Leader: Meg Higgerson
Write-up: Meg Higgerson

The least attended hike???

Today’s originally scheduled hike was to be a practice for our map and compass skills. Because our instructor was unable to provide the class due to an injury, the hike was changed. Barb Thomas picked up a local hike and led a group of 19 to Bear Lake, an old favorite.

My son Chris was home from Colorado so I offered an additional hike to Plattekill Mountain where we would hike the mountain and watch Downhill Mountain Bike Racing. I waited at the appointed location. No one showed up!! Perhaps it was because of the driving distance or that we had a wonderful but long day at the Ithaca Gorges the day before. The sign-in sheet did not even have a co-leader!

Off I went to Plattekill where I met other family members. We climbed Plattekill Mountain in order to watch the Gravity East Downhill Mountain Bike Race. Chris came in 4th in the Men’s Pro Class and we were surprised when the announcer told how “Chris started racing here when he was 16. His Mom dropped him off.” He is currently ranked 8th in the U.S. and was recently selected to represent the U.S. in World Cup Downhill Racing Competition.