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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 4/26/2025 - ALA Fundraising: Three Reservoirs/ Breakneck Mtn Loop Hikes / Levels B & C Harriman State Park, NY Hike for a good lung. Support American Lung Association in Memory of Gin Goon. 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: Steve Huang/Lily Huang -- Click to sign on the activity Saturday 4/26/2025 - ALA Fundraising: Bearfort Mt, Surprise Lake to Prospect Rock Hike / Level B & C Hewitt, NJ Hike for a good lung. Support American Lung Association in Memory of Gin Goon. The Bearfort Mountain Ridge is famous for its reddish bedrocks, pitch pines and rocky outcrop lookouts. From the Highlands Preserve Parking, take the unmarked trail up to the Bearfort Ridge (green) trail. Follow the trail to Surprise Lake then follow the blue and AT trails to Prospect Rock and the Grand View lookout points. Enjoy the spectacular views of the Greenwood Lake. Return by the yellow trail for the view of the West pond. Continue on the West Ridge (pink) trail or the green trail back to the parking lot Meeting Time/Place: 8:30 AM at the trailhead Leaders: Iris Liu/Mandy Wang -- Click to sign on the activity Saturday 4/26/2025 - ALA Fundraising: Kensico Dam Plaza & Cranberry Lake Preserve Hike Westchester County, NY Hike for a good lung. Support American Lung Association in Memory of Gin Goon. The Kensico Dam was completed in 1917. Kensico Dam was built by using the stones taken from the adjacent Cranberry Lakes Park and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Dam is 307 feet high and 1,843 feet long, and forms the Kensico Reservoir which supplies water to NYC. Cranberry Lake Preserve, a hidden gem in Westchester County offers scenic lakeside views, quiet forest trails, and historical remnants from the past. Hike along the trails to explore wetlands, stone walls, a historic quarry site, and tranquil ponds. Meeting Time/Place: 8:30 AM at trail head Leaders: Wei Chen/Jennifer Chen -- Click to sign on the activity Sunday 4/27/2025 - Annual Leaders Workshop 138-35 Elder Avenue Flushing NY The annual leaders workshop will be held at 138-35 Elder Avenue April 14 2:00 pm -5:00 pm. Leaders please allocate your time to join the workshop. Food will be served after the workshop. Meeting Time/Place: 1st Floor Meeting Room Leaders: Kwok-Chi Ng/Chwen (June) Best/Iris Liu/Shui-Kei Ng -- Click to sign on the activity Saturday 5/3/2025 - ALA Fundraising: Ringwood SP - Mt.Defiance - Five Pond/ 8 miles/ levels B&C Ringwood State Park, NJ Hike for a good lung. Support American Lung Association in Memory of Gin Goon. Start from Ringwood State Parking lot - 1st visiting Swan Pond then hike to Mt. Defiance, follow the Pink trail to reach Brushwood Pond, Gatun Pond, Weyble Pond, Glasmere Pond. Walk down through the secret place of NJ Botanical garden, with New Year's decoration. Meeting Time/Place: 8:30 AM at the trailhead Leaders: /HY Lee -- Click to sign on the activity Saturday 5/3/2025 - ALA Fundraising: (May 3-4 ) Biking-Camping Hither Hills State Park in Montauk Long Island, New York Bike for a good lung to fundraise for American Lung Association in memory of Gin Goon. Saturday: Biking South Fork 40+ Miles between Montauk Point and Sag Harbor; Camp at Hither Hills State Park; Sunday: Biking 40+ Miles between Sag Harbor, via Shelter Island to Orient Point. Camping fee: $25/person; Cost Sharing Sat. BBQ dinner/Sun Breakfast. Register before 4/20/2025. Note: Biking on paved road along rolling hills with a few gentle slopes; Optional: Extra night(Sunday) camping @ no extra cost; check out 11am Monday. Meeting Time/Place: Meeting Time/Place: Contact Trip Leaders for details Leaders: Ben Lee/Steve Chan -- Click to sign on the activity Saturday 5/3/2025 - Appalachian Trail (AT) New Jersey section hike, 17 miles, Level D Wawayanda state park, NJ We will hike a section of Appalachian Trail (AT) from NY route 17A, Warwick, NY to NJ Route CR 517, Glenwood, We will pass Bearfort Mountain, Wawayanda State Park, Pinwheel Vista, Stairway to Heaven, and Pochuck Boardwalk Suspension Bridge. This is for experienced hikers only. Leader will arrange a shuttle car at the trail end. Meeting Time/Place: 7:30AM at AT trailhead on NY route 17A. Leaders: Tony Shu -- Click to sign on the activity Saturday 5/10/2025 - ALA Fundraising: Stony Brook & Diamond Mountain 8-10 miles/ Level C Harriman State Park, N Y Hike for a good lung. Support American Lung Association in Memory of Gin Goon. The Stony Brook is a river with many pretty cascades. Starting from Reeves Visitor Center, take Pine Meadow Trail and cross the river at the Cascade of Slid to reach the Stony Brook (Y) trail. Go to the end and continue with TMI & Seven Hill (B) to Lake Wanoksink & Pine Meadow for the lake scenery. After the break, taking Yellow trail to Diamond Mtn. for panoramic view. Coming down on the Seven Hill (B) trail and continue on to the Pine Meadow (R) Trail back to parking lot. Meeting Time/Place: 8:30 AM at Reeves Visitor Center (Seven Lake Drive) Leaders: Homer Hsieh/Sharon Yen -- Click to sign on the activity Saturday 5/10/2025 - ALA Fundraising: Sleeping Giant State Park - Mount Carmel Hike / Level B & C Sleeping Giant State Park, Connecticut Hike for a good lung. Support American Lung Association in Memory of Gin Goon. 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: Vincent Yu/Mei Lu/Jianming Wang -- Click to sign on the activity
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, 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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