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Member Club of New York - New Jersey Trail Conference
Keep up the good work on Trail Maintenance! Enjoy the colorful Fall FoliageOur work on the Trail Maintenance of the Palisades Shore Path Trail has been awarded the prestigious Ken Lloyd Outstanding Member Club title by the NY/NJ Trail Conference. We strive to ensure the trails are accessible for all to enjoy and to experience the rewards of connecting with nature. In CMCNY, our B/C level hikes are the best way to connect with nature. All the hikers can tailor the hike to fit their own interest and pace. The hikers hike with their own comfortable pace to relax their minds and appreciate nature. They can extend the hiking route to discover more interesting spots or cut short the hike if time is running out. The trip leaders are always there to show the less experienced hikers to learn to follow the trail markers to go from one point of interest to the next. As the temperature is getting cooler, CMCNY is scheduling more hikes to enjoy the changing colors of the foliage.
Sunday 9/24/2023 - Mount Defiance & Six Ponds Hike / Levels B & C Ringwood State Park, NJ The hike starts on going up Mount Defiance. There are rocky vistas to view the surrounding Ramapo Mountains. Come down the mountain to tour the streams and woodlands of the Skylands Manor. Take a leisure walk through the newly constructed Five Ponds Trail loop to see the beautiful ponds. Continue to visit the Potake Pond and Shepherd Lake. Visit the NJ Botanical Garden before heading back to the parking lot. Meeting Time/Place: 8:30 AM at the trailhead Leaders: Chung Leung/Jessica Liu -- Click to sign on the activity Sunday 9/24/2023 - Hudson River Bridges / Yonkers Rail Trail Grand Loop -- 40 miles bike tour Fort Lee/ Nyack / Tarrytown /Bronx From GW Bridge Bus Terminal, bike over GW Bridge to Fort Lee, NJ —>then head north on Hudson Terrace —>Rt 9W to Piermont, NY —>continue on Piermont Rd/River Rd to South Nyack-Mario Cuomo Bridge —>cross over Cuomo Bridge to Tarrytown-Elmsford, —> then take South County Rail Trail to Van Cortlandt Park at 242 Street for #1 subway-train home or back to GW Bridge Bus Terminal. Meeting Time/Place: ** Biking Tour cancelled due to bad weather ** Leaders: Ben Lee/Steve Chan/Kenny Lip -- Click to sign on the activity Saturday 9/30/2023 - Mid-Autumn Festival Backpacking and moon viewing, Levels B & C Harriman State Park, NY Learn to prepare a light pack for an overnight camp out in the wilderness. From the trailhead meeting location, hike to Black Rock Mountain to look for a good location to camp and view the moon. The same location will be used by the other hikers who will do the moon viewing there but not stay overnight. Setup camp, do short hikes around the area and wait for the other hikers to join in for the moon viewing. Enjoy the night in the cozy tent under the bright moonlight. The next day, hike with the light backpack to return to the parking lot. Option to join the Sunday hikers for a longer backpacking hike. If you are also doing the Saturday day hike, let the day hike leader know that you are doing the moon viewing. The Day hike leader will show you the moon viewing spot to meet the other moon viewing hikers Meeting Time/Place: Contact the leaders for the Meeting time and location Leaders: Nancy Liang/Sharon Yan -- Click to sign on the activity Saturday 9/30/2023 - Mid-Autumn Festival: Lake Askoti- Island Pond Hike, 7-9 mile, Levels B & C Harriman State Park, NY Take the A-SB (red triangle) trail to Time Square. Go up the Hogencamp Mountain and visit the lookout points on R-D and Lichen trails. Continue to visit the famous rock formation of Lemon Squeezer. Go west on the AT trail to the north shore of Island Pond. Change to a service road to a secluded spot, south of Island pond. Retrace back on the service road and follow the scenic Dunning (yellow) trail back to the parking lot. Let the trip leader know if you are also joining the moon viewing night hike or camp out in the mountains. The trip leader will show you the moon viewing spot without returning to the trailhead. Meeting Time/Place: 8:30 AM at trail head Leaders: Chung Leung/Rosa Melgar -- Click to sign on the activity Saturday 9/30/2023 - Mid-Autumn Festival Cookout, Moon Viewing, and Night Hike Harriman State Park From the meeting location at Lake Askoti or close-by, hike up Black Rock Mountain to locate an excluded open space with a good view of the sky. Settle down and Cook out in the wild for dinner or enjoy your pre-prepared dinner from home. Relax and share thoughts on the moments of harmonious union while waiting for the moon to rise. Finish around 9pm, walk under the moon back to the parking lot using headlamps and/or flashlights. If you are also joining the day hike from Lake Askoti, let the day hike leader know and he will show you the moon viewing spot to meet the other moon viewing hikers. Meeting Time/Place: 3:00 PM, location to be determined Leaders: Kwok-Chi Ng/Bon Chiu/Diana Lu -- Click to sign on the activity Sunday 10/1/2023 - Mid-Autumn Festival: Lake Askoti to Reservoirs Loop Hike, Level B & C Harriman State Park South, NY From Lake Askoti, go south on the Long Path to visit the Flight 6231 Crash site. Continue on Long Path to the Big Hill Shelter. Go downhill to visit the 2nd and 3rd Reservoirs. Find the unmarked trail to go down to the Breakneck Pond. Catch back on the Long Path to return to the parking lot. Avid hikers can extend the hike after the 3rd Reservoir to go on the S-BM, TMI trails to see the rock formations on Breakneck Mountain for an additional 3 miles. Meeting Time/Place: 8:30 AM at the trailhead Leaders: Chung Leung -- Click to sign on the activity Saturday 10/7/2023 - High Point Kittatinny Mountain Hike, level B & C High Point State Park, NJ High Point on the Kittatinny ridge is the highest summit 1803 ft in NJ. Hike from the parking lot at Rte 23 on the Appalachian Trail (AT) to the summit Veteran Monument. Enjoy the unrivaled views of the three states NJ, PA, and NY. Descend from the summit to visit the beautiful Cedar Swamp and Lake Marcia. The scenic landscape here let uncommon plants take root and animals find refuge. Avid hikers extend the hike on the AT trail to visit Dutch Shoe Rock and Lake Rutherford. Meeting Time/Place: 9:00 AM at the trailhead Leaders: Chung Leung/Nancy Liang -- Click to sign on the activity Saturday 10/7/2023 - Hudson River Bridges / Yonkers Rail Trail Grand Loop -- 40 miles bike tour Fort Lee/ Nyack / Tarrytown /Bronx From GW Bridge Bus Terminal, bike over GW Bridge to Fort Lee, NJ —>then head north on Hudson Terrace —>Rt 9W to Piermont, NY —>continue on Piermont Rd/River Rd to South Nyack-Mario Cuomo Bridge —>cross over Cuomo Bridge to Tarrytown-Elmsford, —> then take South County Rail Trail to Van Cortlandt Park at 242 Street for #1 subway-train home or back to GW Bridge Bus Terminal. Meeting Time/Place: 9:00 am at 179th St. & Fort Washington Ave., NY Leaders: Ben Lee/Steve Chan/Kenny Lip -- Click to sign on the activity Saturday 10/7/2023 - Fishkill Ridge, 7 Miles Day Hike/ Level C Hudson Highland State Park, New York Loop up , up, up and around the protected crests of the conservation area, including Lambs Hill and Bald Hill. The Town of Beacon, the Newburgh-Beacon Bridge and the Hudson River can be seen from viewpoints along the Overlook Trail and the Fishkill Ridge Trail. Meeting Time/Place: 9:30 AM at the trailhead or 8:00 AM at designated pickup locations Leaders: Jessica Liu -- Click to sign on the activity Saturday 10/7/2023 - MA-VT-NH Foliage Hiking + Camping + knowledge sharing (3 days 2 nites camping) Woodford State Park, Bennington, Vermont (The registration deadline has passed) Woodford State Park is located on a mountain plateau and surrounds Adams Reservoir. Enjoy one of the most beautiful foliage sceneries in Vermont and appreciate the view of surrounding Green mountains. We will visit Mt. Greylock (highest point of Mass), Mt. Equinox VT and Mt Monadnock NH. We will have navigation, equipment, hiking ... knowledge sharing sessions each day. Bring your own camping equipment (tent, sleeping bag, cooking utensil, etc.). campsite provides flush toilet/hotwater shower. Register before Sep/23. Limit to 25 people. Camp Fees: $20; Meal Fees: $20 (take turn to cook) Meeting Time/Place: Registration reached limit. After 9/18 will be in the waiting list. Leaders: Tony Shu/Bon Chiu/Rosa Melgar/Chwen (Jun) Best -- Click to sign on the activity Sunday 10/8/2023 - Neversink River Gorge and Waterfalls Foliage Hike/ Level B & C Neversink River Unique Area, NY The Neversink River Gorge is located southwest of the Catskills. The pristine wilderness of the area offer stunning views of the river gorge, waterfalls, the surrounding mountains and a colorful Fall Foliage. Starting from the Katrina Falls trailhead, hike the High Falls (blue) trail to view the gorge and visit the Mullet Falls, Denton Falls and High Falls. Additional hike follows the Fish Hatchery Trail and Cold Spring Trail to view the scenery along the Eden Brook. Meeting Time/Place: 9:00 AM at the Katrina Falls trailhead Leaders: Chung Leung/Jennifer Chen -- Click to sign on the activity Saturday 10/14/2023 - Minnewaska State Park Hike / Level A & C Minnewaska State Park, New Paltz, NY Minnewaska State Park Preserve is situated on the dramatic Shawangunk Mountain ridge, which rises more than 2,000 feet above sea level and is surrounded by rugged terrain. The hike takes you around Lake Minnewaska and the Awosting Falls. Walk along the carriage road to the sheer cliffs and ledges opening to beautiful views. Meeting Time/Place: Meeting Time/Place: 9:00 AM at the Trailhead parking lot Leaders: Chung Leung/YuShan Li -- Click to sign on the activity Saturday 10/14/2023 - Gertrude Nose Trails, 8 Miles Day Hike /Level C Minneswaska State Park, NY Come to enjoy the fall foliage. The ridges around Gertrude\'s Nose have some of the most beautiful views in Minnewaska State Park. Start from the parking lot, walk along the Gertrude\'s nose trail. Lunch at Gertrude Nose, the highest point. After lunch, we will return on the Millbrook Mt., Path. Meeting Time/Place: 8:30 Am at Visitor Center Leaders: Iris Liu/Sharon Yen -- Click to sign on the activity Sunday 10/15/2023 - Silvermine Lake to Stockbridge Mountain Bradley Mine Cave Hike / Level B & C Harriman State Park, NY From Silvermine Lake, take the Menomine (yellow) trail to Lake Nawahunta and continue to the Cave Shelter on Stockbridge Mountain. Walk along the ridge on the Long Path for the many beautiful views. Come down to and walk on the Arden Valley Road to search for the Bradley Mine Cave. Feel the cool breeze coming from the cave. The sunlight through the roof opening creates colorful images inside the cave. Descend from the cave and hike to Lake Tiorati. Follow the R-D trail to go up Goshan Mountain and down to the parking lot Meeting Time/Place: 8:30 AM at the Silvermine Lake Parking Lot Leaders: Chung Leung/Jennifer Chen -- Click to sign on the activity
6/7/2023 - CMC Donation to American Lung Association, photos
4/26/2023 - CMC Newspaper Clippings Dated Back to 1984, contributed by Peter Lau
4/16/2023 - Lloyd Award Receiving Ceremony, photos by Chung Leung
3/26/2023 - CMC Trip Leader's Meeting, photos by Ling Zhou
2/23/2023 - Ken Lloyd Award for Outstanding Member Club from NJNY Trail Conference, posted by Hong Huang
2022 - 风雨之后见彩虹 An experience of the Gin's Challenge Hike 2022, by JianNing Meng
2/12/2023 - CMC Annual Meeting, photos by Ling Zhou
2/12/2023 - CMC Annual Meeting Posters, photos by Hong Huang
1/1/2023 - New Year Inspiration Day Hike & Cookout at Silvermine Lake, video by Barry Yu Peng
2022/12 - Antarctica trip, video by Leo Ngan
2022/07 - Dolomite trip, video by Kwok-Chi Ng
2022 - Germany, Garmisch to Innsbruck trip, video by Kwok-Chi Ng
6/29/2022 - CMC Annual donation to American Lung Association, photo by Chung Leung
6/12/2022 - CMC Annual meeting (Group photo and new board photo)
2022/04 - Nepal Everest Base Camp trip, video by Steve Huang and Lily Huang
2021 - Activity Moments, photos by Chung Leung
2021 - Wind River, Wyoming trip, video by Nancy
2019/09 - Dolomites trip, video by Steve Huang and Lily Huang
4/27/2019 - Three Reservoirs / TMI Loop hike, photos by Rose Liu 4/6/2019 - Storm King Mountain hike, photos by Rose Liu 3/30/2019 - Pine Meadow Lake / 7 Hills Trail hike, photos by Rose Liu 3/24/2019 - CMCNY 2019 Trip Leader Training Meeting, photos by Hong Huang 1/27/2019 - CMCNY Annual Meeting, photos by Kwok-Chi Ng 1/27/2019 - CMCNY Annual Meeting, photos by Lily Huang 1/19/2019 - Ramapo Mountain State Forest hike, photos by Rose Liu 5/27/2017 - A Memorable Camping Trip: Frances Slocum SP, article by Jordan Chang (10 yr old) 5/27/2017 - Fun Activities at Camping: Frances Slocum SP, article by Vincent Chang (8 yr old) 1/15/2017 - Embracing Nature and Friendships: Patagonia Adventure 2016. Video by Steve & Lily Huang 11/13/2016 - CMCNY AT thru-hikers' Celebration Party, photos by Hong Huang 2015 January - Climbing Mount Washington, article by Helen Huang 2014 October - Presidential Range Traverse In One Day, article by Helen Huang 05/10/2014 - Bear Mountain, NY, video by YongShuo Li 2014 May - Annapurna Circuit 20 Days Hiking Trip (Part 1), article by James Wang 2014 May - Annapurna Circuit 20 Days Hiking Trip (Part 2), article by James Wang 2014 May - Annapurna Circuit 20 Days Hiking Trip (Part 3), article by James Wang 2014 May - Climbing Mount Shasta in California (in 2013), article by Helen Huang 2014 Spring - Mystery Canyon And Its Redbud Tree, article by Chi Chan |
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