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SUSQUEHANNA ADK CHAPTER
WINTER 2012 SCHEDULE
Outings

ALWAYS CALL LEADERS FOR DETAILS
 All area codes are 607 unless otherwise noted.

Please call trip leaders for hike details and to car pool. Riders should contribute a fair share toward gas.

Each trip leader must have all participants sign the liability release form which may be downloaded from our website: www.susqadk.org

Please Note: The outings listed below were current when the July 2010, Foot_Loose! Newsletter was issued. Consult the www.susqadk.org calendar for subsequent changes, additions and details of "To-Be-Announced" (TBA) outings.


HIKE AND BIKE CLASSIFICATIONS

Classifications are subjective and chosen by the leader. If you are uncertain that you are up to the hike, consult the leader. Tuesday outings are rated C or C+.

A: Strenuous, long distances over rugged terrain with lots of climbing. More than 35 miles on a bike.

B: Moderate, shorter distances with less climbing. Moderate hikes may have some steep climbing and/or rugged terrain, but are less demanding than strenuous hikes. 10-30 miles on a bike.

C: Easy, short distance over rolling or flat terrrain at a leisurely pace. 10 miles or less by bike. Suitable for beginners.


Ernie Mahlke, 432-2583, will be happy to hear from people who want to hike on week-ends and include them in any plans he and Heide may have. For bikers looking for group rides, please call Leon and Lucille Wiggin, 432-1022 and Frank and Jean Oakley, 263-5832.

Feb. 7, Fortin Park Hike The hike will be at Fortin Park. Meet at 10 am at the Fortin Park parking lot. Under current weather conditions a 2 mile hike is planned, but if snow arrives, snowshoeing and cross country skiing are alternatives. Lunch is on your own. Call Currie & Virginia Marr at 432-5434 with any questions. Directions: Fortin Park is near the Farmhouse Restaurant in Oneonta. Opposite the restaurant, turn onto Hwy 47, travel across the Susquehanna River, take the first right onto Youngs Rd, and follow Youngs Rd to the parking lot. For those using I-88 take exit 16 to reach Hwy 47.

Feb. 14 Rita Salo 432-3656 Cooperstown Golf Course

Feb. 15, Chili/Soup Night and "North Carolina in Spring" Meeting at Elm Park United Methodist Church, 401 Chestnut Street, Oneonta, 6 p.m. potluck dinner followed by program at 7 p.m. North Carolina in Spring will be presented by Linda and Stef Seifried. Enjoy the beauty of wildflowers and mountain scenery along the Appalachian Trail. Photos and stories from their experience supporting their daughter on her through-hike from Georgia to Maine will be shared. Pictures will include the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Clingman’s Dome, Cades Cove, and the Blue Ridge Mountains. To all ADK Potluckers, For the February 15 ADK meeting, we have our annual Soup and Chili dinner. Please let Jean and Joe Seroka know what you will be bringing to this dinner. (Soup or Chili - or Bread - or Dessert) Don't forget to bring a soup bowl as well as your utensils and beverage cup. Thanks, Jean and Joe - 607 988 7007 - jjwilser3@yahoo.com

Feb. 21 Linda Pearce 432-8969 Goodyear Lake

Feb. 28 Jim & Charlene Higgins 432-7012 Gilbert Lake

Mar. 6 Irv & Monica Peters 315-858-0261 TBA

Mar. 13 Maureen Willis 286-9821 TBA

Mar. 20 Ruth Schaffer 988-3154 Riddell Park

Mar. 21 Wednesday Meeting, “Building and Restoring Wooden Canoes” by John Dropp. Through photos and detailed description John will take us through the process of building a 15 foot wood-canvas canoe in a week at the Wooden boat school. He will also show how his 1911, 16 foot Old Towne Charles River canoe was found and restored concluding with photos of it and 325 other wooden canoes being "shown off" at the Wooden Canoe Heritage Association assembly at Paul Smith College.

Mar. 27 Norma Lee Havens 432-3154 TBA

Apr. 18 Wednesday Meeting "Headwaters Trails"by Doug Murphy and Velga Kundzins. Through photos and explanations Doug and Velga will explain the many accomplishments of their organization, “Headwaters Trails”, including the availability of thirty miles of multi-use trails for public use in the Bald Mountain Recreation Area located at the headwaters of the West Branch of the Delaware River.

May 16 Wednesday Meeting "Trekking around Mount Blanc" by Helena Garan. Come enjoy lively tales and photos by world traveler and veteran long-distance trekker, Helena Garan, this time about her September 2010 Tour du Mont Blanc adventure, a 120 mile trek over one of the most popular long distance hiking trails in Europe. It circumnavigates the Mont Blanc massif, passing through France, Italy and Switzerland.

Your executive committee, wishing to reduce our carbon footprint, encourages members from outside Oneonta to carpool to meetings and activities.