Susquehanna Chapter ADK

This state forest is a 1200-acre parcel located in the town of New Lisbon about 6 miles north of Gilbert Lake State Park. The area is being logged now. At least one hardwood section we walked through had been thinned. Our hike on February 2 was, I believe, our 5th annual winter hike in Texas School House. We’ve seen temperatures in the single digits and deep snow. Today was mild, with about 2.5 inches of powdery snow. Locomotion was eclectic. Three hikers skied, three snowshoed, eleven wore boots and crampons, and one was barefoot.

The Clip, Clop, Waggle-Walk at Lake Arnold state and county forests on April 21 was about as easy a workday as we’ve had. Sixteen Waggle - Walkers attended (a goodly number) and we were able to form two groups and do the entire trail in about three hours. Blowdown was light and we barely warmed up the saws. Linda Pearce brought a battery- operated chain saw. I didn’t see this tool working but I noticed that it is a lot lighter than my gas saw. Most of the work was clipping back and tossing sticks out of the trail. The weather was nearly perfect. No rain, no sun, no bugs and mild.