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South Danby Road east to the Tamarack Lean-to on the FLT
Official head count: 22H, three D
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Finger Lakes National Forest: FLT from Logan Road to Burnt Hill Road south parking lot
Horrible lighting conditions for taking photos!
Official head count: 17H, three D
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Lick Brook from the upper trail head, Town Line Road
Official head count: 28H, 10D
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Edwards Lake Cliff Preserve, Lansing
Lovely dark and moody morning — rain in the area but it held off during the hike
Official head count: 12H, two D
Stevens Suspension Bridge east to the Cornell fields and across upper Freese Road to the Varna Cliffs
Official head count: 24H, one D
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Woodard Road east on the CCC Trail and the FLT into upper Treman SP
It was in the mid-80s by hike time but it was bearable under the trees. The group knocked off a half hour early.
Official head count: 13H, three D
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While the hikers were shaping up on Woodard Road, a neighbor couple who live just up the road came by with their two dogs. One was a small dog who is paralyzed in the hind legs and who travels in a baby stroller — the couple said they’re caring for the dog until they can find someone to adopt it permanently — very sweet
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I need to amend my comments about the Saturday Mexican party — I said only a few of the 45+ hikers went swimming — I spoke too soon — after Tiger and I went home, quite a number of people went in to the pond …. so the swimming was officially a success as well as the food
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It was not as hot as predicted, and the humidity was very bearable, and it was lovely on Jack and Sandy’s sloping lawn.
Great turnout despite the heat. A little more than 45 people, not precisely sure how many.
The Mexican food was a huge hit. There were 3 moles; Jack said each mole took 5 hours to prepare.
The pond looked really beautiful, but not that many people actually went in.
Delightful afternoon!
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So. Danby Road west to Curtis Road and Hill Road on the FLT, Danby SF
Official head count: 18H, six D
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Upper Buttermilk Falls SP from Yaple Road
Official head count: 17H, five D
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Six Mile Creek, south side rim trail starting from Crescent Place
It was an extremely steamy morning, verging on oppressive. Everyone’s glasses steamed up.
Normally, once the group reaches the Rec Way, it turns around and walks back through the woods again. But no one was willing to do that this time, so everyone just walked back on the Rec Way.
Official headcount 18 H 8D
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Yellow Barn SF, Dryden
Damp, misty morning — very atmospheric!
Intense gloomy light.
The high point of this hike is a series of very large fields that we walk around — they provide nice open views and they offer a great contrast to the otherwise closed-in and gloomy character of the rest of the walk
Unfortunately the grass was quite high and wet and no one wanted to venture in — so it was a one-note walk this time rather than a varied one
But the moody atmospherics almost made up for this.
Official head count: 12H, one D
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Monkey Run Natural Area, north side of Fall Creek at Hanshaw Road
Official head count: 23H, seven D
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Loop trail, Bald Hill Road to Diane’s Crossing and back, Danby SF
Official head count: 25 H, 6 D
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