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TRAILS OUTING SCHEDULE
July 3, 2009 6:27 PM ET
Minors participating in GVC-ADK activities
Minors participating in GVC-ADK activities
Minors are welcome to participate in GVC-ADK activities; however the
minor (any person under 18 years of age) must be accompanied by a
parent or legal guardian. If that is not the case, the minor must be
accompanied by a responsible adult who must provide both a for Release of Liability
Minor form and an Emergency Medical Care
form signed by a parent or legal guardian. These forms are available
on our web site for downloading under the heading Forms.
Trip Descriptions
The Adirondack Quest is a
program sponsored by our chapter to encourage visiting 30 of the wilderness and
wild forest areas in the Adirondack State park. Many of the trips below are to
Quest areas.
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- Update | [top] | July Outings and Events | July 2-5
Difficult
Backpacking
Trip | Presidential Range, The White Mountains in New Hampshire
Nothing But Wilderness, Big Alpine Views,
We will travel up to Crawford Notch, NH. park the cars,
then climb 2 1/2 miles to Nauman tent site,
set-up our tents, before we climb near-by Mt. Jackson before dinner!
Second day, we will hike 12 miles on the Appalachian Trail
over/near the spine of 7 mountains named after former US Presidents,
to the Valley Way tent site for night two.
Day three, we will climb nearby Mt. Adam and Mt. Madison,
before we descend the 7 miles down the mountains.
Experienced backpackers contact Dan Young at (585)243-1020 or
. | July 24-26
Fri-Sun
Class B Day Hikes | Annual GVC Women's Trip, Treadway Mountain - Update
Join Judy Immesoete and Donna Dinse for a relaxing weekend of car camping,
swimming and hiking. This trip is for women who have not joined us on a
previous women's trip. We will car pool from Rochester Friday morning, arriving
in the eastern Adirondacks at the Putnam Pond Campground in time to enjoy a
"potluck" dinner.
On Saturday we will hike Treadway Mountain. The round trip is
about 10 miles with a gain of 900 ft. elevation. This is a lovely hike. The
large open summit provides a good view of Pharaoh Mt. and surrounding mountains
as well as Schroon Lake. Upon return we will have time for a campground lake
swim before a restaurant dinner in the Village of Schroon Lake.
Sunday morning
we will again head to town for breakfast and drive to Glens Falls to enjoy the
exhibitions at the Hyde Gallery before returning back to Rochester. Beginner
campers/hikers are welcome. Some loaner camping equipment is available. A
deposit of $11.00 is required.
For more information please contact Donna Dinse (585-377-8492) or
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| July 24-27
Fri-Mon | Northville-Placid Trail from Piseco to Wakely Dam - Update
On Friday, drive to Piseco, arrange cars, hike about 4.5 miles to Fall Stream camping area.
On Saturday, hike about 12 miles to West Lake lean-to.
On Sunday, hike about 12 miles to Carry lean-to.
On Monday, hike about 4.5 miles to Wakely Dam and Return home.
To join this trip contact James Chambers at 315-589-8500 or
. | [top] | August Outings and Events | August 14-16 | Iroquois, Algonquin, Wright and Marshall High Peaks
If you are looking to bag some high peaks and get a nice backpack in the same
time, this trip might be what you are looking for. On Friday, we will be
backing from Upper Works into Lake Colden. This is an easy 5.4 miles backpack.
However, on Saturday, we switch to day packs and get serious. We will climb
Iroquois peak, Algonquin peak, Wright peak and Mt. Marshall. On Wright Peak,
there may still be remnants of a 1962 B-47 bomber crash. Sunday, we hike out.
Participants should be in very good physical condition. This will be a class D
hike with a vertical rise of 4900 ft.
Contact Jim Luening at 585-387-0256 or
for information and signup. | August 21-23
Class D
Dayhikes | The Devil's Path, Catskills
The Devil's Path is aptly named as it traverses 5 of the Catskills' High Peaks
over 24 miles. The views are superb, and there is also some good scrambling
that resembles some of the hikes in the Whites. We will set up camp at the
Devil's Tombstone campground on Friday night, which is located approximately
halfway along the trail.
On Saturday, we'll start at Prediger Road, climb
Indian Head, Twin, Sugarloaf and Plateau, and finish at our camp.
On Sunday, we
will continue from camp to Westkill and Spruceton Road or Diamond Notch,
including an optional side trip to the fire tower on Hunter. While not hiking
or sleeping we can indulge in some of the culinary delights of the Catskills
including the legendary breakfast at Sweet Sue's.
For more information and to sign up contact
Karin Töpfer at . Deposit required.
| August 21-26
Car Camping and
Class D Day Hikes | Southern New Hampshire White Mountains
We drive to NH on Friday morning and set up camping near the southern end of
the Whites. Over the next three or four days we will climb the Tripyramids,
Whiteface, Passaconaway, Carrigain and Moosilauke. In between we will have two
hot showers and eat at some nice restaurants. The extra day is in case we have
some very bad weather. The listed hikes will cover nearly 35 miles and 11,000
feet vertical. We will return to Rochester on Wednesday 8/26 at the lastest.
Contact Joe Roth at 671-8458,
for more information. | August 28-30 | Pine Creek Bike Ride and Camping Trip
Pine Creek, Pa. (known in Pa. as the Grand Canyon of the East) has an old-rail-bike trail that is 70 miles along the picturesque Pine Creek River (off road bikes needed).
Partiscipants will have many options on this trip as far as distance, camping or motel; most meals will be at restaurants along the way. The bike trail is in excellent condition for a easy ride with many rest rooms and camping areas near the bike path.
We will leave Rochester on Friday afternoon and drive about 2 1/2 hours to Blackwell, Pa. where we will set up camp and beginning the trip Saturday morning.
For trip information call Dan Young at (585) 243-1020 or
or Bob Krenzer
. | [top] | September Outings and Events | September 11-13 | West Canada Lakes Backpack
This is a great way to see and spend time in one of our prize wilderness
area. This is a great time of the year to visit this area know for its numerous
lakes and we'll see quite a few of them.
From Rochester, we will be leaving Friday morning for Sled harbor by
Pillsbury Mountain. From Sled Harbor, we will hike into Cedar Lakes along
remnants of a wooden 1812 military road. Friday afternoon, we will set up camp
at a Cedar Lake Leanto (or thereabouts) in time for a late afternoon swim.
Saturday, we'll hike southwest along the Northville-Placid Trail to West
Canada Lake Leanto #2 for lunch. Time permitting, we will drop our packs for a
side hike along West Canada Lake. In the afternoon, we hike to Sampson Lake
where we will set up camp. On Sunday, we will hike out past Pillsbury Lake.
This is a class B trip since we will be covering about 10.6 miles on Saturday.
There will be no significant elevation changes.
Contact Jim Luening at 585-387-0256 or
for information and signup. | September 9
Wednesday | ADK GVC Chapter Meeting
6:30 Workshop / 7:30 Presentation | September 18-23
Car Camping and
Class D Day Hikes | Eastern New Hampshire White Mountains
We will drive to NH on Friday morning and set up car camping near the eastern
side of the Whites. Over the next three or four days we will climb Isolation,
South and Middle Carter and Moriah. In btween we will have hot showers and eat
at some nice restaurants. The next day is in case we have some bad weather. The
listed hikes will cover over 30 miles and about 12,000 feet of vertical. We
will return to Rochester on Wednesday 9/23 at the latest.
Contact Joe Roth at 671-8458,
for more information. | [top] | October Outings and Events | October 9-11
Difficult
Backpack | Autumn Backpacking Trip - Five Ponds Wilderness
We will explore a section of this Adirondack Quest area we did not visit
on a pervious trip. Our destination will be Sand Lake and possibly High Falls.
The trip will cover close to 30 miles. We will be carrying backpacks the entire
time and we will camp out 2 nights.
Call Bill Crowe or Mary Warchocki at 242-0659. | October 10-12
2009 | Brook Trout Lake Trail Maintenance/Moderate Backpack Trip
Return with
us to the site of last year's lean-to replacement project at Brook Trout Lake
in the West Canada Lakes Wilderness. This time, instead of repairing a lean-to,
we'll perform trail maintenance on the trail into Brook Trout Lake from the
Moose River Plains. We'll be joined on this trip by Matt McNamara, coordinator
of volunteer trail maintenance for the Adirondack Mountain Club, who will
provide training in doing trail maintenance the ADK way.
Please note: This will
be light trail work–no construction projects, mostly side-cutting of brush
encroaching on the trail and removal of small-size blow-down (if any). We'll
leave Rochester on Saturday morning, arriving at the trailhead early Saturday
afternoon.
We'll hike approximately six miles on a moderate trail to Brook
Trout Lake, possibly doing some trail work along the way in. On Sunday, we'll
continue our trail work. If there's time, we'll take a one mile side trip to
West Lake lean-to #2, where we can check out our other 2008 roof replacement
project. On Sunday morning, we'll hike back to our vehicles.
This will be a
great service project for our Chapter, and a great autumn backpack.
For more information contact
Dave Mundie at (585) 264-0386 or . | [top] | November Outings and Events | [top] | December Outings and Events | [top] | January 2010 Outings and Events | [top] | February Outings and Events | February | Annual Loj Trip
Save the date!
| [top] | March Outings and Events | [top] | April Outings and Events | [top] | May Outings and Events | [top] | June Outings and Events | June 12, 2010 | ADK Outdoor Expo 2010 at Mendon Ponds - See you there! |
RWMS – Another Club for Winter Backpacking
The Rochester Winter Mountaineering Society, http://sites.google.com/site/rwmsinfo/Home, is an informal group of
climbers who find winter the ideal time to explore and climb the mountains of
the northeastern United States.We encourage those interested in joining the
society to attend one of the winter mountaineering workshops (see below). The
number of participants on any trip will be limited at the leader's discretion.
Call early to avoid disappointment.
Experienced backpackers who are properly equipped and in excellent
physical condition are invited to join us on an introductory trip. For
2008 there are two introductory trips in January.
December
Not an
ADK trip. | Winter Mountaineering Workshop - Rochcester Winter Mountaineering Society - Update
A workshop will be held the first week in December if there is
sufficient interest. The intention is to provide an opportunity for
those new to the RWMS to meet with experienced members and discuss
equipment and details of typical RWMS trips.
If you would like to attend, please call Andy Ryan at 585-288-4547. | January 2-4, 2009
Not an
ADK trip. | Introductory trip to Marshall - Update
Rochester Winter Mountaineering Society
Trip leader will be Mike Forsyth. Contact Mike at 315-884-3673 or at
to sign up by December 19, 2008. | January 9-11, 2009
Not an
ADK trip. | Introductory trip to Blueberry, Porter and Cascade from Marcy Field - Update
Rochester Winter Mountaineering Society
Trip leader will be Paul Navik. Contact Paul at 585-385-0067 or
to sign up by December 19, 2008. |
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