Write-up: Sue Manier Leader: Sue Manier Co-Leader: Rick Manier News Report: “A powerful storm ripped through Madison County Saturday afternoon and left a path of destruction behind. Trees came down along with power lines in Cazenovia leaving over a 1,000 National Grid customers in the area without power. Emergency management crews have been busy with flooding and now storm damage. As rain continues to relentlessly fall across Central New York, residents have been urged to prepare for flash flooding. The National Weather…

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Write-up: Jerry Stewart Leader: Jerry Stewart Co-Leader: Carolyn Eastman Sunday’s bike ride with the Tramps…20 hearty souls braved the 90-degree heat and followed me on what was supposed to be a 15 – 20 mile ride. I was close, it turned out to be 25 but what’s 5 miles among friends? It was a great ride, such a nice day to be out and share my hometown with my friends. As we got to Lock 21 there was a tug…

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Write-up: Nancy Coleman Leader: Nancy Coleman Co-Leader: Mary Pat Connors It has been a very rainy Spring and June 10th was nice which is probably what brought out 26 Tramps for an interesting hike to the Pot Holes on Moss Island in Little Falls.  After meeting at Gems Along the Mohawk in Herkimer, we parked at Rotary Park.  This is a pleasant spot.  There is a facility with clean bathrooms, a boat launch and a small park. We hiked East…

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Write-up: Mary Pat Connors Leader: Mary Pat Connors Co-Leader: Sarah Cotter Once again Gleasmans Falls beckoned to 14 Tramps. It has been visited several times but never fails to delight. This hike offers: a very doable distance, 6 miles; a very slightly rolling trail mostly lined with sand and pine needles (well the usual mud also); and a beautiful destination on the Independence River… a nearly perfect hike. It is an adventure merely arriving at the trailhead. About 5 miles…

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Write-up: Deb Roberts Leader: Deb Roberts Co-Leader: Meg Higgerson What’s boots ‘n’ bar hopping you ask? Well, it’s what you get when you mix Deb and Meg together as leader and co-leader……. and combine with a few cute little hikes, each too short for its own Tramp outing. We found 4 hikes along Rt 28, each with something special not seen before. That’s the boot hopping. Then you add Meg’s great imagination to bring the ‘bar’ to the trail.  …

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Write-up: Don Fellows Leader: Don Fellows Co-Leader: Madonna Fellows Sixteen tramps hiked the gorges in Ithaca on a beautiful day. On our way to the gorge the guy ahead of me must have washed his windshield and a few drops landed on mine causing me to have a moment of panic that we were going to be rained on. In a short time, the sun reappeared and stayed with us all day. There were several who had never been to…

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Write-up: George Fogg Leader: George Fogg Co-Leader: Eric Vander Bogart Hike around Stoney Pond uneventful, lots of wild leeks, no mishaps. 27 attended. (George gets kudos for conciseness.)

Write-up: Carolyn Eastman Leader: Carolyn Eastman Co-Leader: Pam Carrier Our hike to Sleeping Beauty Mountain started at Gems along the Mohawk. With 9 tramps in tow we started out for Lake George. It is a long drive but the area is very beautiful and filled with many hikes so this should entice anyone to take the drive. The day was sunny and warm with a few clouds so clothes were being stripped off right away, down to tank tops as the trail…

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Write-Up: Jerry Stewart Leader: Jerry Stewart Co-Leader: Lori Waterman I know you’re all wondering, how did it go? Freezing rain in Utica that morning, misty rain around Rome. Well, when we got to Chateaugay, it had been doing neither of those. Overcast yes, but it was great weather for a stroll through the woods. 17 tramps, some still feeling the effects from 7.3 miles of snowshoeing in wet weather yesterday. The promise of fresh baked cookies and a new place…

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