Harriman Hikers 3/7/2010 Crew in Harriman State Park, NY near Beechy Bottom Road
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Harriman Hikers
A New York – New Jersey Singles Hiking Club
Established 1974
www.harrimanhikers.org
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Dont Forget to Switch Back to Daylight Saving Time Sun Mar 14th, 2010
At 2:00 am Sunday, March 14th, 2010 our area reverts to Eastern Daylight Saving Time (EDST).
Just remember the old saying, “Spring forward, Fall back”. (Set your clocks ahead one hour before you go to bed Saturday night).
Harriman Hikers will continue to meet up at the regular time, 11:30am in the South Parking Lots, Field B-1, of the Ramapo College of New Jersey on Route 202 in Mahwah, NJ. MAPS ANOTHER MAP.
But you’ll have to be there a hour earlier. Figure it out.
Harriman Hikers
A New York – New Jersey Singles Hiking Club
Established 1974
www.harrimanhikers.org
Video: Harriman Hikers Snow Hike to Fingerboard Shelter, HSPNY
Harriman Hikers Snow Hike to Fingerboard Shelter, Harriman State Park, NY Sunday, December 6, 2009 on YouTube
Photos: Harriman Hikers Snow Hike to Fingerboard Shelter, Harriman State Park, NY Sunday, December 6, 2009 Slideshow
Harriman Hikers
A New York – New Jersey Singles Hiking Club
Established 1974
www.harrimanhikers.org
Video: Harriman Hikers Hike to the Egg 11-22-2009
Video: Harriman Hikers Hike to the Egg 11-22-2009
Harriman Hikers Sunday Hike to the Egg, Harriman State Park, NY 11-22-2009…
Happy Thanksgiving to all from Harriman Hikers! See you Sunday!
Harriman Hikers
A New York – New Jersey Singles Hiking Club
Established 1974
www.harrimanhikers.org
Video: Harriman Hikers at Jackie Jones Fire Tower 11-8-2009
Harriman Hikers at Jackie Jones Fire Tower on Jackie Jones Mountain, Harriman State Park, NY on a gorgeous Fall Sunday afternoon.
Harriman Hikers
A New York – New Jersey Singles Hiking Club
Established 1974
www.harrimanhikers.org
Service For Gene Doleschal Sunday, November 1st, 2009 2:30pm
Update 11/2/2009: A wonderful memorial service was held on a gorgeous Fall afternoon for Harriman Hikers Hike Leader Emeritus, Gene Doleschal on Sunday, November 1st, 2009 at St. John’s Church in the Wilderness, in Harriman State Park, Stony Point, NY. In attendance were Gene’s family, who planned the event, as well as many of Gene’s friends, including a number of Harriman Hikers.
From Gene Doleschal‘s family:
Dear Friends and Family,
Although many of you are already aware, for those of you who are not, we wanted to share the very tragic news that our father, Gene Doleschal, passed away this past Friday, October 23rd, 2009. His death was very sudden and unexpected.
A service in Gene’s memory has been arranged as follows:Sunday, November 1st 2:30pm
St. John’s Church in the Wilderness (not to be confused with St. John’s Church in the Woods)
16 Johnsontown Road, Stony Point, NY 10980-3624 (lat 41.22315724579835, long -74.09317016601562)
(GPS or MapQuest may recognize the town as Pomona instead of Stony Point)
Anyone wishing to share a few words about Gene will be welcome to during the service.
An informal reception will follow at:The Mason Jar, 221 Ramapo Valley Road, Mahwah, NJ (MAP) (WEBSITE)
In lieu of flowers, please consider making a donation to:New York – New Jersey Trail Conference
156 Ramapo Valley Road
Mahwah, NJ 07430
or donate online at nynjtc.org in Gene’s name
Thank you for your thoughts and prayers and for being a friend to us all.
Eve, Claire, and Adriana
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Harriman Hikers
A New York – New Jersey Singles Hiking Club
Established 1974
www.harrimanhikers.org
West Mountain, Harriman State Park, NY
The photo below was made at the West Mountain Shelter in Harriman State Park, NY on a recent hike by Harriman Hikers for one of our regular Sunday Hikes.
West Mountain has an elevation of about 1200 ft and from the shelter, looking southeast, spectacular views of the Timp (the mountain to the left), the Hudson River and several small towns in the area may be seen.
Elsewhere on West Mountain, looking east-northeast, one can see Bear Mountain and the Perkins Memorial Tower; if you are in the right position and you look closely, you can see the Bear Mountain Bridge *just* peeking around the south end of Bear Mountain.
Harriman Hikers
A New York – New Jersey Singles Hiking Club, Established 1974
www.harrimanhikers.org
Harriman Hikers at Elk Pens – Harriman State Park, NY
The Elk Pens in Harriman State Park is an occasional start / end destination for Harriman Hikers Sunday Hikes. The Elk Pens in Harriman State Park is rich in local history and is conveniently near the Appalachian Trail and other trails used on our hikes.
From Harriman Trails, a Guide and History (First Edition), by William J. Myles:
The first section of the Appalachian Trail was blazed in 1922 from Route 17 over Green Pond Mountain, across the north end of Island Pond to the Crooked Road and through the Lemon Squeezer. There it joined the A-SB (Arden – Sure Bridge Trail) up to the old fire tower. The entire trail through the Park, from Arden to Bear Mountain, was officially opened on October 7, 1923.
In those days, there were about 60 elk in a great enclosure between Southfields and Arden, known as Elk Range. They had been brought from Yellowstone Park in December 1919. They did not thrive and their number gradually decreased until 1942, when the remainder of the herd was sold to a dealer from Hoosick Falls (Commission Minutes, 12/10/42).
Harriman Hikers at Elk Pens, Harriman State Park, NY. Photo by Mary Jockel
Harriman Hikers
A New York – New Jersey Singles Hiking Club, Established 1974
www.harrimanhikers.org
Storm King State Park, NY
From Wikipedia | Storm King State Park:
Storm King State Park is a state park in Orange County, New York in the USA. The park is in the southeast part of the Town of Cornwall, next to the Hudson River.
The park is undeveloped, with limited parking; offers hiking and seasonal deer hunting.
Storm King State Park, NY
As mentioned elsewhere on our website, Harriman Hikers makes frequent forays into other parks and preserves beyond our namesake, Harriman (State Park, NY) and on this particular Sunday in May, our Hike Leader, Greg led us on a wonderful hike up and down the steep hills of Storm King State Park, NY to enjoy some of the many gorgeous vistas of the Hudson River and the adjacent valleys and lowlands.
From the Harriman Hikers Home Page (in case you are new to our hiking group):
What is Harriman Hikers?
Harriman Hikers is a hiking club for single adults of all ages. We meet up for hiking EVERY SUNDAY at 11:30 am in the South Parking Lots, Field B-1, of the Ramapo College of New Jersey on Route 202 in Mahwah, NJ. MAPS ANOTHER MAPAbout Our Hikes
Harriman Hikers hikes are what many would consider “intermediate level”, which is to say, “hikers should be in good physical condition and under prevailing weather conditions, capable of hiking 7-8 miles over hilly and rocky wilderness terrain where some hills can be steep”.Hiking boots and a light duty backpack or fannypack are recommended. Please dress appropriately for the season and weather, with brisk activity in mind; bring plenty of drinking water and your own lunch. Otherwise, no special equipment is needed.
Harriman Hikers
A New York – New Jersey Singles Hiking Club, Established 1974
www.harrimanhikers.org
Early Fall Color – Ramapo Reservation, NJ
It’s late September and the leaves are just starting to change here in north New Jersey and the lower Hudson Valley in New York State. Fall officially began on Monday, September 22, 2008, at 11:44:16 EDT (15:44:16 UCT) and in a matter of weeks going forward, the foliage in our part of the country will peak to its show of brilliant Autumn colors everywhere, before the Winter fallow period begins shortly afterward. A little like people on Saturday night! 
Notice how the bright Fall colors are still mixed with the remaining lush Summer greenery. Interesting time of year, no?
This post also serves to highlight the fact that while Harriman Hikers most frequently hikes its namesake, Harriman State Park, NY, we also hike in other wilderness parks and reserves / preserves in the area, such as Ramapo Reservation, a Bergen County Park, located a short distance from our weekly meetup at Ramapo College of New Jersey in Mahwah, NJ.
Early Fall color at Ramapo Reservation, Mahwah, NJ
The photo above (and the cropped version, used for our website header) were made at Ramapo Reservation.
Harriman Hikers
A New York – New Jersey Singles Hiking Club, Established 1974
www.harrimanhikers.org