Susquehanna Chapter ADK

The hike on Tuesday, July 14 has been changed. Originally scheduled for Lordsland Nature Conservancy Preserve, it will now go to the Landis Arboretum in Esperance, NY. We will meet at the Price Chopper parking lot at 9AM. The trip up will take about an hour. Bring lunch, a drink, and rain gear. Nina and Joe Hart, 829-8358

July 15 - Swimming, boating, and picnic at the Wiggins’ camp, Crumhorn Lake. Come after 3:00 for swimming, boating, and just fun. Bring table service and a dish to pass for the 6 pm picnic.

Here is a hike for everyone, a shorter, easier, 2 mile version and a longer, vigorous, 3 mile version. The hike begins 10:00 am at the Nordic Ski parking area on the corner of hwy 46 and Joe Cornell’s Road. For 1 mile the trail descends through lovely woods to hwy 46. Across the highway we will take a loop trail back to hwy 46 on Hartwick’s Public Land. At this point we will have reached the 2 mile point. Those wishing to avoid the steep 1 mile ascent to the Joe Cornell parking area will be transported there by car. Everyone else will hike to the parking lot.

Rod and Sally Hebbard will lead a hike near their home on Franklin Mountain. Meet at the “Family Dollar” end of the “Old Ames” parking lot, corner of Chestnut St, Oneida St, and Winney Hill Road. Cars will leave “Old Ames” at 9:30 a.m. Alternatively, you may drive directly to the Hebbard’s and should be there by 10:00 a.m. For more information call Rod & Sally at 829-5811.

We will meet on the street by the laundromat in Morris at 9:30 on Aug. 4 (weather permitting) to drive in a caravan to Nine Mile Swamp. It will take about an hour to get there. If you have a 2003 DeLorme New York atlas, you can find Nine Mile Swamp north of Sherburne off of Rt. 12, McWire Road (in the crack of the Atlas of course, so it's hard to see!) between pages 62 & 63. Bring a canoe/kayak, life jacket, water, snack or lunch to eat in the canoe as there is no solid ground to step upon. (I tried it once and went in up to my waist!) Leader: Barb Means, 607-432-4903.

The hike on August 11 will meet at the Clark Sports Center at 9:30 AM and consolidate cars/riders. The hike will be on the Tower trails - fairly modest - and we will be done around noon. Will stop for a snack at the field overlooking the village. It has been BUGGY!!! Contact Kay Kantorowski at 547-5528