Tramp & Trail Hiking Club

#6507 – Isaak Walton Pitch Pine Bog – April 24, 2016

April 24, 2016 mconnors921 Comments 0 Comment

Leader: Sue Williams Co-Leader: Eric Vander Bogart Write-up: Sue Williams We hiked the Isaac Walton League Pitch Pine Bog trail in Rome, NY. This is urban hiking at its best. Walmart is probably 1-2 miles away! The weather was balmy until we got into the woods, where we found the air comfortable. It had not rained for sometime and we found the trail very dry with only an occasional presence of mud. Mosquitoes started to come out toward the end…

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#6505 – Deerfield Town Park – April 17, 2016

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Leader: Amanda Zdanowicz Co Leader: Gail Hannahs Written by: Amanda Zdanowicz On an unseasonably hot, 75-degree April day, twenty Tramps made their way to the Deerfield Wilderness Park. The trails were mostly dry with only a couple of squishy, muddy sections. Even though we weren’t going to “Grandma’s House,” we zigzagged over the rivers and through the ups and downs of the hills in the woods. We walked for a little over an hour and went a total of 1.84…

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#6504 – Chittenango Falls State Park – April 16, 2016

April 16, 2016 mconnors921 Comments 0 Comment

Leader: Sue Manier Co-Leader: Rick Manier Write-Up: Sue Manier A scenic 167 foot waterfall is the main attraction of Chittenango Falls State Park. Glacial sculpting over the 40 million year-old bedrock is responsible for this scenic feature. An interesting variety of both plants and wildlife may be found along the trails. Eighteen Tramp and Trail members viewed the falls from the top, walked the winding Gorge Trail to view the falls from the footbridge and returned to the top along the…

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#6498 – Blueberry Trail to Shingle Mills Falls and Catpaw Lake – March 26, 2016

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Write-up: Deb Roberts Leader: Deb Roberts Co-Leader: Lu Blanchard On Saturday, March 26th, THIRTY-TWO people decided to drive on up to the Blueberry Trail near Brantingham Lake. It was a very beautiful sunny day, though cool, actually great hiking temperatures. The trail still had sections of ice, so treading carefully or walking off to the side was a must. We took the spur over to Shingle Mills Falls and people got ‘lost’ roaming around seeing the different little cascades. After about 30 minutes, we…

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#6494 – Griffiss Sculpture Park – March 12, 2016 & #6495 Erie Canal Walk – March 13, 2016

March 12, 2016 mconnors921 Comments 0 Comment

Write-up: Lu Blanchard Leader: Lu Blanchard Griffiss International Sculpture Park The hikes were noted as “S/SS” but not a flake was in sight – neither on the ground nor in the air! We walked – strolled really – through the Griffiss International Sculpture Park on Saturday and tried to channel the artists’ thoughts to divine titles for the sculptures. Bill Warren consistently came up with “Consternation” and “Confusion” as titles – I’m still not sure if those were actually his…

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#6490 – Inlet Frozen Fire and Ice Winter Carnival – February 27, 2016

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Write-up: Meg Higgerson Leader: Meg Higgerson Co Leader: Kathy Countryman The snow was perfect…falling in huge flakes on the already covered trails. With that much snow, we knew we could expect perfect skiing or snowshoeing. As we approached the entrance to Fern Park, we were directed down the road for additional parking as the surging crowd pressed in to see the cardboard sled races. Kids with perhaps a little help from their parents had made some fantastic cardboard sleds which…

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#6484 – Goodnow Fire Tower – February 7, 2016

February 7, 2016 mconnors921 Comments 0 Comment

Write-up: Meg Higgerson Leader: Meg Higgerson Co-leader: Sue Williams The weekend started long before the hike!! Five of us traveled to Newcomb on Friday, Jan. 31; four arrived on Saturday night and six drove up from Mapledale on Sunday, February 2nd. Seven of us made the Hoot Owl Bed and Breakfast our home. Those of us who were in Newcomb prior to the Goodnow Mountain hike had options…Meg and the Blanchards hiked Coney mountain on Friday; Sharon and Amanda hiked…

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#6466 – Moss Island – December 13, 2015

December 31, 2015 mconnors921 Comments 0 Comment

Write-up: Deb Roberts Leader: Deb Roberts Co-Leader: Gail Hannahs Moss Island is very unique both geologically and technologically. The rock formations and potholes were formed from glacier melting. Lock 17 is one of the tallest locks in the world, and the only guillotine-type lock in the barge canal system. The tramps explored the potholes, checked out the ‘drained’ canal (for work on the power plant) and watched several rock climbers on the south side rock walls. …

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#6467 – Bochen Lake – December 19, 2015

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Write-up: Mary Pat Connors Leader: Mary Pat Connors Co-Leader: Carolyn Eastman “The snow will never be fresher.” That’s what one Tramp said as we set out on our hike to Bochen Lake. It was the first snowfall of the year, fresh, soft and light. It was one of those hikes where you weren’t sure whether to wear snowshoes, microspikes or just boots. In retrospect, after slogging through the snow, maybe snowshoes were the way to go. It was only the…

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#6462 – Long Path North through Mine Kill State Park – November 29, 2015

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Write-up: Deb Roberts Leader: Deb Roberts Co-Leader: Bobbie Scarpino On a beautiful sunny Sunday in late November, 18 Tramps hiked the LPN Trail thru Mine Kill State Park. We parked at the Blenheim-Gilboa Power Authority Museum, and hiked 6¼ miles total. There is a beautiful waterfalls at the far end of the Park, where they have built platforms for better views. We sat at picnic tables in the sun for our lunch break. Chapstick and being kiss-ready was a memorable…

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