Wednesday, June 17
Allan H. Treman State Marine Park and Cass Park, Ithaca
Hike report by Kathy K.
Total of 5 hikers. Two of us (Kathy and Leigh Ann) met at the official starting point (Pier 6, at the north end of the parking lot by the trail); 3 more gathered at the south end (Pier 1) and created their own hike.
Leigh Ann and Kathy decided to modify the traditional hike route for Hike #53-1 (mostly on the west side of dog park/89, connecting up to Black Diamond trail) to spend more time along the waterfront:
— after (A) the loop north of the marina .
–we went (B) south past the marina to walk along the waterfront, going along the waterfront trail and under the three bridges that cross the Flood Control Channel, continuing along until this section ended at Floral Avenue just past the Cherry St pedestrian bridge,
— then (C) back north under the bridges and along the trail by the west side of the Children’s garden to Cass Park to the parking lot in Marina.
5.0 miles, 2 hours, fun conversations!
Saturday, June 20
Potomac Rd trails, Finger Lakes National Forest
No report was submitted for this hike.
Sunday, June 21
Finger Lakes Trail south and east from the corner of Townline and Layen Rds.
Hike report by Kathy K.
14 hikers met south of Ithaca at the corner of Townline and Layen Road for a lovely out-and-back of the FLT going south. Trails were dry, skies were blue, the 15 minutes hiking across the field (about 10 minutes in) was lovely with all kinds of wildflowers and grasses (1’ to 4’ tall).
We made it through the woods to Bruce Hill Road and on another 15 minutes to the “meadow”, then turned around and got back at exactly 2 hours.
Welcome to new hiker Autumn; she’s here from Maine for the summer.
