Write-up: Bonnie Sanderson Leader: Bonnie Sanderson Co-Leader: Bobbie Scarpino Eighteen Tramps and two guests embarked on an international biking adventure on an idyllic summer Saturday. We loaded our bikes on Horne’s Ferry, traversed Wolfe Island, then rode the Wolfe Island ferry into Kingston, Ontario.   Several options were available, and small groups explored each…some stayed & biked Wolfe Island only, some biked into Kingston & had lunch around Confederation Park, and some enjoyed a gourmet lunch at Chez Piggie. After…

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Write-Up: Jim Wasielewski Leader: Jim Wasielewski Co-Leader: Debby Wasielewski Eight of us hiked the 7.5 miles on a hot day. Again the bugs were a pain. My 13-year-old grandson led most of the way. Thanks to Debby for sweeping. Another train, I can’t believe it. Yow I was a little too close, kinda scary.  

Write-up: Halsey Bagg and Deb Roberts Leader: Halsey Bagg Co-Leader: Deb Roberts Fourteen Tramps took on the hike to the summit of Mt. Arab, a one mile hike with a 700 ft gain in elevation.  At the top is the Mt Arab fire tower and home of the fire tower steward and now fire tower museum.  It is also an Audubon Hummingbird sanctuary. Along the way a fellow hiker offered to take our picture so all us Tramps could be included. This…

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Write-up: Deb Roberts & Halsey Bagg Leader: Deb Roberts Co-Leader: Halsey Bagg The weather forecast was 60% chance of rain, but in our case it was 100%. Heavy rain started right at 9:30 am when everyone arrived at our lake house and while unloading their kayaks. We waited to see if it would let up. Consensus was to not to go out on open water. So we, eighteen Tramps, all drove to Wanakena to go over the walking bridge and take the…

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Write-up: Jim Wasielewski Leader: Jim Wasielewski Co-Leader: Mary Pat Connors Thirteen of us paddled 6.25 miles on a fantastic weather day on beautiful Blue Mountain Lake. In addition, Bill Higgerson gave us a presentation on the Durant Family and other Adirondack industrialists. You’ve heard of Road Scholars, well this was a “Water Scholars” lecture. Thanks Bill for another fascinating presentation.

Leader: Bobbie Scarpino Co-Leader: Richard Clair Write-up: Jim Wasielewski The 4th of July and we had our own fireworks on the ride. One Tramp flipped her bike going downhill and did a face plant on the side of the road. She was going downhill on a shaded secondary road wearing sunglasses and didn’t see this humongous dip/bump and lost control of the bike and over the handlebars she went. No broken bones but plenty of abrasions and 6 stitches to…

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Write-up: Mary Pat Connors Leader: Mary Pat Connors Co-Leader: Kathy Countryman Nineteen Tramps attended the Summer Solstice Garden Tour & Craft Sale at Sycamore Hill Gardens in Marcellus, NY. The weather had been threatening, so many started out with umbrellas and raincoats. As luck would have it we were soon shedding our coats and enjoying a lovely warm summer day. The grounds of Sycamore Hill are truly spectacular. It was such a pleasure to stroll the grounds seeing the beautiful…

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Write-up: Susan Manier Leader: Susan Manier Co-leader: Bobbie Scarpino Eaton Brook Reservoir is a small Y-shaped water body located in Madison County near the Hamlet of West Eaton. It is one of the numerous area reservoirs that was built to supply water to the Erie canal.20 members kayaked around on Eaton Brook Reservoir.  After the two-hour kayak we went back to Sally and Jeff Steele’s home that overlooks the reservoir, for hotdogs and snacks. It was a beautiful sunny day…

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Write-up: Pam Carrier Leader: Pam Carrier Co-Leader: Carolyn Eastman A great day for a hike! Five of us, including Amy DeVries on her first Tramp outing, started out from Mapledale right at 7 a.m. Before we got to Old Forge, we were stopped to wait for a moose making up its mind which way to head out of the north bound lane. The photo was taken by Carolyn Eastman through the open sunroof. We arrived at the trailhead shortly after ten…

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Write-up: Cindy McCormack Leader: Cindy McCormack Co-Leader: Mary Kate Scott Just wanted to say “THANK YOU” to the 29 people who went on my hike today (which was my first one). I believe all had a good time, we had some little muddy areas, not bad, and bugs did cooperate while we walked. Can’t wait to do another!