Mt. Colden Write-up: Nancy Schenck Leader: Geoff Horan Our group met very early in the morning at the ADK LOJ. Sir Tom Smith, his daughter, son-in-law and Hugh went on ahead of us at a faster pace. Geoff Horan, a kind and gentle man, was our leader, making me feel this would be a pleasant walk. The other time I did Colden, it rained all the way up, all the way back and we were in a cloud at the top…
Write-up: Kathy Countryman Leader: Kathy Countryman Co-Leader: Francis Roy Eighteen of us hiked into Brandy Lake on a hot, humid July morning. After a hasty lakeside lunch, we beat it back to the cars while playing “slap and tickle” with the deer flies. Several of us reduced the population of those pesky critters a bit by catching them with sticky tape on our hats. Apparently height is an advantage in that contest, because Dick Blanchard bagged the most.
Write-up: Mary Pat Connors Leader: Mary Pat Connors Co-Leader: Kathy Countryman THE PRE-TRIP The hike that was scheduled was Indian Lake to John Mack Trail. Since neither of us had paddled Indian Lake before, my trusty co-leader and I dutifully set out to check out this kayak. Navigating this huge body of water was not as easy as it looked on the map. Neither of us felt the map accurately depicted the locations of the the bays and islands. We…
Write-up: Deb Roberts and Halsey Bagg Leader: Deb Roberts Co-Leader: Halsey Bagg Twenty-four hikers gathered at the beginning of Tooley Pond Road in Cranberry Lake and caravanned 8.5 miles to the trail leading to the first stop, Copper Rock Falls. After a short hike through a muddy trail we were rewarded with views of cascading waterfalls over copper-colored rocks. The group returned to their cars and continued on Tooley Pond Road to the eleven-mile trailhead for Rainbow Falls. Another short…
Write-up: Deb Roberts and Halsey Bagg Leader: Deb Roberts, Hike Halsey Bagg, Kayak The day was clear and sunny at Cranberry Lake. Most of the hikers stayed overnight at the DEC campgrounds on the east side of the lake or at Packbasket Adventures in Wanakena. The group met at the Cranberry Lake Community Center. Those wishing to kayak followed Halsey to Inlet Road and the put in at the Oswegatchie River. The 21 kayakers all loaded into the river starting…
Write-up: Madonna Fellows Leader: Madonna Fellows Co-Leader: Don Fellows We were fortunate to have picture perfect weather for our hike. Cool temperatures for the start with clear blue skies made for an enjoyable day. As the day progressed it got a little warm and the mosquitos became a little bothersome. We stopped at the lean- to at Tirrell Pond got a fire going and got some expert lessons in how to cook hot dogs. After indulging, we continued on our…
Write-up: Jean Yost Leader: Jean Yost Co-leader: Al Grenning On Saturday, the 6th of July 2019, the Tramps took on the “Super Secret” double waterfalls on the Black River Canal path about 3 miles north of Pixley Falls State Park. This was a quality back-up to the cancelled kayak on the open waters near Lake Ontario (Colwell Ponds) because of severe thunderstorm forecasts. It was a very enjoyable hike overlooking interesting locks. A stack of triple locks were on the…
Write-up:Meg Higgerson Leader: Meg Higgerson Co-Leader:Bobbie Scarpino After meeting at Mapledale, we drove the 1 3/4 hours to the trailhead. The day was going to be warm, but blue skies were in our forecast. We had a nice hike over rolling, and sometimes muddy terrain to the falls. We enjoyed our lunch overlooking what is noted as the highest waterfall in the Adirondacks. According to article in the Adirondack Explorer 2019 Outing Guide, the unusual name for this waterfall comes…
Write-up: Don and Madonna Fellows Leader: Don Fellows Co-Leader: Madonna Fellows Fourteen of us did a 20-mile bike ride from New Woodstock on Sunday. We dodged the rain but had to deal with some wind. It was real nice countryside with beautiful homes, farms and distant views. After the ride we went to Delphi Falls county park which was recently acquired by Madison County. Yes, we also visited the brewery on our return home.
Write-up: Dianna Morris Leader: Dianna Morris Co-Leader: Don Fellows Eighteen of us headed out – with those who got into their kayaks before the rest of us heading one way on the lake only to have to cross back over to rejoin the group. There was a nice breeze, but that same breeze that cooled us also made for some rougher water. Fortunately it was at our back and we had hopes that it would subside before we had…