JANUARY – MARCH 2012 2011 No 1201 Gasland movie screening Co-sponsored by the Southern Adi- rondack Audubon Society, this pro- gram is a screening of the movie Gasland, which was Program a Sundance Gasland Valley Film When: 6:30pm Jan. 25 Fest winner What: Movie Screening with Q&A from ADK Ex- and has ecutive Director Neil been a Woodworth launching Where: Crandall Library point of many con- versations about hydrofracking. The screening will be followed by a con- versation about the current status of the NYS legislative process and hy- Beauty surrounds the Inca Trail. drofracking. Neil Woodworth, ADK's Executive Director, and The Peru and Inca Trail Sean Mahar, Director of Govern- ment Relations and Communica- Program tions from Audubon New York, will Long-time ADK members Molly and Steve The Peru and Inca Trail Bederian traveled to Peru several years ago, speak on the topic and are available When: 7pm Jan. 26 to answer your questions! spending several days at the village of Olan- What: Presentation with taytambo in the heart of the Inca sacred val- Steve and Molly Bederian ley. From this village, they explored Inca Where: Saratoga Springs culture and temples. They also mountain Public Library biked through the high mountain village of Hulack, day-hiked the salt valley of Maras (see NatGeo) and to nearby high ridges to see Inca quarries, burial mounds and observe Condors. After these adventures and to accli- mate to the 10,000 ft-elevation, they stepped off on a 4-day guided hike of the Inca trail; a 35 km footpath through the Peruvian Antiqui- ties Zone. Amongst glaciered peaks, the trail crossed several high passes ("Dead-Woman's Pass" at 14,000 ft was the highest) and through arid, alpine and jungle climes. The trail terminates at the Don’t miss the Hiking the Cats- lost" city of Machu Picchu. They have prepared a PowerPoint slide kills 100 Highest program with show from their travel pictures and are very pleased to share them chapter member Alan Via at 7pm with us. Feb. 23rd at Crandall Library. Chepontuc Footnotes Page 1 Chepontuc Footnotes Programs! Published Bimonthly Glens Falls Saratoga ADK Chapter By Maureen Coutant Adirondack Mountain Club PO Box 2314, Glens Falls, NY, 12801 For this issue, I want to highlight adventure from two of our Chapter’s Executive Committee Officers: our Chapter pro- long trail hikers, Steve Chapter Chair Maureen Coutant grams. We have Mackey and Jean Hol- Phone: 745-7834 . [email protected] some diverse offer- comb. You might remem- ings, and I’d like to ber that they both did the First Vice Chair Tricia Lockwood thank Sarah King Appalachian Trail as a Phone: 275-6054 [email protected] for pulling them through-hike a few years Second Vice Chair Laura Fiske together. Of ago, in opposite directions. Phone: 884-0345 [email protected] course, our biggest Earlier this year, they thanks go out to the hiked the John Muir Trail, Secretary John Caffry Phone: 798-0624 [email protected] presenters who and they will share photos spend countless from the trip. Treasurer John Schneider hours preparing I really hope you can Phone: 584-8527 [email protected] their programs and make it to the programs Directors sometimes travel- mentioned above. They are Jonathan Lane , Laura Fiske, Linda Ranado ing quite a distance always fascinating and we Email for all directors: [email protected] to put them on. love to have a good crowd Past Chapter Chair Heidi teRiele Karkowski For January, you CHAPTER CHAIR for the presenters. Please Phone: 585-7206 [email protected] will notice we have Report see the Program section of two programs listed the newsletter for more on consecutive Our Programs details on the upcoming Committee Chairs: nights. We’ve been are always fas- programs and mark your invited by the South- calendars. Annual Dinner Heidi teRiele Karkowski cinating and we Phone: 585-7206 [email protected] ern Adirondack If you missed the pro- Audubon Society to love to have a gram last September, AD- Conservation Jacki Bave help sponsor the good crowd! K’er and Chair of the Phone: 587-3754 [email protected] showing of the North Country team, Mary Education Linda Ranado movie Gasland. It Coffin, gave a presentation [email protected] will be shown at Crandall Library on on the North Country National Scenic Wed, Jan. 25th, 6:30pm. After the Trail and its possible route through Hospitality Gretchen Steen Phone: 638-6139 . [email protected] movie, ADK’s Executive Director, the southern Adirondacks. She and Neil Woodworth, will update us on members of the Schenectady Chapter Membership Pat Desbiens the status of hydrofracking legislation of ADK have been scouting and Phone: 899-9688 [email protected] in NYS and its potential impact. It GPS’ing the routes. If you’d like Newsletter/Editor Jill Gruben will be an interesting evening! The information about the trail or would Phone: 309-4198 [email protected] next night, our regular Chapter Pro- like to help scout and GPS some con- gram is from Chapter members Molly nector bushwhacks contact: Outings Alison Darbee & Steve Bederian of Saratoga. They [email protected] or visit and Madeline Kowalik-Bova [email protected] will give us a tour of Peru and the www.northcountrytrail.org. Inca Trail. This program is at the Finally, if you have a program or Programs Sarah King Saratoga Public Library. have seen one that you think Chapter Phone: 798-0615 [email protected] On February 23rd, another AD- members would enjoy, please contact Publicity K’er Alan Via, will conduct a pres- Sarah King. Or, if you want to get [email protected] entation on Hiking the Catskills 100 more involved with the Club, please Highest, which goes along with his email me and I’ll connect you with Trails Tom Ellis book of the same name, at the Cran- something fun. We’re always look- Phone: 638-6139 . [email protected] dall Public Library. In March, on ing for new helpers! st Web site George Sammons Wed. the 21 will be another Phone: 743-9692 [email protected] Wilderness Jim Schneider Phone: 581-9367 [email protected] Young Members Group Jonathan Lane Phone: 744-4594 [email protected] Chepontuc Footnotes Page 2 Executive Committee Meeting Minutes Synopsis Minutes from October 5, 2011 lodges, but that may be covered by insurance; the Club is doing a good business all over the country teaching Chapter Chair Mo Coutant: The Loon Lake Mountain Leave No Trace training programs; access to the lodges Fire Tower will be included in the Fire Tower Challenge. has been restored; membership is up by over 200, but The Chapter voted to join the North Country Trail Asso- dues revenue is slipping; overall, cash flow is okay; the ciation. new website will be up in November. Membership Mo Coutant for Pat Desbiens: Our Chap- Young Members Group Chair Jonathan Lane: YMG ter is about 10% of the Club’s total membership. & Chapter Facebook pages each have +70 friends. Outings Co-Chair Maddie Kowalik-Bova: New Wilderness Chair Jim Schneider : Chapter carried lum- patches for leaders have arrived and will be given to the ber to rebuild a bridge in the Pharaoh Lake Wilderness leaders of three or more outings; leaders of six or more Area. outings will get a gift card. Conservation Chair Jacki Bave: At the request of Sara- Newsletter Chair Jill Gruben: The chapter voted to toga Plan she made a site visit to the Spruce design the newsletter in-house. Mountain Fire Tower and learned that people get lost Fire Tower Challenge: New correspondents are Cathy on the trail because of the patchwork of multiple land and Tim Noble. ownerships. She worked with a logger on trail mainte- nance and helped with GPS mapping. Nominating Committee Chair Linda Fiske: The slate will be the only candidates in the election. Website Chair George Sammons: The database has 1,502 names and we have e-mail addresses for 893. Club Board of Directors Jonathan Lane: The Club lost There are 118 members who have opted out of the print $66,000 in business when Hurricane Irene closed the version of the newsletter. New Members September 2011 toga Springs Gail & Robert Lansing, Glens Falls Doug Baehm, Saratoga Springs Jennifer, Raymond, Parker & Christopher Nancy Lyons, Gansevoort Sheerer, Corinth John, Sandy, Ben & Liza Balet, Ballston Mark Meigher, New York, New York Spa Beth, Wesley, Benjamin & William Wal- lace, Queensbury Jennelle & Justin Miles, Queensbury Judd Byrnes, Lake George Andie Zajaceskowski, Saratoga Springs Florence Nolan, Glens Falls MaryJane Crotty, Ballston Lake Daniel Poole, Kattskill Bay Debbie & Bart D'Avignon, Greenwich Rejoined Members Jill, Scott, Tori & Evan Strock, Gansevoort Mary DeSantis, Glens Falls Stewart Brown, Glens Falls Cris Vanderburg & Kathleen Schenck, Todd & Ellen Downing, Saratoga Springs Philip Cross, Ballston Spa Saratoga Springs Kati Gilbert, Hadley Ann M. Diller, Gansevoort Dennis & Mary Lou Walsh, Clifton Park Brian Goodge, Glens Falls Scarlett Miles, Palmyra, New York Todd Zenio, Gansevoort Barbara Griffith, Shrewsbury, Vermont Yu K. Stanley, Utica Rejoined Members October 2011 Barbara Honors & Glenn Milstey, Ganse- Daniel Whalen, Waterford voort Frank Brady, Saratoga Springs Jean J. Wood, Hudson Falls Wendy Hull, Salem Leo Butera, Clifton Park Jacqueline Kusnierz, Gansevoort New Members October 2011 Mark Dailey, Saratoga Springs Richard Leach, Queensbury Tom Barkley, Saratoga Springs R.B. Dundon & Dana La Rose, Dorset, Vermont Gina, Natalie & Isabella MacNiven, Corinth Matthew, Lindsay & Lauren Beaudier, Northport, New York Thomas & Leslie Fine, Brewster, New York Robert Murray, Warrensburg Robert Benedict & Michele Kenna, Bev- Leslie Nestor, Ian & Alexander Engel, erly, Mass Deborah Nordyke, Curtis, Jon, Erik Glens Falls Tim, Mary Rose, Colin & Dylan Rose, Katrin Schreiner, Hadley Chris Palmatier, Schroon Lake Saratoga Springs Christine, Stephen & Joe Ross, Queens- Ellen Pike, Chestertown Nancy & Bob Briskie, Schenectady bury Max Powell, Albany Tammy & Michael Caldwell, Glens Falls B.J.