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APRIL 2021
Sat. 03 Apr. [Easter Weekend] -
Sun. 04 Apr. [Easter Weekend] -
Fri. 09 Apr. - Sat. 10 Apr. - Backpack on the Connecticut AT. Salisbury/Bear Mountain area. Call leader for details. Jim Robertson, jrobert685@aol.com, 860-918-0964 cell, 860-633-7279 home
Sat. 10 Apr. -
Wed. 14 Apr. - Day Hike. Mine Hill and Carter Preserves, Roxbury. 6-6.5 miles. Take a self-guided tour of 19th cent. iron mine and furnace complex, hike by old mine tunnels and air shafts (now bat hibernacula), by abandoned quarries and along the Shepaug River. Level: moderate. Sarah O'Hare, seohare7@yahoo.com.
Sat. 17 Apr. -
Sun. 18 Apr. -
Fri. April 23 to Thurs April 29 - Backpacking trip to VA to do a section of the AT in Shenandoah NP. Plans are to hike from Ivy Creek to Thornton's Gap - About 50 miles. Level Difficult. Co-leaders Mandy Brink - trekeragb56@gmail.com or Jim Robertson - jrobert685@aol.com.
Sun. 25 Apr. -
MAY 2021
Sat. 01 May -
Sun. 02 May -
Sat. 08 May -CT Section Picnic and Annual Meeting. Hammonasset State Park in Madison, CT, at Picnic Pavilion #4, a covered pavilion near the Meigs Point Nature Center which is further from the beaches and from most of the crowds. It has at least 10 large picnic tables, four open sides, and plenty of surrounding grassy area. Upon entering Hammonasset, follow the signs along the main road toward Meigs Point. Once past the nature center buildings, turn left into the parking lots. Bring chairs if you would feel more comfortable sitting outside the pavilion. Starting about 5:00 pm. The annual meeting will commence around 6:00 pm. Bring your own picnic. No reservations required but please contact Dennis Himes, dennis@cookhimes.us or 860-454-8301, if you plan to join us.
Sun. 09 May [Mothers' Day] -
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Sun. 23 May -
Sat. 29 May [Memorial Day Weekend] -
Sun. 30 May [Memorial Day Weekend] -
JUNE 2021
Sat. 05 June -
Sun. 06 June -
Sat. 12 June -
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Sat. 19 June -
Sun. 20 June [Fathers' Day] -
Thurs. June 24-Monday June 28 - Backpacking AT in Maine. Route 4 to Caribou Valley Rd. 24 miles. Level Difficult. Leader: Mandy Brink - trekeragb56@gmail.com, trekeragb@sbcglobal.net or cell phone 860-237-7426
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