Susquehanna Chapter ADK

SUSQUEHANNA ADK CHAPTER
SUMMER 2008 SCHEDULE
Outings

ALWAYS CALL LEADERS FOR DETAILS
All area codes are 607 unless otherwise noted

Please call trip leaders for hike details and to car pool.
Riders should contribute a fair share toward gas.

It is the responsibility of each trip’s leader to have all participants sign a release form
Tuesday leaders contact Bev Hensle for forms; weekend leaders contact Ernie Mahlke; or copy forms from
the Website

See www.susqadk.org for TBA outings.

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HIKE AND BIKE CLASSIFICATIONS

Classifications are subjective and chosen by the leader. If you are uncertain
that you are up to the hike, consult the leader.
Tuesday outings are rated C or C+.

A: Strenuous, long distances over rugged terrain with
lots of climbing. More than 35 miles on a bike.

B: Moderate, shorter distances with less climbing. Moderate
hikes may have some steep climbing and/or rugged terrain, but are less
demanding than strenuous hikes. 10-30 miles on a bike.

C: Easy, short distance over rolling or flat terrrain
at a leisurely pace. 10 miles or less by bike. Suitable for beginners.

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If anyone would like to lead a weekend hike “out of the blue,” contact Moira Beach at 433-2832 or susqadk@yahoo.com with some details and a bit of lead time; we might come up with some extra weekend outings.
 

Sat. Oct.4 Ernie or Heide Mahlke 432-2583 Balsam Lake Mt. Tower hike in the Catskills, Relatively easy 2.95 miles to tower and return for a total of 5.9 miles. Bad weather alternative: Oct. 5th.

Tue. Oct.7 Kay & Ted Kantorowski 547-5528 Hike Clarks Tower area

Tue. Oct.14 Rod & Sally Hebbard 829-5811 Hike in Franklin

Wed. Oct 15 Monthly Meeting Elm Park United Methodist Church, 401 Chestnut St., Oneonta. 6 pm potluck dinner followed by 7 pm program. Connie Reed will show slides of her six-day, 100-mile, 7,000-feet altitude gain hike through the Kachkar Mts. and on to the Black Sea in Turkey. Connie’s three-week trip included visits to Istanbul and the Cappadocia cave city.

Sat. Oct 18 Weekend Bicycling: The Wiggins or the Oakleys will lead a Cherry Valley bike trip after breakfast at the Westville Airport on Rt. 166, two or three miles north of Milford. Plan to arrive between 8 and 8:30, eat, and leave about 9:30. There are four or five cross over roads, so that everyone can do as much or little as they wish. Breakfast is put on by the EAA (Exponential Aircraft Assoc.) and the Middlefield Fire Dept. as a fund raiser. It costs $6.50 and includes pancakes, eggs (cooked to your specs), sausage, juices, coffee, tea and coca. Call Frank Oakley, 263-5832, or Lucille Wiggin, 432-1022, for more information.

Tue. Oct.21 Scott & Doug Fielder 638-5436 Hike Schenevus South Hill

Tue. Oct.28 Julie Smith 432-8642 TBA

Tue. Nov.4 Virginia & Currie Marr 432-5434 Hike the red and orange trails of SUNY's College Camp

Wed. Nov 5 Dr. Kenneth Stalter presents his successful ascent to Mt Everest’s summit at SUCO’s Morris Hall from 6:30 to 8:30 as part of the Center for Continuing Adult Learning (CCAL). ADKers are invited to attend.

Sat. Nov. 8 Ernie or Heide Mahlke 432-2583 Hike a moderately strenuous route on the Finger Lakes Trail. Start from Steam Mill Rd (south of Masonville) to County Hwy 27. Only 4.3 miles, but it will seem like more. Rainy weather moves hike to Sunday the 9th.

Tue. Nov.11 Joe & Jean Seroka 988-7007 Thacher Park near Altamont

Wed. Nov. 12 Dr. Kenneth Stalter again presents his Mt Everest ascent at SUCO’s Morris Hall from 6:30 to 8:30. ADKers are invited to attend.

Tue. Nov.18 Joe Hart 829-8358 West Branch Preserve

Wed. Nov. 19 Monthly Meeting Elm Park United Methodist Church, 401 Chestnut St., Oneonta. 6 pm potluck dinner followed by 7 pm program. Aleda Koehn and Norma Lee Havens will present their ADK Extended Outings adventure hiking Italy’s Cinque Terre Mountains on a trail connecting five coastal cities.

Tue. Nov.25 Norma Lee Havens 432-3154 Destination TBA

Tue. Dec.2 Lucille Wiggen 432-1022 Crumhorn Mtn.-Boy Scout Camp

Tue. Dec.9 Mary Dunkle 547-2162 Ski or hike Cooperstown Golf Course followed by soup at Mary`s

Sat. Dec. 13 Ernie or Heide Mahlke 432-2583 Ski or hike depending on weather or conditions. Location TBA

Tue. Dec.16 Rita Salo 432-3656 Brookfield Horse Trails weather permitting

Wed. Dec. 17 Our usual Christmas Party with everyone reporting on their summer trips through slides and/or picture albums. This should be started off with the usual: 6:00 dish to pass supper, 7:00 program and 8:00 meeting.

Tue. Dec.23 NO hike-Christmas week

Tue. Dec.30 Carol Saggese 432-8010 Gilbert Lake-ski or walk