Wednesday, April 9
Lindsay Parsons Preserve, West Danby
Hike report by Mark Sussman
On a beautiful cool Wednesday morning, April 9, 16 hikers and 2 dogs met at Lyndsay-Parsons Biodiversity Preserve. This is one of the most attractive hikes in the area. There are no waterfalls or gorges, but lovely open fields, hills and ponds. The group covered almost all the trails in the preserve walking around the perimeter and weaving our way between the beautiful ponds. We finished in just under 2 hours. A couple of hikers took the south trail after arriving back at our cars for a 10-minute mini-loop.
Saturday, April 12
Taughannock Falls SP from Rice Hill
There was no hike on Saturday, April 12 due to the rain that lasted through the morning.
Sunday, April 13
Spur trail from upper Lick Brook/Townline Road to upper Buttermilk Falls SP/Yaple Road
Hike report by Leigh Ann
Thirty hikers and three dogs on leash met where Townline Road crosses Lick Brook for this hike. It was a sunny and highly motivating Sunday after a week of rain and snow. Although this is a hike that goes up and over a hill, there were plenty of big puddles to navigate around and the creek was seasonably high – a choose your own adventure to hop across. The group got all the way to the western side of Treman Lake where the washed-out stone footbridge is. This out-and-back hike was five miles and took almost exactly two hours.
