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TRAILS of the Mid-Hudson Chapter of the Adirondack Mountain Club ADK Summer 2017 O N D S C H U A H P - T D E I R Mid-Hudson M News and activitiesTRAILS of the Mid-Hudson Chapter of the Adirondack Mountain Club ADK Summer 2017 KINGSTON HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS BREAK FREE! The Break Free Outdoor Adventure Club at Kingston High School encourages leadership and teamwork through participation in outdoor activities. The club is supported by the ADK’s Mid-Hudson Chapter, and member Lorraine Brink helps the kids organize their trips. Here’s what she has to say about the 2017 promises to be a experience thus far: banner year for deer ticks. This Mid-Hudson ADK-supported program, for- Here’s what you can do to merly at Poughkeepsie High School, has found have a safer summer. a new home in Kingston. The club focuses on student-centered decision-making, planning, not been so lucky. No fever, no rash, no by Dana Bennet teamwork and applying the skills learned. immediate symptoms that you’d associ- I pulled the first tick of the season off my ate with a tick bite. But eventually joint Every Thursday, a group of Kingston High body today. Ixodes scapularis. The black- pain and inflammation, facial paralysis, School students sit at a table to discuss plans and memory loss drove them to seek legged tick, or, as most people know it, the for the new club. The ideas flow. (Changing the deer tick. The one that brought us Lyme treatment. Borrelia burgdorferi, the virus disease. He (She? They do look slightly dif- responsible for the disease, was able to club’s name from Hiking to Outdoor Adventure ferent, but I was too busy flushing it down thrive and multiply in their bodies and came first.) the toilet to notice) was crawling up my cause serious damage before a diagnosis Kingston High School already boasts physical- leg, probably en route to my ears or scalp, was made and treatment begun. In some where the skin is thinner (easier to snuggle cases the damage was permanent. education classes geared toward teaching in) and cover is plentiful. The Lyme Research Alliance (lymere- outdoor activities. The P.E. department’s Keith I’ve had Lyme disease twice already. That searchalliance.org) lists more than 140 VanRoy introduces and instructs students in isn’t surprising: I live in the Hudson Valley. symptoms that can be associated with various activities, including archery, kayaking, I hike a lot. However, I’m pretty sure that, chronic Lyme. Symptoms can be muscu- navigation, backpacking, camping, ice fishing, in both cases, the offending ticks were loskeletal, respiratory, digestive, neuro- from Long Island. Ten days after visiting logical, psychiatric, and cognitive, and snowshoeing. He has been instrumental to the relatives there, I woke with “flu-like” symp- include everything from double vision to success of this new venture, which offers more toms and beautifully clear and definitive obsessive-compulsive disorder. Clearly, students more outdoor options. bulls-eye rashes. In one case, the rash this is a very versatile bug— it seems was on my leg; in the other it was on my almost anything can be a symptom of Together with the assistance (much appreciat- abdomen. I was lucky; in half the cases Lyme. The fact that so many possible ed) of administrative assistant Jeannette Ellis, symptoms are shared with so many other there is no rash. Mine were easily identi- we have encouraged students to put their skills fied and just as easily treated with a round diseases can make diagnosis problem- of doxycycline. atic. That’s probably why, no matter what to use. The club is student based. Those who complaint I call my doctor with, his first attend the meetings suggest outings. My role Some of my friends and family have Continued on page 10 Continued on page 7 www.midhudsonadk.org 1 Elected Officers Be a Raffle Ambassador! TITLE NAME EMAIL PHONE Chapter Chair Daniel Jones Jr. [email protected] 845-797-9161 The ADK Annual Raffle is going on now, with the drawing on Monday, July 31. This Vice Chair Peter McGinnis [email protected] 845-454-4428 year’s raffle consists of three items: the Secretary Ellen Zelig [email protected] 845-518-0488 ever popular Hornbeck boat, a custom- built fat tire bike by Spa City Bicycleworks, Treasurer Ralph Pollard [email protected] 845-462-3389 and a Perception kayak donated by EMS. Chapter Director Bill Beehler [email protected] 845-473-5557 You can buy tickets at https://www.adk. org/adks-2017-annual-raffle/. Tickets are Chapter Director Christopher Cring [email protected] 845-249-5305 $5 each or six for $25. Club Director Jean-Claude Fouere [email protected] 845-462-0142 If you would like to become a raffle ambassador and sell tickets, contact: Alt. Club Director Brenda Harding [email protected] 845-565-8566 Sunday Conine Past-Chapter Chair Lalita Malik [email protected] 845-592-0204 Annual Fund Manager, ADK [email protected] Committee Chairs & Other Volunteers 518-668-4447, ext. 42 TITLE NAME EMAIL PHONE DEC and NYC State Parks Announce First-Time Conservation Sayi Nulu [email protected] 845-264-2270 Camper Program New Members Jennifer Anderson [email protected] The New York State Department of Envi- Publicity Skip Doyle [email protected] ronmental Conservation and the Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preserva- News Media Michele Van Hoesen [email protected] 845-691-7442 tion have announced that New York State Education Chair Don Urmston [email protected] 845-457-4552 will provide free First-Time Camper Week- ends throughout the summer of 2017. Social Events Carole Marsh [email protected] 845-849-2044 The First-Time Camper program will make Webmaster Georgette Weir [email protected] 845-462-0142 trying camping for the first time easy, by providing a turnkey camping experience Newsletter Co-Editor Dana Bennet [email protected] 845-247-7259 for families, especially those from un- derserved communities who have never Database Admin Eli Cohen [email protected] camped before. The new campers will Outings Co-Chair Sue Mackson [email protected] 845-471-9892 be provided with a family tent, sleeping bags, sleeping pads, camp chairs, lantern, Outings Co-Chair Ginny Fauci [email protected] 845-399-2170 and even firewood. A Camping Ambas- Trails Chair Tom Amisson [email protected] 845-592-1572 sador will meet families at the campsite and help them get set up with a camping Water Trails & Paddles Russ Faller [email protected] 845-297-5126 101 lesson. NY-NJ Trail Conf. Del. Salley Decker [email protected] 845-454-4206 There are two campgrounds in the Catskills that will be hosting weekends: MeetUp Sayi Nulu [email protected] 845-264-2270 July 7-9 North/South Lake Aug. 4-6 Kenneth L Wilson If you know of a family that might benefit from this program, more information and Save the Date! registration materials can be found on the Mid-Hudson Annual Fall Picnic! DEC’s website: http://www.dec.ny.gov/ outdoor/109909.html Sunday, October 1, 2017, Get Free Reflective Decals 12 NOON, for Your Paddles Norrie Point Park To receive a free reflective decal for your at the gazebo by the river, paddles, send a note and self-addressed Hikes and paddle times and stamped envelope to: locations to follow NYS Parks Marine Services Bureau Safe-N-Sight/If Found Stickers Albany, NY 12238 www.midhudsonadk.org 2 (If changes/additions to these hikes occur, they will be found on the website & will be listed in the weekly email) MHADK OUTINGS SCHEDULE – JUNE/JULY/AUGUST 2017 SummerMID-WEEK HIKES: The leaders offer hikes of varying difficulty to different areas of GENERAL OUTINGS GUIDELINES the Mid-Hudson Valley. Hikes may be followed by a stop for refreshments. Leaders: Ginny Fauci, [email protected] or 845-399-2170, and Lalita Malik, Lalitamalik@aol. • Notify Leader of your intent to join an outing at least two days prior to the outing. com or 845-592-0204. They will be held every Thursday, weather permitting. To add your name to the Mid-Week hike list, go to the bottom of the weekly email to update • Be at designated meeting place ten minutes prior to the scheduled departure time. your subscription. • Car pooling is encouraged. Riders are expected TUESDAY EVENING PADDLES: Leader: Dave Webber, [email protected] or to share the expenses equally at a rate of $.20 per mile plus any tolls and parking fees incurred. 845-242-9905. Paddling on the Hudson River at spots between Beacon and Norrie • Dogs may be allowed on some outings; check Point. On the water at 5:30 PM and paddling for 1.5 to 2 hours. Often a refreshment with trip leader. If allowed, bring a leash, be able stop after. For the Hudson River you need a kayak at least 13.5 feet long with front and to control your dog, and provide for its needs rear bulkheads. To add your name to the Tuesday evening and Mid-Week paddle list, (especially water). go to the bottom of the weekly email to update your subscription preferences and • Guests are welcome to participate in two outings. select Kayaking. After that they are encouraged to become members of the Mid-Hudson Chapter of the ADK. MID-WEEK PADDLES: Leader: Glenda Schwarze, [email protected]. Glenda will lead quiet-water two hour paddles with beach put-ins. Starting in May, they will be held PADDLE GUIDELINES on the second and fourth Thursdays of every month. To add your name to the Mid- • PFDs (Personal Flotation Devices) must be worn Week paddle list, go to the bottom of the weekly email to update your while on the water subscription.
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