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Report to Hikers: week of July 10-July 16

Hello Hikers!

Wednesday July 12

Shindagin Hollow SF bike trails

Great dark and sultry morning — there was rain in the area and it hit us slightly hard about 20 minutes before we wrapped up.

Official head count: 14H, three D

Saturday July 15

Tamarack lean-to, South Danby

We changed our plans at the last minute and hiked in the opposite direction out of concern the originally scheduled hike would be too muddy after all the rain

Lots of big succulent-looking Chanterelles growing in the pine needles, and a number of hikers took some home — shortly after Tiger and I got home we got a flash message from Norm, our native plants guy — Notify everyone these are false Chanterelles !! — Mushroom people online don’t seem to agree whether these are safe or not

Official head count: 16H, three D

Sunday July 16

Lake Road, Dryden, east into Cortland County on the FLT

Official head count: 18H, six D

Report to Hikers: week of July 3-July 9

Hello Hikers!

Tuesday July 4

Treman SP on the FLT

Official head count: 26H, four D

I’d suggested we could go for a swim in Enfield Creek after the hike but no one was interested so we all just went home

Saturday July 8

Gorge Trail, Finger Lakes National Forest

Official head count: 18H, three D

You can see Jack V’s nature photos here

Sunday July 9

Michigan Hollow Road west toward The Pinnacles look-out, southern approach, Danby SF

Official head count: 24H, six D

There were very intense light-and-shadow effects on the entire hike — if you’re nearing the point when you need cataract surgery, the constant changing from dazzling bright to deep dark can be unpleasant

You can see Jack V’s photos here

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Our nature photographer Jack V is just back from a hiking expedition around Mont Blanc

Photos

Report to Hikers: week of June 26-July 2

Hello Hikers!

Wednesday June 28

Road walk: Smiley Hill Road and Hill Road south from Diane’s Crossing, Danby SF, followed by a get-together at Katharine and Scott’s

Official head counts:

Hike: 17H and two D

Get-together: 30H, not sure how many D

Saturday July 1

Six Mile Creek, south side rim trail

Wonderfully atmospheric dark and sultry morning — raining a little off and on and thunder a few times in the distance — mud not too bad and some fantastic sweet-smelling blossoms here and there — loved it