Wednesday, November 12
Finger Lakes National Forest, Hector
Hike report by Mark Sussman
On Wednesday, November 12, Eleven hikers and 1 dog met at Searsburg road for a hike in the northern section of the Finger Lakes National Forest. We hiked on the Interloken trail and the No-Tan-Takto trail. The group photo was taken by beautiful Teeter Pond. This area does not feature many ups and downs, but does have a lovely mixture of pasture and woods.The hike was a bit under 5 miles, and we finished in 2 hours and 15 minutes.
Saturday, November 15
Black Diamond Trail from Kraft Road
Hike report by Margaret F.
24 hikers including new hikers Cathy and Vrinda and 2 dogs gathered at the intersection of Kraft Rd. and the Black Diamond Trail in Ulysses. The morning was cool and calm with hints of sunshine peeking through. For this out and back hike we headed north on the Black Diamond Trail and connected to the North Rim Trail in Taughannock Park. Hikers set their own paces and most turned around at the Taughannock Falls overlook. The fall scenery included the final days of foliage, glimpses of Cayuga Lake, falls overlooks at several points and calm falls woods. No hunters were seen or heard. A maximum mileage hiked by our fastest group was 6.5 miles. The group completed hiking at 11:30 AM, well before the afternoon storms rolled in.
Sunday, November 16
Dryden Rail Trail & Monkey Run trails from Stevenson Road
No hike report for today’s hike.
