MOHICAN CHAPTER of Adirondack Mountain Club
Celebrating 15 Years of Outdoor Activities in June 2000    Member   NY/ NJ Trail Conference

With over 500 members in Westchester, Putnam and Fairfield Counties  

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If you see nothing listed on the schedule, contact Carol Harting at 914-234-6313 work or home at 845-669- 6731 or Jane Smalley at 914-232-3594 jsmallpt@aol.com to see what last minute hikes have been arranged. We have members who hike every Saturday and Sunday!!

Sunday, May 1- Harriman State Park to the Timp

This will be a moderate hike of about six hours starting at the Anthony Wayne Parking area off the Palisades at Exit 17. We can car pool from BJs in Yorktown. Contact Carol Harting at 914-234-6313 (work) or home at 845-669-6731 to register.

Wednesday, May 4 - Moderate Day Hike

Informal moderate hikes throughout the year on a more-or-less regular basis. The hikes will usually be on Wednesdays, but depending on weather and personal schedules, they can be on any weekday.

Call us to let us know that you are interested and we will notify you of our plans. Sheila Lipshie 516-349-7910 (preferred for May-June) or Carol Mantell 845-265-2598.

Thursday, May 5 - Local Hike

Easy 2-3 hour hike. Starts 9:15. Call Bob Ross for details. 914-244-0978

Saturday, May 7 - Bear Mountain in Connecticut

Hike includes Race Brook Falls, Race Mountain, and Sages Ravine. We will hike up the Race Brook Falls trail which parallels an outstanding cascade several hundred feet high to join the AT. The AT will take us over Race Mountain which provides great views of the surrounding areas. We will then descend into scenic Sages Ravine before climbing Bear Mountain, the highest mountain entirely in Connecticut at 2,316 feet. About 10.5 miles at a moderate pace. Some steep and rocky sections. Contact leader for meeting time and place. Kathie Laug 203-348-3993 or Laug@worldnet.att.net

Saturday, May 7 - Teatown Reservation in Ossining

Come on this easy 2 hour hike to one of the finest nature centers in Westchester. We will be hiking on wooded trails and also the two miles around Teatown Lake. Call leader for meeting time and place. Doris Bosworth 914-277-3269

Sunday, May 8 - Happy Mother's Day Hike in Butler Sanctuary

Join us on this easy morning hike before getting together with family and friends to honor Mom.  Call Carol Harting at 845-669-6731 for meeting time and place.

Wednesday, May 11 - Moderate Day Hike

See May 4 for details.

Thursday, May 12 - Local Hike

Easy 2-3 hour hike. Starts 9:15. Call Bob Ross for details. 914-244-0978

Saturday, May 14 - Storm King Mountain

This is about a seven mile hike with some long climbs but done at a moderate pace. The reward is great views over the Hudson! Meeting would be at 9:15 at parking lot on west side of 9W about eight miles north of Bear Mt Circle. Rain cancels. Murray Friedman at 914-779-6233, mrsfrdmn@aol.com

Sunday, May 15 - Rockwood Park, Briarcliff

Come on this three hour hike with beautiful views of the Hudson River. We will walk into Rockefeller Preserve and across the Croton aqueduct. Call leader for meeting time and place. Joel Engelbrektson 914-769-2198.

Sunday, May 15 - Woodlawn Cemetery

Within the beautiful Acadian setting of Woodlawn reposes the most remarkable variety of interesting and historically important people anywhere in America. Duke Ellington, Elisabeth B. Stanton, Herman Melville, Nellie Bly, Fiorello LaGuardia and Admiral Farragut are just some members of the Woodlawn “Hall of Fame.” In this splendid example of a rural, “Elysian Field,” style cemetery nature predominates. Picturesque monuments and memorials, superb examples of the predominant architectural styles of the 19th and 20th centuries, weave and blend into this incredible garden landscape. The rural style cemetery was an early manifestation of the concept of public park and Woodlawn’s 400 acres and miles of paths are the premiere American example. Please join us for a leisurely tour of this “hidden gem.” Call Fran Resch at 914 232-1483 or email dbvfxr@earthlink.net for time directions and other specifics.

Wednesday, May 18 - Moderate Day Hike

See May 4 for details.

Thursday,  May 19 - Local Hike

Easy 2-3 hour hike. Starts 9:15. Call Bob Ross for details. 914-244-0978

Saturday, May 21 - Lillinonah Trail, Newtown,CT

This is a 6.3 mile hike with a series of moderate ascents. The hike traces the shore of Lake Lillinonah. It is in Upper Paugassett State Park near Exit 10 of I-84. E-mail leader J. Restani before 6:00 pm on Friday to register, irabjanea@worldnet.att.net. Provide your telephone number for emergency contact purposes.

Saturday, May 21 - AT Corridor

Help the leader walk the Appalachian Trail corridor boundary from Hortontown Road to the summit of Long Mountain. Using old woods roads and a rocky scramble – this part is a bushwhack – the AT itself comes out at a beautiful summit providing a mostly trailed retreat back to our starting point at the RPH Cabin. About 9 miles. Joint with Knickerbocker/New York. Meeting at the foot of Main Street in Cold Spring at 10:08 am. Contact leader: James Shearwood (845) 228-6017 or JSHEARWO@SLC.EDU. Rain will cancel.

Sunday, May 22 - Schunemunk

This will be a moderately paced, 6 – 8 mile hike with about 1500’ of elevation gain. Nice views from various places on the ridge. May be done as an end to end or as a loop starting at the usual place on Taylor Road but ending at the trestle. Adequate water (two liters) is a must if the day is warm. For meeting time and final decision on route contact: Steve Klepner, 914-666-0710 (home), 845-297-7066 (cell) spk010@yahoo.com.

Sunday, May 22 - Meyer Nature Preserve in Mt. Kisco

Come on this easy morning hike in this wild and rugged preserve overlooking Butler and Byram Lake. Call leader for meeting time and place. George Magnuson 914-666-9571.

Wednesday, May 25 - Moderate Day Hike

See May 4 for details.

Thursday, May 26 - Local Hike

Easy 2-3 hour hike. Starts 9:15. Call Bob Ross for details. 914-244-0978

Saturday, May 28 - Have a good and safe Memorial Day Weekend!!

Saturday, May 28 - Undercliff Trail 

This will be a moderate hike of about five miles with some ups and downs – hiking half way up Taurus to the Undercliff Trail and then down to the old farm ruins. Lots of great views over the Hudson River. E-mail Carol Hamilton for meeting time and place: Carolfit2hike@optonline.net or call 914-232-0248.

Sunday, May 29 - Blackhead Mountain - Catskills

9.80 mile hike in the Catskills that includes a climb of Blackhead Mountain. Please call Silvana Leonard 203-853-2903 or email sleonard@zeiss.com for time and meeting place. Shuttle required.

Sunday, May 29 - Canoeing the Great Swamp in Patterson, NY

Paddle with the flow through one of the largest, wildlife-rich, hardwood forested swamps in NY State. Bring your canoe or kayak, binoculars and lunch. We will meet at 10 am to set up a shuttle, and will be launching around 10:30 am from Patterson Environmental Park. Call Dod during mid-day for details 845-878-6869.

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