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Member Club of New York - New Jersey Trail Conference
HIKE FOR GOOD LUNGS. Support Lung Association in Memory of Gin GoonSpring is here with budding trees and running streams from the melting snow. We appreciate the beauty of nature and honor our late founder Mr. Gin Goon. Many of us find relief and inspiraion on the close encounter with nature through hiking. After a hush winter, spring has arrived. Rain or storm won't last for a whole day. In CMCNY hikes, regardless of the hiking distance or difficulty levels, the hikers learn how to enjoy the hikes. They make friends with fellow hikers and through talking, some personal problems got resolved. With the hardwork and sweating, some hikers realize that they had lost some pounds. Mr. Gin Goon had established the tradition in CMCNY that hiking is not just body building but mind building too. During the Spring season, CMCNY keeps up the tradition of fundraising for AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION. Last year we raised $7,000 to American Lung Association. Giving is the joy of life.
Saturday 1/25/2025 - Long Distance Hike Training Enrollment session #2, 10-18 miles Harriman State Park, NY Enrollment to a 3 months long distance hike training program. The training prepares hikers to hike on long & difficult trails to explore unfamiliar territories. Hikers help each other to achieve their goals. The hikers are required to hike at least 8 hours for each session. They monitor their progress to build up their strength and improve on the hiking skills. New enrollment will be limited once the training has begun. Meeting Time/Place: 7:30 AM at the trailhead Leaders: Jianming Wang/Lucy Yu -- Click to sign on the activity Saturday 1/25/2025 - Doris Duke & Appalachian Trail Hike / Levels B & C Sterling Forest State Park, NY The hike traverses the Doris Duke Wildlife Sanctuary, the Sterling Mountain and the Appalachian National Scenic Trail(AT) in the north. There are fascinating rock formations and magnificent vistas on rock ledges. The hike starts with the Doris Duke Trail going up the mountain. Follow the trail along the transmission line to connect to the AT trail to visit the Fitzerald Falls and see the many viewpoints along the mountain ridge. Descend to the valley and pass the Beaver Swamp back to the trailhead. Meeting Time/Place: 8:30 AM at Doris Duke Trailhead Parking Lot Leaders: Amy Tien/Lian Jiang/Nancy Liang -- Click to sign on the activity Saturday 1/25/2025 - Dater Mt -Claudia Den - Lake Skenonto 12 -14 miles / level D Harriman State Park, NY Starting from Johnsontown Circle to take Blue Disc to Dater Mt to continue to Claudia Den, and take White Cross to Lake Skenonto. Continue uphill with Victory Blue to Red Dot trail, change to Yellow triangle to Deep Hollow, bypass Tuxedo train station to Kakiate white to Blue Disc to return to parking lot. For additional 3 miles, you may take Orange trail from Kakiat White to Sleater Hill and enjoy expansive view over Hwy 87. *The goal of the hike is to help participants successfully complete an 8-hours journey.* y Meeting Time/Place: 8:00 AM at Johnsontown Circle Trailhead Leaders: Chwen (Jun) Best/Jessica Liu -- Click to sign on the activity Sunday 1/26/2025 - Lake Tamarack - Millstone Hill - High Mtn - Matapan Rock Hike / Leve B & C Ramapo Mountain State Forest, NJ From the Skyline Dr. Upper Parking Lot, take a relaxed walk to visit Todd Lake and Lake Tamarack. Change to the Schuber (orange) trail to go up to Millstone Hill. Descend to Lake Vreeland and continue going north to the see the beautiful views at Ilgenstein Rock. Go south passing High Mountain to walk on the HM (yellow) trail to see the scenery of the Erskine Valley. Continue on the HM (yellow) trail back to the parking lot. Meeting Time/Place: 8:00 AM at the Skyline Dr. Upper Parking Lot Leaders: Jennifer Chen -- Click to sign on the activity Saturday 2/1/2025 - Long Distance Hike Training: Session #3 - Map navigation, 12-17 Miles. Level D Norvin Green State Forest, NJ Learn to read a trail map and plan a hiking route around the Stonetown Circular trail. There are many marked and unmarked trails for the hikers to choose. Hikers are asked to identify the current location on the map, trail name, elevation; and estimate the distance and time required to reach the next target point. The hikers are required to hike at least 8 hours. Some veteran long distance hikers will be there to act as mentors to help. *Registration is limited to members of the Training program. Meeting Time/Place: 7:30 AM at the trailhead Leaders: Tony Shu/Jimmy Xing -- Click to sign on the activity Saturday 2/1/2025 - Wildcat Mountain - Indian Hill Loop, 9 & 13 miles / levels C & D Sterling Forest + Harriman State Park, NY The Wildcat Mountain and the Indian Hill offer many south-facing scenic views of the Ramapo Valley, Sterling Forest and Harriman State Park. The hilltop are dotted with scattered large rocks left behind from the glacial period. The loop trail starts from the parking lot at Route 17A. Follow the Wildcat Mountain (WC) and Indian Hill (IH) trails to the Appalachian Trail (AT white). Turn right on AT and enter Harriman State Park. Take the service road near Elk Pen to Valley of Boulder to White Bar. Crossing route 106 to Parker Cabin Hollow (O) and through Route 106 again to the parking lot. A shorter version is to follow the WC trail to Indian Hill. Hike a complete loop on Indian Hill and retrace on the WC trail back to the parking lot. Meeting Time/Place: 8:30 AM at trail head Leaders: Homer Hsieh/Vincent Yu -- Click to sign on the activity Saturday 2/1/2025 - Johnsontown Circle Dater Mountain to Lake Skenonto winter Hike / Levels B & C Harriman State Park, NY From JTC, follow Blue Disc Trail to climb up Dater Mtn. Visit the curtain of icicles hanging from the cliff at Elbow Brush. Climb up Claudius Smith Den to enjoy the winter view of Blauvelt Mountain. Continue on the R-D trail to Parker Cabin Mountain. Descend the mountain on the Triangle (yellow) trail to the frozen Lake Skenonto. Follow the Victory Blue trail going north and change to a service road to Lake Sebago. Go along the bank of Lake Sebago to the Triangle (Yellow)Trail. Follow the Triangle and then the White Bar Trails back to JCT. Meeting Time/Place: 8:30 AM at the trailhead Leaders: Steve Huang/Lily Huang/Sharon Yan -- Click to sign on the activity Sunday 2/2/2025 - Sleeping Giant State Park - Mount Carmel exploration Hike / Level B & C Sleeping Giant State Park, Connecticut The “Sleeping Giant” is 2 miles of traprock mountaintop resembling the profile of a large man lying in repose. The outcrops and ridge crests give the "Sleeping Giant" a distinct "head", "chin", Chest", "hip", "knee" and "feet". The hike starts from the picnic area to go on the Blue Trail along the mountain cliff to the Giant Tower near the summit of Mount Carmel. Continue on the Blue trail to the swamp and following the river to see the Gorge Cascade Falls. Return on an unmarked trail to visit the few lookout points on the Violet Trail. Connect back to the Blue trail to go to Hezekiah's Knob. Connect to the White Trail to hike along the mountain side to go back to the parking lot. Meeting Time/Place: 8:30 am at the Parking Lot, 200 Mount Carmel Ave. Hamden, CT Leaders: Jennifer Chen/Jianming Wang -- Click to sign on the activity Saturday 2/8/2025 - Long Distance Hike Training: Session #4, 15- 20 miles Harriman State Park, NY The training program prepares hikers to hike long distances and explore unfamiliar territories. Hikers help each other to achieve their goals. Hikers in the program build up their physical strength; improve their hiking skills and develop good judgement under difficult situations. Hikers practice on the trails to visit the 13 target points of the Gin's Challenge Hike. The hikers are required to hike at least 8 hours for each session. Meeting Time/Place: 7:30 AM at the trailhead Leaders: Lucy Yu/Jianming Wang -- Click to sign on the activity Saturday 2/8/2025 - Three Reservoirs/ Breakneck Mtn Loop, 6 - 8 Mile Hikes / Levels B & C Harriman State Park, NY Starting at parking lot off Rte 106, at the foothill of the Jackie Jones Mountain, follow the S-BM (yellow) trail for about half a mile. Then turn left to the unmarked road to visit the three reservoirs. At the end of the 3rd Reservoir, make a right on S-BM (yellow) trail going uphill. Hike the whole Breakneck Mtn (white) trail. Left turn on TMI (red) trail and then the service road to the Big Hill Shelter. Follow the paved road back to the parking. Relaxed hikers can take various shortcuts but do not miss the views at Big Hill Shelter. Meeting Time/Place: 8:30 am at the Rte 106 roadside Trailhead Parking Leaders: -- Click to sign on the activity Saturday 2/8/2025 - Elk Pen- Lemon Squeeze - Askoti Lake - Black Rock Loop, 12-14 Mile / Level E 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 the A-SB (red triangle) trail to Askoti Parking lot, change to Long Path, then Dunning (y), passing Bold Rock Shelter, Black Rock, Nurian White, taking Stahahe (red bar) back to Elk Pen parking lot. Follow your own pace to finish no later than 3:00 pm. Meeting Time/Place: 8:00 AM at Elk Pen Parking Lot Leaders: Rosa Melgar/HY Lee -- Click to sign on the activity Sunday 2/9/2025 - CMCNY Membership Meeting & Spring Festival Gathering Elmhurst, NY The General Membership Meeting is an experience sharing and get together party for all members and their friends. It will be held at the St. James Episcopal Church, 84-07 Broadway, Elmhurst, NY. The event features a buffet dinner, slide show on our exotic expeditions, raffle, games, used gears exchange and preview of upcoming activities. Open enrollment for new members. Reservation is required. Fees: Free for members, $10 guest of members. Meeting Time/Place: 2:00 PM at St. James Episcopal Church Leaders: Jessica Liu/Kwok-Chi Ng/Steve Huang/Nancy Liang -- Click to sign on the activity
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, 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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