Tramp & Trail Hiking Club

#6453 – Root Glen and The Path at Sunset Hill – November 1, 2015

November 11, 2015 mconnors921 Comments 0 Comment

Write-up: Meg Higgerson Leader: Meg Higgerson Co-Leader: Charlene Zebley It was a beautiful, warm and bright November 1st as thirty hikers walked from the Hannaford Parking lot and proceeded up College Hill. What a parade! One passerby asked us what we were protesting! We then entered Root Glen and enjoyed typical Tramp camaraderie as we hiked the lovely shale paths of the Glen. We then left Root Glen and hiked the trails of Hamilton College. Many commented on the loveliness…

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#6448 – Map and Compass Hike, BREIA – October 17, 2015

October 17, 2015 mconnors921 Comments 0 Comment

Write-up: Meg Higgerson Leader: Meg Higgerson Co-Leader Bill Higgerson Twenty Tramps signed up for the two-evening class, Wilderness Navigation with Map and Compass. Our instructor was Mike Quinn. The program was held at the American Legion in New Hartford, where, in addition to the excellent instruction, we had a very nice meal on both nights. On Saturday, October 17, we proceeded to the BREIA trails where Mike had us practice taking and following Field Bearings. It was a different experience…

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#6442 – Cliffs on Good Luck Mountain – September 27, 2015

September 30, 2015 mconnors921 Comments 0 Comment

Write-up: Barb Thomas Leader: Barb Thomas Co-Leader: Lou Casatelli A beautiful day for a hike with GREAT views! We left Middleville with thirteen Tramps. We drove Rt. 29 & 29A to Rt. 10 and then north to the parking area. (Total 34.4 miles) We started out on the canoe-carry trail to the lake. Decided to turn around and go back up to the trail that goes to the registers. (.06 of a mile to the register) We signed in and…

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#6441 – Saranac Weekend, Baker Mountain – September 27, 2015

September 30, 2015 mconnors921 Comments 0 Comment

Write-up: Mary Pat Connors Leader: Roger Felske Co-Leader: Mary Pat Connors On Sunday morning, a group of 10 Tramps met at McDonalds in Saranac Lake. Our group from the kayak the day before, was slightly changed. We added two who had climbed St. Regis instead of kayaking, and lost one who decided to climb some High Peaks. We didn’t think anyone would come up from Mapledale just for this hike but since it was on the schedule, we did wait….

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#6439 – Saranac Weekend, Raquette River – 9/26/15

September 30, 2015 mconnors921 Comments 0 Comment

Write-up: Mary Pat Connors Leader: Mary Pat Connors Co-Leader: Roger Felske Nine Tramps set out on a beautiful crisp September morning from Axton Landing (off Coreys Rd. between Tupper Lake and Saranac Lake), traveling upstream toward the Raquette River Falls. There was a chill in the air when we began but soon the sun in the cloudless sky warmed us. We passed Stony Creek, paddled under the cable enabling a small tram to cross the river and negotiated the twists…

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#6437 – Twitchell Lake – September 19, 2015

September 19, 2015 mconnors921 Comments 0 Comment

Write-up: Mike and Janice Huss Leader: Mike Huss Co-Leader: Janice Huss Pictures: Jim Wasielewski, Mary Pat Connors Twenty-nine tramps started our hike on a beautiful fall day. It was sunny, in the low 70’s, with a light but steady breeze. The beginning of the trail was a very long hill that never seemed to end. We all made it up without too much complaining by the co-leader. Once at the top, we hiked along a ridge that paralleled Twitchell Lake….

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# 6432 – Wakely Mountain Fire Tower – September 5, 2015

September 19, 2015 mconnors921 Comments 0 Comment

Write-up: Meg Higgerson Leader: Meg Higgerson Co-Leader: Grace McNasser In record-breaking heat for a Labor Day Weekend, eight Tramps drove north toward Indian Lake. At our stop at the Speculator Firehouse, our Co-Leader offered us freshly baked and still warm blueberry muffins. We reached the trailhead around 10:45 and began the relatively flat hike for about 2 miles. The heat and humidity were quite stifling, even for the birds and forest creatures. With the exception of our own chatter, we…

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#6436 – Kalies Trail – September 13, 2015

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Write-up: Mike and Janice Huss, and Steve Kalies Leader: Steve Kalies Co-Leader: Janice Huss On a cool, overcast day, fifteen Tramps took a chance that the rain would hold off and set out on a new trial on privately owned land in Clinton. The property owner, Dick Knoeller, had given us permission to hike his property and had allowed Steve and Mike to cut and mark trails throughout the property. Dick had even mowed the tall grass in the field…

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#6435 – Annual Corn Roast – September 12, 2015

September 12, 2015 mconnors921 Comments 0 Comment

Write-up: Mary Lou Miller Leader: Gail Hannahs Co-Leader: Louis Casatelli 55 Tramps attended this year’s corn roast at the Trenton Town Park. Dick Blanchard lead a bike hike at 10:00am and Barbara Thomas lead several on a hike after the main event. Gail and Louie did a great job, as always. Everyone enjoyed the meal and time spent with friends. It was great to see some “old timers” and many enjoyed looking at photos taken at several hikes, many of…

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#6434 – Long Path North – September 7, 2015

September 7, 2015 mconnors921 Comments 0 Comment

Write-Up: Deb Roberts Leader: Deb Roberts Co-Leader: Bobbie Scarpino The hike, along a section of Long Path North, went from Cotton Hill State Forest into the village of Middleburgh. Our group of six hikers enjoyed the diversity of the trail, but not so much the temperatures. It was in the high 80’s with little breeze until we reached the ridge. Taking frequent rests and drink breaks, we were on the trail for approximately 4 hours. The views from the ridge were spectacular, as…

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