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Saturday, February 18 - Two-Trail Cross Country Ski Tour - 9AM

There are two great ski trails on route 28 near Pine Hill: the Belleayre Mountain Cross Country Ski Trails and Rochester Hollow. Combined, they make for a great day of cross country skiing. We will begin at the Belleayre Mountain Cross Country Trails parking area and ski several of the trails there. Next we will drive over to the Rochester Hollow parking area, about five miles away, and ski up to the new lean-to.

This event is for intermediate cross country skiers-we’ll cover approximately 9 miles and some of these trails are labeled "more difficult" by the ski area. Bring your own equipment and a lunch.

The Belleayre Mountain Ski Area is located in Highmount, New York, approximately 35 miles west of Kingston on Route 28. The Cross Country Trail parking area is the first parking area on the left. Please sign-up by Friday, February 17. Contact: Jonathan Mogelever at jmogelever@gmail.com or call 845-741-8016.

Saturday, March 10 - Giant Ledge & Panther Mt.

10 miles; difficult; snowshoes and traction devices required; Call leader for meeting time & place. Dale Hughes (845) 679-1196

Sunday, May 13 - Mother’s Day Wildflower Hike at Kelly Hollow - 11AM

Join the Catskill Mountain Club on our 2nd annual wildflower hike! This is your chance to find and identify the beautiful spring ephemerals which are so named because they appear in early Spring when they flower and fruit and then in two short months they retreat back into the ground before the trees have had a chance to leaf out. Many hikers never see spring ephemerals because they wait until summer to get into the woods! We will look for Trillium, Spring beauties, Trout Lily, Hepatica, Yellow, Blue and white Violets, Squirrel Corn, Dutchman's Britches, Jack-In-The-Pulpit and many others. We may also find some early mushrooms.

Kelly Hollow is one of the most beautiful short trails in the Catskills with cold mountain streams and a combination of coniferous and deciduous forests and an active beaver pond near the lean-to (yes, we may also see a beaver!). The trail is an easy to moderate loop of about 4 miles with a lean-to and privy at the top and another at the trail-head. Bring lunch and/or snacks to have at the lean-to. Dogs are welcome. Hike limited to 12 people. To register, contact Howard Raab at howardjraab@gmail.com. Map #42, F-5,6

Directions: We will meet at the Old Schoolhouse 2.2 miles West of Margaretville (on NYS Rte 28/30) at 10:30 am or at the trailhead (on Mill Brook Rd) at 11:00 am. From Margaretville, take NYS Rte 28/30 West for 2.2 mi; turn Left onto the NYC reservoir road (across from the Old School House); follow West for 3.7 mi. to Millbrook Road. Left for 5.3 mi. to trailhead parking area on the right. .

Saturday, June 2 - Bicknell's & Burroughs: National Trails Day Hike to Slide Mtn - 9AM

Bird and Burroughs enthusiasts are invited to join the Catskill Mtn Club, and Woodchuck Lodge, the summer home of John Burroughs, to celebrate the Bicknell’s Thrush on National Trails Day. Gregg Kenney, a biologist for NYSDEC in Region 3 will join us as we ascend the highest peak in the Catskills and hike to one of the few locations (the summit of Slide) where this rare bird species breeds. Gregg will also discuss the on-going study of the Bicknell’s thrush, a species of special concern, and impacts of mercury deposition has on species like the Bicknell’s, that inhabit the high peaks. This is a moderate-difficult hike; 8 mi; Bring lunch and plenty of water; Group size is limited, pre-registration is a must to info@catskillmountainclub.org.

Directions: Meet 9AM at the Slide Mtn trailhead on Ulster Co Rte 47. Proceed west on N.Y. Route 28 for about 30 miles to the hamlet of Big Indian. Turn left and proceed south on County Route 47 for about six miles to a hairpin turn in the road, then continue for another two miles, past the Winnisook Club, to a parking area for Slide Mountain, marked by a wooden sign, on the left side of the road.

Quarterly Board Directors Meeting - April 17, 2012 - 5:30-7:30 PM

Any CMC member is welcome (and encouraged) to attend our quarterly meetings. The meetings are informal, and held at the Catskill Center for Conservation and Development - located on Route 28 in the hamlet of Arkville (between Margaretville and Fleischmanns). We simply ask that you inform us that you are interested in attending.

If you want to stop by, contact Aaron Bennett at info@catskillmountainclub.org in advance of the meeting.

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