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**JULY 2022**

Fri. July 1 - Paddle for ice cream on the Mystic River.   Meet at boat launch under bridge on River Rd in Mystic. Meet at 6:30 pm.   Paddle to drawbridge for ice cream then paddle back.  I have a canoe and several kayaks if you are interested and need a boat to paddle.  Level: Easy.  Leader: Mandy Brink: trekeragb@sbcglobal.net or cell phone 860-237-7426.  Rain cancels

Sat. 9 July -

Sun. 10 July - Paddle at Hopeville Pond State Park.  Afternoon paddle followed by a picnic dinner.  Meet at Hopeville Pond at 2pm.  Level: Easy.  I have extra kayaks if you are interested by don't have a kayak.  Leader: Mandy Brink at trekeragb@sbcglobal.net or cell phone 860-237-7426.  Rain cancels.  

Wed. 13 July Thunder Full Moon at Sleeping Giant come and hear some Moon Folk Lore Meet Rails/Trails parking off Todd Rd. in Hamden at 6:30, bring dinner to eat at the tower, while we watch the sunset and the moon rise. Will share Moon Lore. Cloudy, bad weather will cancel. L. Carol A. Langley 860-877-4449 call or text.

Sat. 16 July -

Sun. 17 July -

Sat. 23 July - Taconic Crest Trail section hike #2: Madden Road (Hancock, Mass.) to Phelps Access Trail (So. Williamstown, Mass.).  Contact leader for car spot information.  Distance: 13.5 miles.  Difficulty: Moderate.  Leader: Dennis Paul Himes; dennis@cookhimes.us; (860) 335-5672

Sun. 24 July - Paddle Farmington River - Meet 8:30 at a new launch site off Old Farms Rd. We will paddle to the Sycamore tree for lunch then continue on to Curtiss Park for our take out. L. carol A. langley 860-877-4449 call or text

Wed. 27 July Meet 9:30 Tuttle Rd. Hamden off Rte. 10. Plan to hike the Horse Trail to Chestnut Lane and return or continue on the Blue Trail to Mt. Carmel Ave. and return. Heat index and group will decide. Leader Carol A. Langley 860-877-4449 call or text

Sat. 30 July - What:        Day Hike
Where:      Wabbaquasset Trail, Woodstock
When:       Sun. 31 July
Distance:   1.6 miles
Difficulty:  Easy
Contact:     Joe Conaci, jconaci@hotmail.com; 860-324-4930
Hike the newest Blue-Blazed Trail, opened by the Connecticut Forest & Parks Association on June twenty-third.  Parking at the trailhead is limited, we will meet at the Commuter Parking lot in Phoenixville at 07:00 to carpool.  Contact hike leader for more information.


Sun. 31 July -

**AUGUST 2022**

Sat. 6 Aug. - Trail Magic - We will be providing trail magic where the Long Trail / Appalachian Trail crosses Kelly Stand Road (a little south of Stratton Mtn.). We'll set up some tables and hand out fruit, snacks, zip-loc bags, and whatever else we think through hikers would like. This usually lasts from mid-morning to mid-afternoon. For more information contact Dennis Himes: dennis@cookhimes.us; 860-335-5672. 

Sun. 7 Aug. - Tues. Aug. 9 - Meet 9:00 at Kent Pond Vt. 100 hike into Stony Brook Shelter - Mon. Hike a reasonable  amount of trail not sure if we will make the Wintturi Shelter since it is 9.9. Tues. hike out to Rte. 12. L. Carol A. Langley 860-877-4449 call or text.

Thur. 11 Aug. Sturgeon Full Moon Sleeping Giant S.P. Meet 6:30 Todd Rd. R&T parking off rte. 10 in Hamden.
Leader: Carol A. Langley 860-877-4449 call or text

Sat. 13 Aug. -

Sun. 14 Aug. -

Sat. 20 Aug. - Taconic Crest Trail section hike #3: to Phelps Access Trail (So. Williamstown, Mass.) to Northern Terminus (Petersburg, N.Y.).  Contact leader for car spot information.  Distance: 13.6 miles.  Difficulty: Moderate.  Leader: Dennis Paul Himes; dennis@cookhimes.us; (860) 335-5672

Sun. 21 Aug. -

Sat. 27 Aug. -

Sun. 28 Aug. -

**SEPTEMBER 2022**

Sat. 3 Sept. [Labor Day Weekend] -

Sun. 4 Sept. [Labor Day Weekend] -

Sat. 10 Sept. -

Sun. 11 Sept. -

Sat. 17 Sept. -

Sun. 18 Sept. -

Sat. 24 Sept. - Connecticut Section Annual Dinner and Meeting. Cheshire Grange Hall

Sun. 25 Sept. -
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