We rung in the new year in Putnam County with a hike in Eleanor. This park has added many new trails in recent years and now has multiple loops to hike. It is a great place to hike especially in winter months. We look forward to hiking more new trails in the future.
This was the last hike completed by the club in 2009. The last hike of the year ended on a sunny note as seen by the pictures below.
Cricket led a group of hikers on Saturday along Yellow Birch Trail at Blackwater Falls State Park. The rivers were too high to cross at our planned hike at Dolly Sods. Therefore, Lois led an alternate hike along the Brown Trail which is part of the Canaan Valley National Wildlife Refuge. The picture of the Wood Frog was Taken by Christy on this hike. Sunday proved to be a perfect day for hiking or bird watching. Kathy led the group to Pace Point from the Dobbins House Trail.
Lois and Gina scouted this new hike at Cave Run Lake State Park in Kentucky last July. The pictures are from that scouting expedition. Five hikers took up the challenge of hiking twelve miles in a downpour late September. There would be no pictures on this trip only soggy sandwiches. We endured and our boots dried out in time for the following Sunday hike.
Lois hiked Great North Mountain in George Washington National Forest in WV and wanted to share her pictures with fellow hikers. Please take a few minutes to enjoy the scenery.
Three trail club members traveled recently to Banff, Jasper and Yoho National Parks in Canada. Many excellent day hike originate in the Bow Range and Jasper town sites and are easily accessible. Ron, Kathy and Carl enjoyed a number of hikes that included marshlands, glacial lakes and waterfalls as well as an encounter with a friendly black bear.
Seneca State Forest is the oldest of the West Virginia forests. In addition to the parks twenty three miles of looped trails, hikers can also visit the nearby Greenbrier River Trail which borders the forest or hike along a section of the Allegheny Trail. Lois led an eight mile hike to the fire tower and down to the Allegheny trail and then finished along the Thorny Creek Trail.
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Greetings Everyone:
Just to let you know that I’m going back on the trail this am from Stratton, Maine. The first thing I have to do is cross the South branch of the Carrabassett river. Hope to make it to the second lean-to which would be around 13 miles. Will see how the legs hold up. I start at 2,100 elevation and go up to 4,000 and then back to around 3000 to the shelter. It’s rainy up here but what else is new. In good spirits and just want to get this done. Hope to complete this section before labor day so I can take Emily Mae, my daughter to college. She will be going to Transylvaina University in Lexington, Ky.
Hope all is well. Take care
Mustang Sally
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Hello Everyone:
I’m here in Portland, Maine and will make my way tomorrow back to where I left off last year-Stratton, Maine. It will be difficult to get there and may hire a company that will transport me to the trail. They are flexible and working with me on the price that is good. I will drop the group a note when I get to Stratton prior to getting on the trail. Thanks for the support.
P.S. The weather is beautiful here.
Mustang Sally
Watters Smith State Park is a historical park near Lost Creek that stands as a memorial to the pioneer spirit of Watters Smith who settled in the area in 1796. This was the first time most of our club members had hiked in the park and all enjoyed moderate temperatures and pleasant scenery that included both natural forest floors, ridge tops and the old Smith cemetery.
