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TRAILS of the Mid-Hudson Chapter of the Adirondack Mountain Club ADK Summer 2016 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 2016 CALLING ALL LEADERS! IT’S TIME FOR We loved “I Love my Parks Day”! THE OUTING LEADERS PICNIC July 24th, 4 PM We will thank our past year’s outing leaders on the afternoon of July 24th at the home of Joe Ferri and Shari Aber in West Park with a pot luck picnic and get together – a thank you for providing the signal activities of our chapter. It’s been a year which included the wonderfully organized Fall Outing; Ginny Fauci has continued as Outings Chair and she and Lalita Malik continue to build our strong midweek hike group, with Dana Ben- net doing duty when needed. Glenda Schwarze assumed responsibilities for midweek paddles which Shari Aber had originated, and Russ Faller continues as our paddle chair and indomitable backpack leader; Shari and Joe con- tinued to lead Catskill Hikes as well as paddle trips, and Susan Sterngold and Mike Phipps, experienced hikers, began sharing their knowledge in leading hikes with our chapter, Tom Amisson, and Georgette Weir led hikes and trail work days. Carol Gray, Sayi Nulu, Mel Kleiman, Salley Decker, Tom Buckley, John Ragusa, The rainy morning on Saturday, May 7th Georgette Weir, Jean-Claude Fouere, did not deter volunteers from showing up Jennifer Anderson, Roberta Forest, Alvin for “I Love my Parks” day. After registering DeMaria, Mike Cunningham, Dave Bel- at the Yurt at Minnewaska State Park, three arge, Dave Webber, Michele VanHoesen, teams went to three separate locations for Chris Cring, Ron Gonzalez, Peter McGin- trail work. Ginny Fauci and I joined the nis, Lou Ruidisch, Mark Tatro, Skip Doyle team led by Dave Webber to build a trail all provided at Stony Kill Falls. There were multiple place flat rocks in them for proper footing. outdoor unofficial trails to the falls. Our job was to Big rocks were split into smaller rocks to experiences lay out the best route, clear all debris and fill in areas around the holes. Then the final for our loose rocks and build a trail. We marked a touch: gravel to smooth out and cement membership, trail along the creek with views of the falls. the rocks in place. Team members took as did I. (If Next we broke into teams. Two folks raked turns to carry loose shale in buckets up the you’d like to learn the area, a few clipped branches and trail while a few used hammers to split the more about leading plants over the trail and others started re- rocks. or have done so and your moving loose rocks and digging out rocks name has been overlooked, that jutted up and presented tripping haz- Our reward came from a hiker who hiked please let me know so we can ards. The rocks that we dug out left holes, the trail as we were wrapping up and said, invite you to the picnic. some huge, that had to be filled. We had “This used to be a really nasty trail”. —Sue Mackson. to level out the bottom of the holes and —Lalita Malik Elected Officers TITLE NAME EMAIL PHONE Profile Chapter Chair Daniel Jones Jr. [email protected] 845-797-9161 Do you know Vice Chair Peter McGinnis [email protected] 845-454-4428 Jennifer Anderson? Secretary Ellen Zelig [email protected] 845-518-0488 Treasurer Ralph Pollard [email protected] 845-462-3389 Chapter Director Bill Beehler [email protected] 845-473-5557 Club Director Jean-Claude Fouere [email protected] 845-462-0142 Alt. Club Director Brenda Harding [email protected] 845-565-8566 Past-Chapter Chair Lalita Malik [email protected] 845-592-0204 Committee Chairs & Other Volunteers TITLE NAME EMAIL PHONE Conservation Sayi Nulu [email protected] 845-264-2270 New Members Jennifer Anderson [email protected] Publicity Skip Doyle [email protected] Jennifer Anderson assumed respon- sibilities as chapter Membership Chair News Media Michele Van Housen [email protected] 845-691-7442 in 2012, having moved from NYC with Education Chair Don Urmston [email protected] 845-457-4552 her husband David in 2010. She keeps tabs on our membership numbers, up or Social Events Carole Marsh [email protected] 845-849-2044 down, and is usually the first to greet new members with a packet of information Webmaster Georgette Weir [email protected] 845-462-0142 including a welcome letter, copy of our Newsletter Co-Editor Dana Bennet [email protected] 845-247-7259 newsletter and chapter patch. Newsletter Co-Editor Elizabeth Fitzgerald [email protected] During their working years, Jen and David had been dividing their time between Database Admin Eli Cohen [email protected] a weekend home in Pine Plains and an apartment in Manhattan. He’d been Outings Co-Chair Sue Mackson [email protected] 845-471-9892 an architectural photographer and she Outings Co-Chair Ginny Fauci [email protected] 845-399-2170 started in book publishing and ended in a career she loved, elementary school Trails Chair Tom Amisson [email protected] 845-592-1572 teaching. The decision to settle in a single Water Trails & Paddles Russ Faller [email protected] 845-297-5126 domicile, the one up in rural Pine Plains, was mutual. Together they have explored NY-NJ Trail Conf. Del. Salley Decker [email protected] 845-454-4206 the area through hikes. MeetUp Sayi Nulu [email protected] 845-264-2270 Jen’s love of books and her volunteerism found outlets at the Pine Plains Library, where she is active with the Friends in Mid-Hudson ADK Nominee Announcement developing programs; currently she’s working on a library exhibit of local artists’ The following are nominees to the Additional nominations may be sub- works. She’s tried her hand at painting Executive Committee Position for the mitted in writing to the Nominating with pastels and would like to find time for two year term 2017-18. All nominees Committee prior to the Annual Meeting additional art classes. You can learn more currently hold their positions except for by any voting member of the chapter, about her through her poem printed on Christopher Cring. providing such nominations are signed page 8 of this issue. Jen’s also contributed by at least five voting members. The Chapter Chair Daniel Jones a personal memoir of hiking experiences Nominating Committee consists of Sue Vice Chair Peter McGinnis to Senior Hiker magazine, designed by her Mackson: [email protected],and Secretary Ellen Zelig sister and set to launch in the near future. Daniel Jones: jones.daniel.jr@gmail. Treasurer Ralph Pollard com. In recent years Jen, sometimes together Chapter Director William Beehler with her sister from Maine, has hiked with Chapter Director Christopher Cring The Annual Meeting will be held during Ginny Fauci in the Whites. She grew up Club Director Jean-Claude Fouere the Fall Picnic, September 25th, at the just a few miles from the sea on Long Alt. Club Director Brenda Harding Mills-Norrie State Park, Staatsburg, NY. Island, and has come to love the moun- tains, too. www.midhudsonadk.org 2 MHADK OUTINGS SCHEDULE – June/July/August 2016 (If changes/additions to these hikes occur, they will be found on the website & will be listed in the weekly e-mail) MID-WEEK HIKES: The leaders offer hikes of varying difficulty to different areas of SummerGENERAL OUTINGS GUIDELINES the Mid-Hudson Valley. Hikes may be followed by a stop for refreshments. Leaders: Ginny Fauci, [email protected] (845-399-2170) or Lalita Malik,[email protected] • Notify Leader of your intent to join (845-592-0204). The hikes will be held every Thursday, weather permitting. To add your an outing at least 2 days prior to the name to the Mid-Week Hike list, go to the bottom of the weekly e-mail to update your outing subscription. • Be at designated meeting place 10 MID-WEEK PADDLES: Leader: Glenda Schwarze, [email protected]. She will lead minutes prior to the scheduled depar- quiet-water 2 hour paddles with beach put-ins. Starting in May they will be held on the ture time 2nd and 4th Thursdays of every month. To add your name to the Mid-Week Paddle list, go to the bottom of the weekly e-mail to update your subscription. • Car pooling is encouraged. Riders are expected to share the expenses HARRIMAN DOG-FRIENDLY HIKES: Susan Sterngold and equally at a rate of $.20 per mile plus her dogs lead hikes every day in Harriman. Dogs will be on all any tolls and parking fees incurred. the hikes and you’re welcome to bring yours. Hikes are sched- • Dogs may be allowed on some out- uled a few days ahead of time. To receive notifications of the ings; check with trip leader. If allowed: hikes, please join her Yahoo group http://groups.yahoo.com/ bring a leash, be able to control your group/harrimanhike. When signing up, pick special notices dog and provide for its needs (espe- and mention you are a Mid-Hudson ADK hiker. cially water). • Guests are welcome to participate in LOOKING AHEAD two outings. After that they are encour- aged to become members of the Mid- HELP CELEBRATE Hudson Chapter of the ADK. NATIONAL PUBLIC HIKING GUIDELINES LANDS DAY... • Check out the Ten Essentials (www. FAMILY-STYLE! midhudsonadk/outings/ten essentials) • Wear sturdy footwear as required for SEPT season and type of outing National Public Lands Day, Route 55 east/north on the A.T.
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