty. Trip ratings are for level of effort. Realize that “moderate” for a physically fit person may mean outrageously strenuous for a novice and/or unconditioned person. HIKERS EFFORT ELEVATION MILES TIME RATING LEVEL GAIN (FEET) (HOURS) A+ Very Strenuous 4,000+ 10+ 10+ A Strenuous 3,000+ 5 – 10 8 – 10 B+ Moderately Strenuous 2,000+ 5 – 10 6 – 8 B Moderate 1,000+ 8 --10 5 – 7 C+ Fairly Easy 1,000+ 5 – 8 4 – 6 C Easy Under 1,000 Under 5 Under 5 Not all trips fit cleanly into one of these categories. Whenever you are unclear about a rating for a trip, leaders will be happy to explain what their designated rating means. PADDLERS MILES PORTAGES WATER CLASS A 12+ Long (½ mile+) II – Whitewater B 6 – 12 Short I – Moving C Under 6 None Flat BIKERS MILES TERRAIN A 30+ Moderate to steep B 15-30 Moderate C Less than 15 Flat to Moderate Please Note: Unless otherwise stated, please sign up with the leader for all Chapter activities. Do not simply show up at the designated meeting place. Arrive at the carpooling site before the stated departure time. Please pay the driver to offset the costs of driving. Do not bring a pet unless the trip leader agrees that it is okay, and bring a leash. Please stay with the group or ask to proceed and stop at the first intersection and wait for the entire group to re-assemble. You are expected to carry adequate equipment, water and food. If in doubt about what to bring, ask the trip leader! Suggestions for all seasons: Water: 2 - 3 Quarts Layered Clothing (NO cotton) Extra Socks Hat Shell (wind & rain) Extra Sweater or Jacket Headlamp Gloves Sturdy Boots Sun Glasses/Screen (SPF 15) First Aid Kit Food Map & Compass Waterproof Matches Emergency Blanket Winter Add-ons: Skis or Snowshoes Crampons Ski Pole or Ice Axe Extra Food Warm liquids Extra layers 3 THE CLOUDSPLITTER July-September 2016 Vol. 79 No. 3 Albany Chapter – Adirondack Mountain Club July – September 2016 Combined Activities Schedule Month Day Destination or Event Leader Rating Jul 4 (Mon) Noonmark on the 4th of July Slavin B+ 6 (Wed) TCT: 6 of 7- Petersburg Pass/SE Hollow Jordan B 6 (Wed) Giant's Nubble Antonio B 6 (Wed) Evening Paddle--Hudson River/Bethlehem Pusatere/Orr B 6-8 (Wed-Fri) ADK Property Trail Maintenance Reilly B 8 (Fri) Macomb At An Easy Pace Priest A 9 (Sat) Siamese Ponds Trailwork Pisaneschi B 9 (Sat) Sucker Brook Trail Trailwork Reilly/Sheehan B 12 (Tue) Paddle Upper Hudson & Opalescent Rivers Reilly C 12 (Tue) Paddle Hudson River/Corning Preserve Magnes/Cherkosly B 13 (Wed) TCT: Hike 7 of 7-Petersburg Pass/Rte 346 Jordan B 13 (Wed) Hennig Preserve & County Forest Slavin C 13 (Wed) Bear Mtn. & Sages Ravine Sheehan B 16 (Sat) Mount Greylock by Bike Berens A 16 (Sat) Helderberg Bike - Knox to Schoharie Siegard/Siegard A 19 (Tue) Evening Paddle - Round Lake Filarecki/Smollin C 20 (Wed) Huyck Through-Hike Traver C+ 23 (Sat) TCT: Birch Brook Trail to TCT Waldman B 23 (Sat) Saddleback and Basin Warren A+ 24 (Sun) Hadley Mtn. Fire Tower Slavin B 24 (Sun) TCT: White Rocks & Snow Hole Sheehan C+ 26 (Tue) Evening Paddle--Hudson River/Coeymans Mapes/Smollin C Aug 2 (Tue) Evening Paddle--Mohawk River Lock E9 Orr/Saville B 6 (Sat) Blue Ledges Flavin C+ 9 (Tue) Paddle Hudson/Champlain Canal Lock 1 Luchsinger/Cherkosly C 10 (Wed) Second Pond Sheehan C+ 13 (Sat) Dunham Reservoir Sunrise Paddle Luchsinger C 13 (Sat) Dix, Hough, & South Dix Warren A+ 16 (Tue) Evening Paddle--Mohawk River Glenville Saville/Bentien C 20 (Sat) Doubletop & Graham Mtns. Susko A 20 (Sat) Women's High Peak Siegard A 20 (Sat) Spruce Mountain Fire Tower Prewencki C+ 23 (Tue) Evening Paddle--Mohawk Kiwanis Park Orr/Bentien B 24 (Wed) Nun-Da-Ga-O Ridge Antonio B 27 (Sat) Storm King Hike/Paddle Series Siegard/Siegard A 28 (Sun) Jay Mountain Slavin (B+ 29-30 Women's Backpacking Traver/Scott B 30 (Tue) Mohawk Flight Lock Road Snopkowski/Lovrin B Sep 7 (Wed) Evening Paddle--Mohawk/Hudson Cherkosly/Lovrin B 10 (Sat) Panther, Couchsachraga & Santanoni Berens A+ 10 (Sat) Storm King Hike/Paddle Series Siegard/Siegard B 10 (Sat) Sucker Brook Trail Trailwork Reilly B 13 (Tue) Evening Paddle--Mohawk River Lock 7 Lovrin/Brown C 14 (Wed) Stewart & Mud Pond Preserves Sheehan C 16 (Fri) Bald Peak Antonio B 17 (Sat) Kaaterskill High Peak Susko A 17 (Sat) Colden Warren A+ 17 (Sat) Cascade Pond Siegard C+ 4 20 (Tue) Evening Paddle--Hudson River/Bethlehem McGuire/Orr B 21 (Wed) Black Mountain Traver B 23 (Fri) Fish Hawk Cliffs & Indian Head Ross/McCarron B+ 24 (Sat) Paddle for the Collar City Ramble Lovrin/Bentien C 27 (Tue) Evening Paddle--Freddie's Park/Mohawk Luchsinger/Saville C 28 (Wed) Cascade & Porter Antonio B+ CHECK OUR WEBSITE FREQUENTLY FOR UPDATES TO THE OUTINGS SCHEDULE. OUTINGS COME IN REGULARLY TO THE WEBSITE ONLY AT WWW. ADK-ALBANY.ORG Meeting with the group to discuss the water, ACTIVITIES weather conditions and plans for the paddle. 3) Duty of the Paddler -- It is the responsibility of the paddler to stay with the group and know DESCRIPTIONS who the leaders are - If you don’t know, ask someone.