Ok, let's make this the official annual thread. I seem to have been elected the President of Rickett's Glen, so I guess my first order of business is to start the thread, and get the ball rolling!
Here are more details (mostly copied and pasted from last year, which was copied and pasted from the previous year...):
ADDITIONAL DETAILS
We'll officially meet on Sunday, June 5, at 10:00 a.m. at the Visitor's Center at Rickett's Glen. I will be heading up there on Saturday, and would enjoy meeting any other folks who are planning to arrive in the area a day early. Send me a PM if you'd like to get together on Saturday! The Rickett's Glen Hotel is an economical and very convenient place to stay if you're interested in lodging the night before.
Here's a map of the Visitor Center location:
GPS COORDINATES for parking area at Visitor's Center: N41 20.106 W76 18.080
MISC DETAILS
Previously we have met at the Visitor's Center at 10:00 (which is what I'm proposing again for this year), and we moved a few cars down to the picnic area along Route 118. We started hiking the trail by 11:30, and made it to the picnic area by 3:00. It's pretty much impossible/unrealistic to attempt to keep everyone together for the hike, so I would suggest that we all simply try to meet at the end of the trail at 3:00 to begin the picnic. That has worked out well for in the past, giving us enough time to enjoy the hike and waterfalls along the way.
Last year, we started at the Ganoga Falls fork, and came down the trail... for the sake of variety, we could start down the other side this year, assuming there are no trail closures, etc. (This is all still downhill, no fears about doing the uphill route again!)
This should be an ideal time for us to visit... this date should be early enough for the falls to be in their prime after the winter runoff!
Let's hear from you if you'd like to go... and when you have a chance, please indicate what you'd like to bring along for the picnic!
Wrote it on the calendar, will have to see how "plump" I am by then, will be 6 months preggo at that point. Would be great to see everybody since I missed last years gtg!!
I am going to have to pass up the GTG this year. I will be traveling to Europe for work around this time and then will be taking vacation later in the month.
thanks for the pm alan but i won't be able to make the 5th as i'll be shooting race cars in watkins glen the 3rd 4th and 5th. Hope you all have a good time though!
Due to my conditions, walking quickly, uphill or for extended periods of time is almost impossible and I honestly felt like I held others back at the NYC GTG.
Having said this, it's only a 6 hour drive or so, so I will see if I can make reservations for the 4th and drive back home of the 6th.
Due to my conditions, walking quickly, uphill or for extended periods of time is almost impossible and I honestly felt like I held others back at the NYC GTG.
That should not be a problem, Ray... We start at the top of the waterfall trail, and work our way down. It's literally all downhill to the picnic spot. We learned our lesson the first year -- no more uphill for us! And we structure it in such a way that you can take as much time as you like to get to the picnic. There will be nearly 5 hours between the top of the hike and the picnic spot. Hope you can make it!
