Schedule for February 2012                                      IHC home page

→ Note that “HI-Philadelphia” Feb 4–5 requires advance reservation! ←

Saturday/Sunday                   February 4 & 5, 2012           HI – Philadelphia                   Moderately Strenuous

Hike and explore Fairmont Park during the day. Stay overnight at the Chamounix Mansion in Fairmount Park. Visits to Museum of Fine arts and Philadelphia Key are possibilities depending on what the group wants to do.

The Trip goes in Foul Weather!

Leaders: Guy & Jennifer Percival                   973-590-7437                   JENGUY@OPTONLINE.NET

Meet:                   Call or email to Register by Jan 15^th 2012 

 
Sunday                   February 12, 2012                   Copperas Mountain                       Moderate

We will hike on the W&N row (future section of the West Morris trail) until the crossing area for burnt meadow brook (this according to folk lore was used in recent times (1890-1950) for Green-Ponders to get to the RR to go shopping). We will then walk north and up on the Copperas Mt. hillside going past a defunct mine to the ridge line. We then walk the ridge line further north to a view point looking east towards the southern end of Wildcat ridge WMA, then we will walk south on the ridge line to a knob with a 360' view. This area is on the TC map. About 6–7 miles total.

Foul Weather or poor driving conditions cancels this hike.

Leaders: Pete Beck                              ****

                Al MacLennan                   732 412-7092                   MACLENNAN_AL@COMCAST.NET

Meet: 10:00 AM                   Egbert Lake on Green Pond Rd (Rt-513), Rockaway, NJ 07866

From I-80 Exit 37 (Rockaway/Hibernia exit): Go 7.1 mi north on Green Pond Rd (Rt-513), towards Hibernia. You will pass the Marcela Community Center on left at 6.1 mi. About 1 mile further, you will see Egbert Lake on your left. Pull into the driveway and park. (If you pass the parking area you will come to the Green Pond Lake community in about ½ mi and Craigmeur in about 3 mi.)

 
Sunday                   February 19, 2012                   Long Valley Ski Trip                  Moderately Strenuous

If we have enough snow to cross country ski, this will be a ski/snowshoe trip from Long Valley to Califon and back. If there is no snow we will hike up into Schooley’s Mt for the winter views. In any event you can reward yourself with a beer at the micro-brewery afterwards.      Foul Weather or poor driving conditions cancels this hike.

Leader: Charlie Kientzler                   973-835-1060

               Guy Percival                   973-590-7437                   JENGUY@OPTONLINE.NET

Meet: 9:00 AM                   Long Valley Brew Pub, Fairmount Rd (Rt-517), Long Valley, NJ 07853

From I 80 Exit 27 (Rt-206 South): Continue southward 7+ miles to the Chester area at the intersection of Rt-513. Turn right (west) and continue 4.5 miles to Long Valley. At the light turn left onto Fairmount Rd (Rt-517) up hill one block to parking on right.

 
Saturday                   February 25, 2012                   Three Bridges Three Boroughs         Strenuous

THREE BRIDGES AND THREE BOROUGHS.  Walk over the Brooklyn, Williamsburg, and Pulaski Bridges connecting interesting things in Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Queens.  10-14 essentially flat miles.  Bring lunch, snacks and water. 
E-mail or phone leader a week before the hike for meeting time and place.

Leader: Craig Nunn                    551-206-6823   DYSTOPICNJ@GMAIL.COM

Meet:                   Call Leader to register and obtain meeting place/time