The Tuesday hike on November 18 will meet at the Hanaford parking lot in Oneonta at 9:30. We will hike at The Nature Conservancy's West Branch Preserve which is closed to hunting. It is located on Route 10 near Hamden in Delaware County. The outstanding features of the area are its stand of old growth pine and hemlock trees and a remarkable, very large white oak. We try to visit this tree each year and encourage it. There are long and short trails, neither one very demanding. Bring a lunch. Nina and Joe, 829-8358