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Additional Event: 12/13/2008 – Christmas Hike (CANCELLED) + Holiday Party (ON AS PLANNED)

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Please Note: Due to predicted cold, wet and possibly frozen ground conditions at Bear Mountain State Park for Saturday, which the Hike Leader, Bob Gawel, considers unsuitable, he has cancelled the hike. Please let any friends you may have invited or told about the event know the hike is cancelled.

The scheduled Holiday Party at Richie’s Little Place is ON just as planned, 6pm till 10pm. PREPAID RESERVATIONS ONLY

Party Venue:

Richie’s Little Place
817 Rte 9W
Highland Falls, NY 10928
(845) 446-7918
MAP: http://tinyurl.com/55wlgx

Complete Event Info:

Harriman Hikers website:
http://harrimanhikers.org/additional-event-12132008-christmas-hike-holiday-party/

Record Online / NorthJersey.com:
http://calendar.northjersey.com/highland-falls-ny/events/show/85477908-hikerbikerskier-christmas-hike-holiday-party

If you wish to carpool / caravan to Richie’s Little Place, Bob is organizing a meetup btn 4:30pm – 5:00pm at the Doubletree Hotel on Rt. 17 South in Mahwah, NJ http://tinyurl.com/5fo9o2

See you at the party!

Carol Richards and Rich Hobbs, Event Organizers
hikingfun@gmail.com

Please note – The above-mentioned event is additional and does not affect or replace Harriman Hikers regular Sunday Hike in any way. Please see the event announcement for complete details.

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Additional Event: Hiker – Biker – Skier Christmas Hike and Holiday Party

Hike Leader: Bob Gawel

Event Coordinators: Carol Richards and Rich Hobbs

Date: Saturday, December 13th 2008

Events below are doable separately, if desired.
($) = Cost is involved.
Please use included links and map for directions and additional info.

($) 10am – 1pm: ICE SKATING & CAROUSEL at BEAR MTN STATE PARK Directions + Info + Fees HERE.
* NOTE: Bear Mtn St Pk Parking Fee = $6 / car.

1:30pm – 6pm: FREE CHRISTMAS HIKE led by Bob Gawel. (3 miles total w/ 1 break & stops at historic points) from Bear Mtn St Park to historic Doodletown, NY. OLD-FASHIONED CHRISTMAS CAROLS BY CANDLE LIGHT on the trail! Bring beverages, snacks and flashlights / headlamps.

* HIKE MEETUP OPTION # 1: Doubletree Hotel 180 Rt. 17 South, Mahwah, NJ 07430, rear pkg lot
* HIKE MEETUP OPTION # 1 TIME: btn 12:00pm and 12:30pm

* HIKE MEETUP OPTION # 2: Bear Mountain State Park Carousel + Ice Rink (back parking lot)
* HIKE MEETUP OPTION # 2 TIME: 1:00pm

* NOTE: Bear Mtn St Pk Parking Fee = $6 / car.
* RAIN / SNOW CANCELS HIKE- MONITOR THIS ANNOUNCEMENT FOR UPDATES

($) 6:00PM – 10:00PM COCKTAILS/ HORS D’OEUVRES FOLLOWED BY HOLIDAY BUFFET at RICHIE’S LITTLE PLACE! | LIVE ENTERTAINMENT ALL EVENING BY JOHN BARAGONE (DANCIN’ TOO!)

RICHIE’S LITTLE PLACE 817 Rt. 9W, Ft. Montgomery (Highland Falls), NY 10922 PH 845-446-7918

* ($) COST: $26 PER PERSON PAID IN ADVANCE (includes hors d’oeuvres, meal, dessert, coffee/ tea, tax & tip + live entertainment!)
* 6:00PM – 7:00PM: COCKTAILS/ HORS D’OEUVRES (CASH BAR)
* 7:00pm-10:00PM: BUFFET DINNER! LIVE ENTERTAINMENT ALL EVENING BY JOHN BARAGONE (DANCIN’ TOO!)

PAYMENT OPTIONS:
Pay securely online:

Number of persons attending

OR Mail personal check payable to:

Carol Richards
PO Box 770
South Orange, NJ 07079

* PAYMENT MUST BE RECEIVED NO LATER THAN WED DEC 10, 2008
* LIMIT 60 GUESTS- 1ST COME BASIS
* WEATHER CANCELLATION ONLY- OTHERWISE NO REFUNDS. UNCASHED CHKS DESTROYED- NOT RETURNED.
* DO NOT DRINK & DRIVE

:: Meetup Map and Directions ::
Zoom in and out as needed.



Caveat: Online Driving Directions are NEVER GUARANTEED.
ALWAYS Use a MAP and COMMON SENSE.



The above event is coordinated privately by Carol Richards and Rich Hobbs. Please email hikingfun@gmail.com for questions or more info.

The above event is in addition-to and does not replace or affect Harriman Hikers regular Sunday Hike. Harriman Hikers meets every Sunday for hiking, rain or shine, year-round, as we have for over 30 years.

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    Early Fall Color – Ramapo Reservation, NJ

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    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.

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    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.

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    Harriman Hikers
    A New York – New Jersey Singles Hiking Club, Established 1974
    www.harrimanhikers.org
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    Turkey Hill Pond in Harriman State Park, NY

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    Turkey Hill Pond is a 58 acre, man-made “pond” in the far-northern section of Harriman State Park, NY.

    Many Harriman Hikers refer to this body of water simply as “Turkey Lake” and it has been both a destination and way point for many different hike routes Harriman Hikers have used over the years.

    The view of the lake used on our website header features late Spring foliage and a view from the northeastern end of the pond looking south – the peak in the far distance is Summer Hill. Out of sight above and to the right of the photo is Torrey Memorial, where we had just come from to arrive at the location where this photo was made.

    L1010772 - Turkey Lake / Harriman State Park NY
    Click the photo for a better view :-)

    Other photos in this set depict lake and trail views as we hiked our way south around Turkey Lake’s eastern shore and then much later in the day after we came back to the lake on its southern end and hiked our way up Turkey Lake’s western side. From the west, looking east one can observe the actual Turkey Hill, for which the pond is named (and we hiked over ;-)

    For many, many more adventures – adventures you can call your own – as well as opportunities to meet great single folks and make new friends – join us for hiking!

    Harriman Hikers meets each and every Sunday, come rain / shine / snow / sleet, year-round, 11:30am at the South Parking Lots, Field B-1, of the Ramapo College of New Jersey on Route 202 in Mahwah, NJ.

    See complete details on our home page.

    The photo above has been featured on our home page. Chk this page for other photos featured in the Harriman Hikers website home page header.

    Harriman Hikers
    A New York – New Jersey Singles Hiking Club
    Established 1974

    Springtime at Pine Meadow Lake

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    The Harriman Hikers were recently at Pine Meadow Lake in Harriman State Park, NY on one of our Sunday Hikes on a glorious Spring day!

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    Photo by Greg Paret

    Click the photo for a better view :-)

    A different photo of Pine Meadow Lake during Summer (won’t be long now ;-) was featured on the Harriman Hikers website – here is the accompanying article.

    The photo above has been featured on our home page. Chk this page for other photos featured in the Harriman Hikers website home page header.

    Harriman Hikers
    A New York – New Jersey Singles Hiking Club, established 1974

    High Point State Park Closing

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    Harriman Hikers has received information indicating intention by New Jersey Governor Jon S. Corzine to close High Point State Park (as well as a number of other NJ State Parks) as part of 2008 NJ State budget cuts.

    High Point State Park is remarkable in many ways including (from NJ DEP High Point State Park page):

    • There are 11 named and marked trails in High Point State Park, in addition to a stretch of the Appalachian Trail which transects the area.
    • Winter months find cross-country skiers on the 15 km of groomed trails in the park. Half of the trails are covered by artificial snow. Cross-country skis and other winter sports equipment are available for rent. A blazing fire, hot soup and other hearty food greet visitors at the center on Lake Marcia.
    • High Point Monument – The monument was built through the generosity of the Kusers, in honor of all war veterans. Construction was started in 1928 and completed in 1930. At the top of the 220-foot structure, observers have a breathtaking view of the ridges of the Pocono Mountains toward the west, the Catskill Mountains to the north and the Wallkill River Valley in the southeast.
    • Swimming – The spring-fed waters of the 20-acre Lake Marcia are cool and refreshing for swimmers. The beach is protected by lifeguards and there is a bathhouse and food concession adjacent to the beach.
    • …read the rest…

    The information about the intended closing(s) comes from a number of sources, including the following:

    From NJ Division of Parks and Forestry Proposed Budget Summary:

    “…The staffing budget would be reduced by approximately $4 million as follows:
    Full elimination of services and/or closure would occur at the following areas:
    Monmouth Battlefield State Park; Stephens State Park (administered under Hopatcong State Park, which will remain open); High Point State Park; Brendan T. Byrne State Forest (including Indian King Tavern); Round Valley Recreation Area; Parvin State Park; Jenny Jump State Forest; Worthington State Forest; and Fort Mott State Park (including Hancock House).
    Partial elimination of services and/or closures would occur at Ringwood State Park (including reduced hours at Ringwood Manor, closure of swimming at Shepherd Lake Recreation Area & Steuben House), D&R Canal State Park (including reduced interpretive services and closure of Bulls Island Recreation
    Area) and Washington Crossing State Park (40 percent reduction in interpretive staff – resulting in reduced hours of operation at Clarke House, Johnson Ferry House and the museum)…”

    …read the rest…

    If you wish for High Point State Park and other State Park facilities as mentioned above to remain open for public use, you are encouraged to contact the New Jersey Governor’s Office to let your voice be heard as well as seek and become involved in related advocacy organizations.

    -HH

    Additional Events: Bob Gawel’s Night Hikes

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    Bob Gawel has announced dates for night hikes he will be leading in 2008.

    The announcements below describe additional events that do not, in any way, affect or replace Harriman Hikers regular Sunday Hikes. Harriman Hikers hikes every Sunday, year-round, rain or shine just as we have for over 30 years.

    If you have questions about any of the information contained below, please contact the organizer, Bob Gawel at scenictrips@yahoo.com.

    “Hi all,

    It’s time to announce two (2) special upcoming Hikes!!

    Please print and save the following…

    HIKE # 1:

    Spring Moon Hike Saturday, May 17, 2008

    Meeting place and time : Doubletree Hotel rear parking lot, Rt 17 south, Mahwah 4:30 to 5:00pm.

    Hiking location : Somewhere in Harriman State Park . We’ll be hiking in in daylight, but hiking out after dark .

    Total hike distance: 3 to 5 miles.

    We’ll be stopping for our extensive pot luck campfire cookout at about the midpoint of our hike.

    Bring / wear:

    Hiking boots, Clothes appropriate for cooler evening temperatures.

    Flashlight and/or Headlamp and/or lantern.

    Food and / or drink to bring and share… Examples: Finger food, hamburgers, condiments, salads, beverages, cheese, fruits, desserts, etc.

    The Rain Date for the above hike will be on Sat., June 14, 2008 . ( the meeting time will be different… 5:00 to 5:30pm ).

    HIKE # 2 :

    4th of July Fireworks Viewing Hike Friday, July 4, 2008

    We will be hiking to the top of a small mountain to watch fireworks and eat, drink and celebrate Independence Day!

    Meeting place and time : Doubletree Hotel rear parking lot, Rt 17 south, Mahwah 5:00 to 5:30pm.

    All other details are the same as the moon hike except that we may be limited to portable propane stoves ( no campfires ) … so – if you bring a stove, please bring food to cook on it.

    The Rain Date for the July 4th hike will be on the following day… Saturday, July 5th .

    The details are the same as for July 4th.

    Hope to see you there!

    We’ve always had a great time on these special hikes, so don’t miss out!

    If you need more information, please contact me at scenictrips@yahoo.com.”

    Bob Gawel

    Check Out Our Post Maps

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    “Check out our Post-Maps!” …huh? What’s THAT?

    The page above contains digital Google Maps .

    These maps contain map-pins map-pin-marker-red map-pin-marker-blue that represent geographic locations relevant to posts on Harriman Hikers that have been geotagged, or in other words, have geospatial data embedded that indicate the location where events or other information described in the post took place.

    The top map is a post map of all the geotagged posts on the Harriman Hikers website. If you click on any marker, a message balloon will appear containing the titles of posts for that location and link(s) to the actual article(s).

    The lower map, via our RSS Feed (Wikipedia definition), which by the way, is geospatially sensitive (so DON’T upset it ;-) , is populated with pins for only the most recent articles published that have been geotagged. If you click on the message balloon(s) you will be returned a result that contains the article’s title and a link back to our site as well as a link to Harriman Hiker’s Google Maps Profile.

    All this is part of what has come to be known as neogeography – or… “new geography”. Kinda like “new math” only, instead of “math”, “maps”. Get it?

    Needless to say, you may see a number of maps on Harriman Hikers – the one below has been tagged with our weekly meeting place at Parking Lot B-1, South Lots at Ramapo College:

    If you zoom in close enough you can nearly see gum wrappers in the parking lot (they’re not ours! ;-) .

    Note – if either of the two maps above don’t seem to be displaying correctly, the likely problem is you are using the Internet Explorer Browser, which is non-compliant in many ways to standards established and used by other popular web browsers. Try Firefox instead.

    Photos can be geotagged, too. Below are the results of our Flickr Feed of our website header photos – if you look below, the link for each item in the feed (i.e. Pine Meadow Lake, Harriman State Park, NY) places said photo on a map on a site called loc.alize.us.

    Sites like loc.alize.us are known as mashups and it’s sort of a prerequisite for a mashup site or Web.20 site to have an unusual name like “loc.alize.us” (…or Flickr ;-)

    Both of our Hike Leaders, Ed and Greg, use GPS units to navigate the trails we use on our hikes. These units utilize much of the same type of data as described above.

    If you are still reading this, you might also be interesting in seeing our Mapufacture Map.

    Harriman Hikers
    A NY- NJ Singles Hiking Club. Established 1974

    Springtime in Harriman State Park NY

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    It’s that time of year again when the lakes thaw, the songbirds return, the forests and fields burst forth in greens and blooms and the air will be filled with the scent of budding trees and flowers – it’s getting warm enough now to draw out even the most timid housebound winter hibernators – don’t get left behind!

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    Click the photo for a better view :-)

    Harriman Hikers is a New York – New Jersey singles hiking club for adults of all ages – we hike every Sunday, year-round, rain or shine just as we have for over 30 years – come hike with us and see what you have been missing!

    Just review our website’s front page for complete details.

    Here are our other posts about our home page photos in case you missed any.

    Harriman Hikers
    A New York – New Jersey Singles Hiking Club
    Established 1974

    Pine Meadow Lake

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    The photo below is a view of Pine Meadow Lake in Harriman State Park, NY from Diamond Mountain.

    Pine Meadow Lake, the terminus of the Pine Meadow Trail, is one of the more well-known lakes and a popular hiking destination in Harriman State Park, possibly due to its ease of access a relatively short distance from the Reeves Meadow Visitor Center on Seven Lakes Drive (not that Harriman Hikers would ever do a “baby” hike ;-)

    …well, except maybe Thanksgiving?

    (Per our “About” Page, “(Harriman Hikers) Hikes are intermediate and although no special equipment or experience is needed, hikers should be in good physical shape and capable of hiking 7-8 miles over hilly and rocky wilderness terrain where some hills can be steep.”)

    In any case, Pine Meadow Lake, as you can easily see is one of the many wilderness treasures we are all so fortunate to have an opportunity to enjoy in our great outdoors.

    …so don’t stay indoors all weekend! Take a hike!

    Pine Meadow Lake, Harriman State Park, NY - Photo by Greg Paret

    Photo by Greg Paret

    Click the photo for a better view :-)

    The photo above has been featured on our home page. Chk this page for other photos featured in the Harriman Hikers website home page header.

    Island Pond Summer

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    Harriman Hikers spends a significant amount of time in the Summer hiking to and at Island Pond in Harriman State Park, NY. The photo below is from the south end of the “pond” near Island Pond Road.

    The name “Island Pond” sometimes seems both appropriate and inappropriate – the island in the “pond” is descriptive enough, however, it often seems like a mighty big pond, no?

    Unlike many of the lakes and reservoirs in Harriman State Park, Island Pond is a naturally made, glacially formed body of water. It’s also one of Harriman State Park’s deepest bodies of water, about 100ft at its deepest point.

    Harriman Hikers - Island Pond Summer - Photo by Greg Paret

    Photo by Greg Paret

    Click the photo for a better view :-)

    The photo above has been featured on our home page. Chk this page for other photos featured in the Harriman Hikers website home page header.