Trail Crew!

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46ers Temporarily Suspending All In-Person Club Activities and Outings Until Further Notice

Including Trailhead Steward Program, and All Trailwork and Maintenance Projects

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RE: COVID-19             April 19, 2020

Dear Fellow Hikers,

Until further notice, the 46ers are temporarily suspending all in-person club activities and outings including our Trailhead Steward Program and all trailwork and maintenance projects. As proud members of a special hiking organization that is rich in history, pride, and stewardship, we recognize our need to be responsible community members at this time. The COVID-19 pandemic is an unsolicited, but warranted, cause for this pause in our in-person activities.

With warmer weather on the horizon, we continue to refrain from traveling to and climbing the High Peak summits. Thank you for continuing to keep outings low risk and close to home.

Stay healthy and stay home. The mountains will wait for you…

Sincerely,

Siobhán Carney-Nesbitt, #5930W
President- Adirondack Forty-Sixers, Inc.

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Early May Trail Crew Outings Cancelled, COVID-19 Information

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I’m posting this on behalf of the Trailmasters of the Forty-Sixers Trail Crew. We hope you and your families are healthy and doing OK in these strange shut-in times. More than ever, THANK YOU FOR VOLUNTEERING.

The 46ers are cancelling the early May outings, as of now through May 15, in compliance with the extended NYS on PAUSE orders. We will be back in touch in May as to the status of future outings. If we conduct any outings this season, there will be safety protocols related to COVID-19, developed by the DEC, that we will detail in advance and adhere to strictly in the field. We want to state clearly and strongly up front — if you have any underlying health conditions that put you at greater risk of COVID-19 complications, please do not participate in any outings this season. This is volunteer work maintaining trails in the woods; your health and safety are much more important.

Here is a link to the Federal government's COVID-19 information site:

https://www.coronavirus.gov/

And here is NY State's COVID-19 information site:

https://coronavirus.health.ny.gov/home

Along those lines, please see this article about back country hand sanitation, published by the Adirondack Mountain Club:

https://www.adk.org/how-to-keep-your-hands-clean/

So, to summarize, the May 2-3 and May 9 outings are cancelled. We will be back in touch about the status of outings beyond May 15. Meantime, please take care of yourself and those you love.

— Tom Fine, Sam Eddy, Joe Bogardus, Doug Varney, Brian Sikora and Mark Simpson
46ers Trailmasters

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Trail Crew Volunteers

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46r Trail Crew volunteers:
It is time to sign up for this year's trail maintenance projects. As you can see, we are planning an aggressive schedule! The work never ends and those woods need your strong backs and good humor. Please do not feel any pressure to do more outings than suit your schedule and life. One reason we set up this many outings is to provide more individual days to volunteer.

Please use our online sign-up form: https://tinyurl.com/Trail-Crew-Signup-2020. If you have problems using the online form, please reach out via e-mail: adk46ertrailwork@gmail.com (but please sign up on-line if at all possible). Come out and have fun as often as you can!

Before signing up, we ask you to review and understand the 46R Volunteer Liability Waiver: https://tinyurl.com/46R-VOLUNTEER-LIABILITY-WAIVER.

We look forward to seeing your smiling face and strong muscles in the woods. As always, THANK YOU FOR VOLUNTEERING!

— Sam Eddy, Joe Bogardus, Tom Fine, Doug Varney, Brian Sikora and Mark Simpson -- 46r Trailmasters

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Adirondack 46Rs Trail Crew - 2020 Outings Schedule

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Note: If you are camping, you must e-mail or text Sam Eddy (e4ddy@aol.com; 315-408-1899) the following information - your vehicle make, model, color and license plate (state/province and plate number).

Dates	Worksite	Meet Time and Location	Project	Camping Dates	Campground	Campsite Numbers	Campsite Info
May 16-17	Putnam Pond	7:30AM at group campsite	Area blow-down sweep	May 15-16	Putnam Pond	60, 61, 62, 63	https://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/24492.html
May 23 and 25 (no work May 24)	Ray Brook	7:30AM at trailhead, details to follow	Trail work, details to follow	May 22-24	Meadowbrook	13, 27, 61, 62	https://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/24482.html
May 30	Dix-Round Pond, Giant North	7AM at trailheads	Blow down sweeps	May 29-30	Sharp Bridge	9, 10, 11, 12	https://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/24497.html
May 31	Whiteface	7AM at trailheads	Blow down sweep	May 29-30	Sharp Bridge	9, 10, 11, 12	https://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/24497.html
June 6	National Trails Day	NOTE: This is an ADK project, not a 46R outing. You must sign up with ADK. Sam Eddy will be leading one of the day's projects. Any 46R who participates in National Trails Day may receive Conservation Service Award Hours. You must report your participation to Tom Fine.
June 7	Whiteface	7AM at trailhead	Trail Hardening	no camping
June 13-14	Dix-Elk Lake	7AM at Northway Exit 29	Blow down sweep	June 12-13	Frontier Town	To88, To89, To90, To91	https://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/112046.html
June 20-21	Dix-Elk Lake	7AM at Northway Exit 29	Replace bog bridging and other trail hardening	June 19-20	Frontier Town	To88, To89, To90, To91	https://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/112046.html
June 27-28	Valcour Island	7AM at Peru Boat Launch, 3930 US Route 9, Plattsburgh NY 12901	Various trail improvement projects	June 26-27	Ausable Point (or camp on Valcour Island)	52, 55, 57, 59	https://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/24452.html
July 11-12	Vanderwhacker Tower Trail	7AM on NYS Route 28N, exact location details to follow	Repair Vanderwhacker fire watcher cabin	July 10-11	Lake Harris	53, 54, 56, 57	https://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/24469.html
July 17-19	Women Only Weekend 2020	7AM at group campsite	Bridge building on Hoffman's Notch Trail, town of North Hudson	July 16-18	Frontier Town	TO86, TO87, TO88, TO89, TO90, TO91	https://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/112046.html
July 25-26	Vanderwhacker Tower Trail	7AM on NYS Route 28N, exact location details to follow	Repair Vanderwhacker fire watcher cabin	July 24-25	Lake Harris	17, 18, 19, 21	https://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/24469.html
August 1-2	Poke-O Moonshine	7AM at trailhead, details to follow	Trail work, details to follow	July 31-August 1	Ausable Point	54, 56, 58, 60	https://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/24452.html
August 8-9	Vanderwhacker Tower Trail	7AM on NYS Route 28N, exact location details to follow	Repair Vanderwhacker fire watcher cabin	August 7-8	Lake Harris	17, 18, 19, 21	https://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/24469.html
August 14-16	Putnam Pond 2020	7:30AM at group campsite	Various trail improvement projects	August 13-15	Putnam Pond	57, 58, 59, 60, 61	https://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/24492.html
September 12-13	Calamity Brook Trail	7AM at Upper Works trailhead	Trail Hardening	September 11-12	Lake Harris	33, 34, 35, 36	https://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/24469.html
September 26-27	Fall Meeting	7AM, details to follow	Details to follow	no camping

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