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In early December, a group of club members met together on a sloppy, slushy, snow/rain mix afternoon for our semi-annual trail maintenance On the Carpenter Road trails. This marks the end of our second five-year agreement period with the NYDEC in performing trail maintenance services on one of our favorite winter skiing locations. The Carpenter Road cross country ski trail system is located in the Tug Hill Plateau, an area with heavier snowfall than any other part of the United States east of the Rocky Mountains. The trails provide approximately 8 miles of meandering pathways for skiing in the winter and for hiking and mountain biking the rest of the year. If you haven't visited these trails head out this way. The DEC web site can provide more information on this great trail system - http://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/7877.html
Lu Blanchard is semi-retired and spends free time with family, reading, dancing, singing and enjoying outdoor activities.
Dianna Morris lives in Marcy and fell in love with the woods as a young girl. She finished climbing the Adk 46 high peaks in August 2012, and is now working on finishing the Northeast 111 - climbing the mountains over 4000 ft in NY, NH, VT, and ME.
Harold Pier taught chemistry at Utica College for 40 years and was an avid biker, hiker and skiier after retiring in 2000. He contributed to this blog from its inception in March 2012 until his death in October 2012.
