Jenny, I've hiked about half of the trail from Alder Lake to Basalm Lake Mountain, coming from the Alder Lake end... I couldn't say if I saw old growth but a lot of the forest higher up sure looked like it! So far it's been one of my favorite places in the Catskills and it's pretty far from the more crowded Hunter Mountain area. I'd guess you'd be by yourself there on a weekday, hardly more on the weekends this time of year. A bonus along the trail are a few active beaver ponds. A map of it is here, further down the page: http://catskillhiker.com/peaks/balsamlake.shtml
On Tue, Nov 17, 2009 at 10:53 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > Bob, > Great! Medium distance (10 miles round trip - is that medium/!) Moderate > elevation gain. Looking for old growth. Any water or vista is a bonus, but > not necessary. A place off the beaten track would be ideal Encountering no > people is pretty much heaven (unless I'm hiking with them!) > And, above all, I want to hear chickadees (although I know I can go see and > hear them in the Bronx at NYBG...but it's not the same..) > Jenny > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Sent: Tue, Nov 17, 2009 10:28 am > Subject: Re: [ENTS] Catskills Recommendations? > > Jenny, > How much hiking do you want to do? Distance? Elevation gain? Big panoramas? > Waterfalls? Old growth forests? Four-thousand footers? The possibilities are > endless. If you recall, I have posted many Catskill images. The Catskills > are one of Monica's and my favorite places. I can suggest many places > depending on your particular preferences. Also, Carolyn Summers lives in the > southern Catskills. If she's still reading the emails, I'm sure she'll also > make suggestions. > Bob > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "JennyNYC" <[email protected]> > To: "ENTSTrees" <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, November 17, 2009 10:14:51 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern > Subject: [ENTS] Catskills Recommendations? > > ENTS, > > I am going to find a car, get in it and drive 2 hours to the > Catskills. Weirdly, I don't know them very well. I've got great maps > but just need some ideas of spots to visit. I have plenty of guide > books too, but just wanted to check in here first before taking off. > > Alternatively I could visit the Shawangunks, which are to the south. > > I've been to the Hudson Highlands, Black Rock Forest, and to Harriman > State Park, and Bear Mt. State Park so I wanted to go a little further > afield. > > Any ideas come to mind? I'm sure I've seen recommendations before, by > hopefully you won't mind writing again. > > Thanks! Jenny (and Thompson and Otto and Trina, my feathered dove > patients, who will be joining me in the car and a motel! Although, > they are slightly wary of going to a place called "Cat Skills". But I > promised to bring lots of Roadrunner cartoons. As you can imagine, > they love those.) > > -- > Eastern Native Tree Society http://www.nativetreesociety.org > Send email to [email protected] > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/entstrees?hl=en > To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] > -- > Eastern Native Tree Society http://www.nativetreesociety.org > Send email to [email protected] > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/entstrees?hl=en > To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] > > -- > Eastern Native Tree Society http://www.nativetreesociety.org > Send email to [email protected] > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/entstrees?hl=en > To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] -- Eastern Native Tree Society http://www.nativetreesociety.org Send email to [email protected] Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/entstrees?hl=en To unsubscribe send email to [email protected]
