Hiking Poles -- to Use Them Or Not? by Geoff Fonseca That Is the 64 Thousand Dollar Question and One That Can Sometimes Erupt in a Raging Debate Among Hikers
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The Cloudsplitter Is Published Quarterly by the Albany Chapter of the Adirondack Mountain Club and Is Distributed to the Membership
The Cloudsplitter Vol. 74 No. 3 July-September 2011 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 . If this is not possible, send them to Virginia Traver at [email protected] 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, 2011 and will be for the months of October, November, and December. Many thanks to Gail Carr for her sketch of a summer pond scene. 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 - -
The Lookout June - July 2019
The Lookout June - July 2019 Adirondack Mountain Club — Schenectady Chapter Dedicated to the preservation, protection and enjoyment of the Forest Preserve http://www.adk-schenectady.org Adirondack Mountain Club — Schenectady Chapter Board ELECTED OFFICERS CHAIR: LOOKOUT EDITOR: Stan Stoklosa Mal Provost 518-383-3066 518-399-1565 [email protected] [email protected] VICE-CHAIR: MEMBERSHIP: VACANT Mary Zawacki 914-373-8733 SECRETARY: [email protected] Jacque McGinn 518-438-0557 NORTHVILLE PLACID TRAIL: [email protected] Mary MacDonald 518-371-1293 TREASURER: [email protected] Mike Brun 518-399-1021 OUTINGS: [email protected] Roy Keats 518-370-0399 DIRECTOR: [email protected] Roy Keats 603-953-8782 PRINTING/MAILING: [email protected] Mary MacDonald 518-371-1293 PROJECT COORDINATORS: [email protected] Jacque McGinn 518-438-0557 PUBLICITY: [email protected] Richard Wang 518-399-3108 Jason Waters [email protected] 518-369-5516 [email protected] TRAILS: Norm Kuchar VACANT 518-399-6243 [email protected] [email protected] APPOINTED MEMBERS WEB MASTER: Mary Zawacki CONSERVATION: 914-373-8733 Mal Provost [email protected] 518-399-1565 [email protected] WHITEWATER: Ralph Pascale INNINGS: 518-235-1614 Sally Dewes [email protected] 518-346-1761 [email protected] YOUNG MEMBERS GROUP: Dustin Wright 603-953-8782 [email protected] On the On Jay Mountain, -
April 2002 [email protected] ______
Interstate Hiking Club th 70 Anniversary Organized 1931 Affiliate of the NY-NJ Trail Conference Schedule of Hikes November 2001 through April 2002 http://www.mindspring.com/~interstatehiking/ [email protected] _________________________________________________________________________________________ Interstate Hiking Club C/O Charles Kientzler 711 Terhune Drive Wayne, NJ 07470-7111 First Class Mail 1 GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE INTERSTATE HIKING CLUB Who we are! The Interstate Hiking Club (IHC) is a medium-sized hiking club, organized in 1931, affiliated with the NY/NJ Trail Conference. IHC members are of various ages and diverse backgrounds. Guest are welcome! An adult must accompany anyone under 18. Where do we go? Most of our activities are centered in the NY/NJ area, some hikes are further away. The club occasionally sponsors trips in the Catskills and Pennsylvania. Our hikes are not usually accessible by public transportation. What do we do? Hikes generally are scheduled for every Sunday, and some Saturdays, as day long outings. They are graded by difficulty of terrain, distance and pace. Strenuous: More climbing, usually rugged walking, generally 9 miles or more. Moderate: Some climbing and rugged walking, but less than 9 miles. Easy: Generally easy, fairly level trails, slower pace, 6 to 8 miles. The club also maintains trails in association with the NY/NJ Trail Conference. Two Sundays a year are devoted to this service work. In addition we have done in the past, orienteering, snowshoeing, cross-country skiing, swimming, canoeing, mountain biking, backpacking, and camp-out in the Adirondacks and Maine. What to bring: Footwear is very important. Hiking boots with non-slip soles are essential for all hikes . -
Direct Protection Areas
Thorn Junction Benbow Knob, The 6486 ' EEL Panther Peak R, S FK Windy Mountain Shasta-Trinity 1862 ' 7081 ' Thorn E Vinegar Peak Schofield Peak Six Rivers E L 6549 ' 1992 ' R FK , Little Butte , M M N R Booth Knoll EEL A F B K 5632 ' E T 2427 ' A T Shelter Cove R O C L HUMBOLDT R E Walker Butte K Hopkins Peak , E S R K F 2404 ' A 6749 ' K Reed Mountain W Round Mountain E Sugarloaf Mountain Chamisal Mountain Whitethorn Beall Place 3101 ' R A E L Pilot Peak K 5000 ' L 7367 ' Harvey Peak E A Big Butte R 2598 ' E C Brush Mountain , 4092 ' R 5922 ' M 7361 ' 4200 ' F Island Mountain K D CR Linn, Mount Linn Mount Lake Mountain , N EA IL Moose Peak F F G 8092 ' 2467 ' 3851 ' K O TRINITY 1787 ' LM Oven Lid BA South Yolla Bolly South Yolla Bolly Mountains 6662 ' E Island Mountain L Solomon Peak 2460 ' D 3286 ' 8092 ' E Cooks Valley 7581 ' R C Horse Ranch Peak R, N Twin Peaks FK K 4156 ' F Nielson Place S 7403 ' , R EEL R, L N FK E E Hammerhorn Mountain 7563 ' Noble Butte Andersonia 2435 ' EE L R, Little Butte S FK, E Wildhorse Peak BR 1800 ' R 3564 ' C Piercy Table Rock IS H R F AN C Ramsey 3360 ' DI Island Mountain Delmonico Place IN 3847 ' Bald Mountain Bell Springs Mountain 3938 ' 3861 ' Mina EE L R, M FK Bell Springs R Ball Rock C S Griffin Place 6663 ' Camel Rock E Castle Peak M 3837 ' O 6216 ' Steuben Place High Tip E H E T L R 372 ' , S Mitchell Place F R K L Cold Springs Workcenter Kenny E E Red Rock 6050 ' TEHAMA Red Mountain Little Baldy Beaver Glade Fire Station 4095 ' 3646 ' Pratt Place Buck Mountain Leech Lake Mountain Ball Mountain -
Curt Teich Postcard Archives Towns and Cities
Curt Teich Postcard Archives Towns and Cities Alaska Aialik Bay Alaska Highway Alcan Highway Anchorage Arctic Auk Lake Cape Prince of Wales Castle Rock Chilkoot Pass Columbia Glacier Cook Inlet Copper River Cordova Curry Dawson Denali Denali National Park Eagle Fairbanks Five Finger Rapids Gastineau Channel Glacier Bay Glenn Highway Haines Harding Gateway Homer Hoonah Hurricane Gulch Inland Passage Inside Passage Isabel Pass Juneau Katmai National Monument Kenai Kenai Lake Kenai Peninsula Kenai River Kechikan Ketchikan Creek Kodiak Kodiak Island Kotzebue Lake Atlin Lake Bennett Latouche Lynn Canal Matanuska Valley McKinley Park Mendenhall Glacier Miles Canyon Montgomery Mount Blackburn Mount Dewey Mount McKinley Mount McKinley Park Mount O’Neal Mount Sanford Muir Glacier Nome North Slope Noyes Island Nushagak Opelika Palmer Petersburg Pribilof Island Resurrection Bay Richardson Highway Rocy Point St. Michael Sawtooth Mountain Sentinal Island Seward Sitka Sitka National Park Skagway Southeastern Alaska Stikine Rier Sulzer Summit Swift Current Taku Glacier Taku Inlet Taku Lodge Tanana Tanana River Tok Tunnel Mountain Valdez White Pass Whitehorse Wrangell Wrangell Narrow Yukon Yukon River General Views—no specific location Alabama Albany Albertville Alexander City Andalusia Anniston Ashford Athens Attalla Auburn Batesville Bessemer Birmingham Blue Lake Blue Springs Boaz Bobler’s Creek Boyles Brewton Bridgeport Camden Camp Hill Camp Rucker Carbon Hill Castleberry Centerville Centre Chapman Chattahoochee Valley Cheaha State Park Choctaw County -
Concept Plan for a Hut-To-Hut Destination-Based Trail System
Table of Contents Page Preface 2 Introduction 3 The Adirondack Community-based Trails and Lodging Concept 3 Destination Trails: Circuits, Traverses, and Spur Trails 5 Lodging 6 Keys to Success 8 Proposed Conceptual Routes 10 1. The Process 2. Prioritized List of Routes 3. Route Descriptions & Maps General Recommendations 102 Summary 104 Appendix - Glossary 108 References 111 Preface Although this project has the complexity of a long-term project, our work has been conducted over a relatively short four-month time frame. Attempts were made to reach out to as many stakeholders as possible. In spite of the fact that we traveled many existing trails in the process of exploring potential routes, it was impossible to explore all of these to our desired level of detail. Our task was to propose routes in the Five Towns region of the central Adirondack Park that will comprise part of a parkwide hut-to-hut destination-trail system. It is important to keep in mind two things: the proposed routes are conceptual in nature, with proposed strategic locations for lodging and suggestions for new sections of trail; and, our directive was to “think out of the box” regarding what might be required to make the destination trails and lodging system a reality. While we think exploring the use of temporary lodging on Forest Preserve lands is a legitimate exercise given the current permitted use of temporary hunting camps, we recognize the need to ensure that all the concepts shared in this report are consistent with Article XIV. In addition, we must ensure that these concepts adhere to pertinent rules and regulations or recognize that, perhaps in some cases, existing regulations may need to be modified. -
Connecting with Nature Is Easier Than Ever Before with the New NYNJTC.Org
MAINTAINING 2,144 MILES OF TRAILS IN NY AND NJ NYNJTC.ORG WINTER 2017 TRAIL WALKER NEW YORK-NEW JERSEY TRAIL CONFERENCE • CONNECTING PEOPLE WITH NATURE SINCE 1920 VOLUNTEER AWARDS Connecting with Nature AARON STEVE Is Easier Than Ever Before with the New NYNJTC.org The New York-New Jersey everyone is encouraged to Celebrating Trail Conference is proud to share their thoughts on their announce the launch of the favorite spots with fellow hik- Extraordinary newly redesigned nynjtc.org ers at the bottom of each park, and the migration of our lega- hike, and destination page. Service to cy databases to a customer relationahip management Easy Tools to Give Back Local Trails (CRM) system fully integrat- ed with our website. The up- Because trails are built, main- The hard work and dedication dated website is the digital tained, and protected by the of Trail Conference volunteers version of walking through same outdoor-loving people is unparalleled. Yet their work the door at our Darlington who enjoy them, we’ve made goes unnoticed by the ma- Schoolhouse headquarters— finding opportunities to give jority of people who benefit all the information you need back as simple as finding a from their service—which, to prepare for your next ad- hike on the new nynjtc.org. when you think about it, isn’t venture on the trails is right at Through the Take Action pan- necessarily a bad thing. your fingertips. The website is el in the menu, discover ways When done right, with skill fully integrated with our new to volunteer, attend an event, and passion, trail construction CRM system to provide our accessibility using this power- to the most popular plac- learn about our programs, do- and maintenance—as well as members and volunteers a bet- ful tool as your guide. -
Geographic Names
GEOGRAPHIC NAMES CORRECT ORTHOGRAPHY OF GEOGRAPHIC NAMES ? REVISED TO JANUARY, 1911 WASHINGTON GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 1911 PREPARED FOR USE IN THE GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE BY THE UNITED STATES GEOGRAPHIC BOARD WASHINGTON, D. C, JANUARY, 1911 ) CORRECT ORTHOGRAPHY OF GEOGRAPHIC NAMES. The following list of geographic names includes all decisions on spelling rendered by the United States Geographic Board to and including December 7, 1910. Adopted forms are shown by bold-face type, rejected forms by italic, and revisions of previous decisions by an asterisk (*). Aalplaus ; see Alplaus. Acoma; township, McLeod County, Minn. Abagadasset; point, Kennebec River, Saga- (Not Aconia.) dahoc County, Me. (Not Abagadusset. AQores ; see Azores. Abatan; river, southwest part of Bohol, Acquasco; see Aquaseo. discharging into Maribojoc Bay. (Not Acquia; see Aquia. Abalan nor Abalon.) Acworth; railroad station and town, Cobb Aberjona; river, IVIiddlesex County, Mass. County, Ga. (Not Ackworth.) (Not Abbajona.) Adam; island, Chesapeake Bay, Dorchester Abino; point, in Canada, near east end of County, Md. (Not Adam's nor Adams.) Lake Erie. (Not Abineau nor Albino.) Adams; creek, Chatham County, Ga. (Not Aboite; railroad station, Allen County, Adams's.) Ind. (Not Aboit.) Adams; township. Warren County, Ind. AJjoo-shehr ; see Bushire. (Not J. Q. Adams.) Abookeer; AhouJcir; see Abukir. Adam's Creek; see Cunningham. Ahou Hamad; see Abu Hamed. Adams Fall; ledge in New Haven Harbor, Fall.) Abram ; creek in Grant and Mineral Coun- Conn. (Not Adam's ties, W. Va. (Not Abraham.) Adel; see Somali. Abram; see Shimmo. Adelina; town, Calvert County, Md. (Not Abruad ; see Riad. Adalina.) Absaroka; range of mountains in and near Aderhold; ferry over Chattahoochee River, Yellowstone National Park. -
March/April 2008
www.nynjtc.org Connecting People with Nature since 1920 March/April 2008 New York-New Jersey Trail Conference — Maintaining 1,683 Miles of Foot Trails In this issue: New East Hudson Map Set...pg 3 • Staff Reorganization...pg 3 • Trail Work Season Begins...pg 5 • Monitor Invasives...pg 7 Sign Up for New Trails Project at Wonder Lake S.P. in Putnam County By Gary Haugland 2008 CAMPAIGN onder Lake State Park in New York’s Unmarked woods roads lead to the lake topography and scattered ravines. Most of eastern Putnam County has been and other parts of the park. For the time the site is covered with mixed hardwood, Wgenerally overlooked and unknown being, however, there are no maps; hikers ledges, seasonal streams, and rivulets; locat - since its acquisition by New York State Parks in and other users essentially are on their own. ed in the southeastern portion of the 1998. Ten years later, in mid-January 2008, the A kiosk at the park entrance stands blank, property is a series of meadows surrounded park was still unmentioned on the State Parks ready for a map that will feature trails yet to by stone walls. There are abandoned website. The problem during most of this time be constructed. orchards and, of course, Wonder Lake. has been one of access; the park was essentially Recently, Bill Bauman, manager of Woods roads cross the property and are landlocked by surrounding private property. Wonder Lake State Park as well as of most suitable for equestrian use; a network of trails for other park users needs to be built. -
MAY 2013 — JULY 2013 No 1303
MAY 2013 — JULY 2013 No 1303 Chepontuc Footnotes Page 1 Spring into the Chapter! Chepontuc Footnotes By Laura Fiske, Chapter Chair Published Bimonthly Glens Falls Saratoga ADK Chapter Adirondack Mountain Club PO Box 2314, Glens Falls, NY, 12801 Now that the nice weather is donated by your chapter. on our doorstep, be sure to take We still have Executive Executive Committee Officers: a look at the outings in the back Committee vacancies in addi- Chapter Chair Laura Fiske of the newsletter tion to the outing com- Phone: 884-0345 [email protected] and get out and mittee mentioned First Vice Chair vacant experience the above. There is a va- Second Vice Chair vacant great offerings cancy for the annual Secretary John Caffry in our area. In dinner committee as Phone: 798-0624 [email protected] order to keep well as the first and Treasurer John Schneider providing you second vice chair posi- Phone: 584-8527 [email protected] with the wide tions. We could also Directors Jonathan Lane , Bill Bechtel, Linda Ranado range of outings use some new individu- Email for all directors: [email protected] you have come als to serve as alterna- Past Chapter Chair Maureen Coutant to expect, we tive directors. The alter- Phone: 745-7834 [email protected] need someone to “We need some- nate director and vice one to volunteer to lead chair positions are a great Committee Chairs: volunteer...” the outings com- way to get involved in the Annual Dinner vacant mittee. This in- club’s leadership and Conservation Jacki Bave volves reviewing the outings learn the ropes. -
2016 Adirondack Park State Land Master Plan
STATE OF NEW YORK ADIRONDACK PARK STATE LAND MASTER PLAN APPROVED December 2016 STATE OF NEW YORK Andrew M. Cuomo, Governor ADIRONDACK PARK AGENCY Sherman Craig, Chairman Terry Martino, Executive Director DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION Basil Seggos, Commissioner ADIRONDACK PARK AGENCY P.O. BOX 99, RAY BROOK, NEW YORK 12977 518-891-4050 www.apa.ny.gov MEMBERS OF THE ADIRONDACK PARK AGENCY As of December 2016 CHAIRMAN Sherman Craig St. Lawrence County Arthur Lussi, Essex County William H. Thomas, Warren County Karen Feldman, Columbia County Daniel Wilt, Hamilton County Chad P. Dawson, Onondaga County John L. Ernst, New York County Barbara Rice, Franklin Country EX-OFFICIO Basil Seggos, Commissioner Department of Environmental Conservation Robert Stegemann, Designee Rossana Rosado Howard A. Zemsky, Commissioner Secretary of State Department of Economic Development Sandi Allen, Designee Bradley Austin, Designee Executive Director Terry Martino CONTENTS I. Introduction ...............................................................................................1 Legislative Mandate ....................................................................................1 State Ownerships .......................................................................................2 Private Ownerships ....................................................................................3 Public Concern for the Adirondack Park ................................................................ 4 Acquisition Policy Recommendations .........................................................6 -
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