Sunday, March 8th - Gorgeous ALDER LAKE and Beaver Meadow Winter Hike

If you just like being out in the snow this, will be one of your favorite hikes. Rambling ups and downs, ruins, a gorgeous lake and a trek to Beaver Meadow. This is a wonderful snowshoe. Bring poles and microspikes. Plan to bring warm drinks, water and snacks. Dress in warm layers, may want handwarmers. Call for meeting time and place. Parking arrangements will be dependent on weather conditions. Limited registration open two weeks before hike. MUST leave a reachable phone # and full name, please. Conrtact Deanna Felicetta at felicetta.deanna@gmail.com NO EMAIL after Friday the 6th at 6:30 PM. Call therafter at 845 216 2021.POOR WEATHER will cancel this Catskill Hike. (Call between 7-8 evening before hike for poor weather decisions).SNOW DATE March 15th… Come join the FUN!Directions:  Directions: From the south/west the best access is old RT. 17 to State Rd 151/152 known as Johnson/Beaverkill Road. This will become State Rd 54. From the North take Barkaboom Road past Big Pond to 54. At State Road 54 turn left and head NE. On 54 all will travel until reaching Turnwood. Here 54 MAKES A LEFT turn North and becomes Alder Road. Travel a few miles until public road ends at Parking for Mary Smith Trail.

Hiking in the Catskills now? Be prepared to break trail wherever you go….previous tracks get covered up almost immediately.

Hardy CMC members braved the cold to cross country ski at Mountain Trails in Tannersville, Presidents' Day 2015

We did have the sense to postpone it to Monday from Sunday though.

Ice Skating, anyone?

Ice skating is another wonderful family activity, as well as great exercise.  You don't need to know what a salchow is to have a great time out on the ice.The Town of Delhi, in Delaware County, opened an ice skating rink last year, and it is in frozen operation right now. The rink is located in Sheldon Park near Delware Academy.  The Town of Delhi website says "Ice Skating 2015 Opening Day - Saturday, January 10 -- Borrow skates for free on site...or just stand by the fire and watch the cool kids skate".Another area rink was just opened in Downsville, in Pepaction Park. Two Downsville women who created the Best Dam 5k in 2013 have turned their efforts and the money raised by the run, to create a free public skating rink.  The Oneonta Daily Star has more details on this terrific effort, here.Other area rinks are:

• Badgley Park in the Village of Middleburgh
• Livingston Manor rink 

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