Write-up: Dave Rockwood Leader: Dave Rockwood Co-leader: Paul Sirtoli The hike to White Lake Mountain was changed during the hike to a hike to Sherman Mountain as when we got to the river crossing, we found that it was unpassable due to high water.  The White Lake Mountain hike will need to be attempted when you can wade across with water shoes. On a cool snowy/sunny day our group of five followed the herd path from Rt. 10, just north…

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This was the final “History Hike” of the 100 year anniversary of the Tramp & Trail Club. Every month for the past year we have celebrated a hike that occurred during each decade of the lifetime of our club.  Todays hike celebrated hikes during the 2010’s. As always, there was quite a bit of discussion among the 12 of us as we tramped along this well-beaten trail. All but the 2 newer members had skied, snowshoed and hiked this trail…

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Write-up: Deb and Joe CantalesLeader: Joe CantalesCo-Leader: Deb Cantales   Spring Farm CARES Nature Sanctuary is across the road from the Animal Sanctuary.  The temperature was in the mid-thirties with sun and blue skies. We had 35 on the hike (including Matt Perry and Julia from Spring Farm CARES). I included the following information from the Spring Farm Cares web site for review: The Spring Farm CARES Nature Sanctuary Our Mission To preserve and restore natural habitat and to promote…

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Write-up: Sue ManierLeader: Sue ManierCo-Leader: Meg Higgerson On a beautiful, sunny, newly fallen snow day, 13 Tramps used snowshoes to hike into Stone Quarry Art Park. After arriving we draw art circles and designs in the snow and hiked around the art park. We then stopped at the Madison County Distillery for refreshments.    

Write-up: Walt PillarLeader: Walt PillarCo-Leader: Laura Pillar 21 Tramps hiked 4 miles to Rock City and the falls behind Sherrill Brook Park. Spikes were very useful to grip the ice under the recent 4-inch snowfall. The snow was not deep enough for skis or snowshoes  

Write-up: Hugh Mason Leader: Jan Fellenz Co-Leader: Hugh Mason Six current as well as three aspiring Tramps enjoyed fine late winter conditions on the Carpenter Road trails Saturday February 28th. Four of the group utilized their cross country skis to glide along 6.5 miles of the area’s sometimes skier tracked trails while the five snowshoe clad participants trekked a slightly shorter distance through the winter wonderland. Keen eyes in both groups spied a circular ice phenomena formed by the moving…

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Write-up: Bobbie ScarpinoLeader?: Bobbie ScarpinoCo-leader: Carolyn Eastman            Thirteen of the Tramps who stayed for the weekend at the Adirondack Hotel in Long Lake, drove to Raquette Lake on Sunday to meet five other Tramps who drove from home. Continuing down the snow-covered Sagamore Rd., we came at last to the Great Camp Sagamore where we parked. The loop trail around the lake begins and ends on either side of the camp and having snowed a…

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Write-up: Walt Pillar Leader: Walt Pillar Co-Leader: Laura Pillar Eleven of us trekked 4.5 miles on a cold day around the Clark Foundation trails to Clark Tower and Buttons gravesite. We also passed the water tank in the middle of nowhere. The ground was packed snow and icy. Everyone wore spikes. Libation afterwards was at the Council Rock brewery

Leader: Paul Sirtoli Co-Leader: David Wu Write-up: Paul Sirtoli Little did we realize that to snowshoe 2.7 miles to the Bethune Mt. false summit would consume over five hours.  Our trek begins in 15-inches of snow powder at the balmy temperature of 8 degrees. Granted, there were several water breaks, one of which was at the massive frozen tundra called French Vly.  The tiny meadow stream and the landscape shrubbery were mostly buried in drifted snow.  Competing with the frigid…

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Write-up: Greg Sipp Leader: Paul Sirtoli Co-Leader: Greg Sipp Highlights of a well-navigated exploratory bushwhack to two remote ponds- Temperature near zero, with a frigid wind chill. Cloud cover yielding to blue sky and dazzling sunshine. Six to eight inches of fresh powder on a solid base to snowshoe on. Splendid backcountry scenery that few hikers witness. Moose track, skat and beds. Jim’s leg breaking through creek ice into the water. Jim quickly extracting his leg, preventing a wet foot….

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