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Member Club of New York - New Jersey Trail Conference
HIKE FOR GOOD LUNGS. SUPPORT American Lung Association in Memory of Gin GoonSpring is here with budding trees in the mountains and running streams from the melting snow. We start the fundraising for American Lung Association in honor of our late founder Gin Goon on April 19 with the Gin's Challenge Hikes. Gin Goon founded CMCNY and had established the tradition in CMCNY that hiking in touch of nature is not just body building but mind building too. Your donations will be collected during our activities and delivered to American Lung Association in June. The donation is best be made by check payable to "American Lung Association". American Lung Association appreciates a lot for our donations and effort to promote outdoor activities for good lung health in the past year.
Saturday 12/13/2025 - Wanaque Ridge and Ramapo Lake Hike / Level B & C Ramapo Mountain State Forest, NJ Starting from a higher elevation on the Skyline Drive upper parking, visit the many target views with less uphill hikes. Follow the Castle Loop trail to visit the Stone Tower and the castle Ruins. Take the Orange trail to visit the Profile Rock and the Wanaque Ridge. Views on the ridge are stunning. Walk on the west shore for a good view of the Ramapo Lake. Take a easy walk back to the parking. Option to hike the LeGrande Hill Loop to visit the lookout points on the hill. Meeting Time/Place: 8:30 AM at Skyline Drive lower parking lot Leaders: Lucy Yu/Mandy Wang -- Click to sign on the activity Saturday 12/13/2025 - Elk Pen- Lemon Squeeze - Black Rock Loop, 9 -10 Mile / Level C Harriman State Park, NY From the parking lot, follow the AT (white) trail through Lemon Squeeze to Fingerboard Shelter(about 4.2 miles). Change to Blue, then turn to the unmarked trail going southwest, then connect to Dunning (Y), then RD to pass Bold Rock Shelter, Black Rock, change to Nurian White, then taking Stahahe (red bar) back to Elk Pen parking lot. Meeting Time/Place: 8:30 AM at Elk Pen Parking Lot Leaders: Homer Hsieh/HY Lee -- Click to sign on the activity Sunday 12/14/2025 - Ladentown TMI trail to three Reservoirs Hike/Level B & C South Harriman State Park, NY Start from the Ladentown TMI trailhead, follow the powerline to turn left to the peak of Limekiln Mtn, after a strenuous climb that rewards hikers with panoramic views of the Hudson River and, on a clear day, the Manhattan skyline. Then come back to the powerline, get on the Iron Mountain. Go up the mountain, pass an old mine and follow the service road to the Second Reservoir. Continue to the First Reservoir and go up the mountain to visit Big Hill Shelter. Take the S-BM Trail to the Third Reservoir to the Squirrel Swamp. Change to the TMI trail to pass Eagle Rock to go back to the parking. Meeting Time/Place: 8:30 AM at the trailhead Leaders: Jennifer Chen/Jianming Wang -- Click to sign on the activity Saturday 12/20/2025 - Reeves Brook -- Russian Bear -- Pine Meadow Lake- Diamond Mtn Hike / Level B &C Harriman State Park South, NY From Reeves Meadow visiting center, follow Reeves Brook to Pulpit, a view resembling a preaching platform. Hike up to Russian Bear then follow the 7-Hills trail going downhill to Pine Meadow Brook. Follow the brook to the pretty Pine Meadow Lake for lunch. Hike to Lake Wanoksink then go up the Diamond Mtn with gorgeous views. Go downhill to Casade of Slid to follow the red trail to parking. Meeting Time/Place: 8:30 AM Reeves Meadow Visiting Center Leaders: Amy Tien/Lian Jiang/Davy Mak -- Click to sign on the activity Saturday 12/20/2025 - Dunderberg Mountain - 7 & 11 miles Day Hike / Levels B & C Bear Mountain State Park, NY Start from the parking lot at 9W/202, follow the blue trail to trace the route of the Railway. Continue to the Timp. Change to the red R-D Trail to Bald Mountain and Cornell Mine. Follow the R-D trail to the viewpoint on top of Jones Point. There is the view of Indian Point Power Plant across the Hudson River. Come down on a steep grade to the parking. The longer route: from the Timp, take Timp-Torne Trail (blue), pass West Mountain, turn left on S-BM trail (yellow), then turn left on R-D (red), then join the shorter route. *No Carpool Arrangement Meeting Time/Place: 8:30 AM at trail head Leaders: Homer Hsieh/Mei Lu -- Click to sign on the activity Sunday 12/21/2025 - Long Path-Long Mtn-Summit Lake Hike /Lever B & C Harriman State Park The Long Path Trail is a long-distance trail runs through Harriman State Park, where it intersects with other trails and has steep, rocky sections. Starting from the Silvermine Lake parking lot, follow the yellow trail to reach the Long Path Trail to go up Stockbridge Mtn, then hike along Long Mountain to visit the Torrey Memorial and have a good view of the Turkey Hill Lake. Continue on the Long Path to hike along the border of north Harriman State Park & West Point, pass Howell Mountain and Brooks Mountain. Views on the mountains are gorgeous. Cross Route 6 to visit the Reynolds Pond and Summit Lake. Follow the service road to the intersection of the yellow trail and back to the paring lot. Meeting Time/Place: 8:30 AM at trailhead Leaders: Jianming Wang/Lucy Yu -- Click to sign on the activity Saturday 12/27/2025 - Stonetown Circular Hike / Levels B & C Long Pond Ironworks State Park & Norvin Green State Forest, NJ Starting at the parking lot at Stonetown Road, climb up Little Windbeam, Windbeam, Bear and Board Mountains, a total of 6 peaks. However the views on the surrounding reservoirs and The waters of reservoirs, lakes and even the silhouette of the Manhattan skyline from a distance offer a great reward. A shorter route passes through residential neighborhood with beautiful houses. Meeting Time/Place: 8:30 AM at trailhead parking lot Leaders: Jimmy Xing -- Click to sign on the activity Saturday 12/27/2025 - Russian Bear/Pine Meadow Lake, 8 Mile Hike / Level C Harriman State Park, NY Hike for a good lung. Support American Lung Association in Memory of Gin Goon. Start from Reeve visitor center at 7 Lakes Drive, follow the blue trail, then orange trail to Russian Bear. After enjoying the view of the Ramapo valley, then go down to Pine Meadow Lake. Take a walk around the lake for the Spring view and return to the visitor center through the yellow trail along the Stony Brook. Meeting Time/Place: 8:30 AM at the trailhead Leaders: Iris Liu/Chwen (June) Best -- Click to sign on the activity Wednesday 12/31/2025 - High Point Sate Park, 7 miles Level C High Point State Park, NJ To celebrate the New Year, we have planed two hikes in two days: December 31, 2025, and January 1, 2026. If you plan to join these two hikes then you can stay at a nearby hotel to reduce travel time. e.g. Microtel Inn & Suites by Wyndham Dickson City / Scranton High Point State Park occupies the highest point within NJ and has a natural landscape of unusual beauty. Starting from parking lot on Rt. 23 south of the Park Office, take Blue for a short distance, turn right onto Iris (Red) and then turn left onto AT (Whit). After 3/4 mile, turn right onto Blue Dot toward Sawmill Lake. From Sawmill lake service road, go to Mashipacong (Yellow) toward east and cross Rt. 23. Get onto Brown/Yellow, then Kuser Road along Lake Marcia and onto Monument (Red/Green). After a loop on Monument trail will reach the Monument. Stay at the Monument for a short break, then get onto AT south toward Iris (Red), and Blue back to the parking lot. Meeting Time/Place: 9:00 AM at the trailhead Leaders: Tony Shu/Iris Liu -- Click to sign on the activity Thursday 1/1/2026 - Ricketts Glen Fall Trail Loop, 8 miles Day Hike -- Levels C Ricketts Glen State Park, PA (160 miles from Queens, NY) Ricketts Glen harbors the Glens Natural Area -- a National Natural Landmark. Hike the Falls Trail System to explore the glens, which boasts a series of wild, free-flowing waterfalls, each cascading through rock-strewn clefts in this ancient hillside. The 94-foot Ganoga Falls is the highest of 22 named waterfalls. Old growth timber and diverse wildlife add to the beauty. If you also plan to join the 12/31/2025 High Point Hike then you can choose to stay in a nearby hotel to reduce travel time. Meeting Time/Place: 9:00 AM at the trailhead Leaders: Homer Hsieh/Jessica Liu -- Click to sign on the activity
5/26/2025 - 山林的步伐, article by Chwen Best
5/17/2025 - CMC Trail Maintenance, photos by multiple persons
4/27/2025 - CMC Trip Leader Meeting, photos by Ling Zhou
2/09/2025 - CMC Annual Meeting, photos by Ling Zhou
4/14/2024 - CMC Trip Leader Meeting, photos by Ling Zhou, etc.
2/25/2024 - CMC Annual Meeting, photos by George Li, etc.
10/8/2023 - Neversink River Falls Hike, video by Henry Jiang
9/23/2023 - CMC Fall Trail Mailtance, video by Peter Li (李健昌）
6/7/2023 - CMC Donation to American Lung Association, photos
4/26/2023 - CMC Newspaper Clippings Dated Back to 1984, article 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, article by JianNing Meng
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 9/28/2019 - CMC Semi-Annual Trail Maintenance, photos by Kwok-Chi Ng 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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