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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
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.
Early May Trail Crew Outings Cancelled, COVID-19 Information
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
Trail Crew Volunteers
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
Adirondack 46Rs Trail Crew - 2020 Outings Schedule
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 |
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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 |