ADIRONDACK MOUNTAINS HIKING TRIP
When: Friday December 9 - Sunday December 11, 2011
Where: Adirondack Park, upstate New York
NOTE: As of June 1, 2009, Canadian citizens are now required to present one of the following valid WHTI-compliant documents when entering the United States by land or water:
- a passport;
- a NEXUS card;
- a Free and Secure Trade (FAST) card; or
- an enhanced driver's licence (EDL) or enhanced identification card (EIC) from a province where a U.S.-approved EDL/EIC program has been implemented.
Sign-up Deadline: Friday November 4 @ 12:00 Noon
Cost: $175 per person; only 12 spots available. Participants must pick-up the required paperwork at the Fitness Centre Front Desk and pay their fee to the Cash Office to sign-up.
Mt. Marcy, Phelps, Algonquin, Wright Peak, and Haystack are just some of the 46 "High Peaks" in ADK Park, New York, and each year an adventurous group of Loyalist College students and staff make their way there to tackle one or two of them.
Winter is a beautiful and rewarding time to be outdoors, but its challenging conditions require taking special care. Hiking and backpacking in the winter is a strenuous activity and when coupled with mountain weather conditions which can change unexpectedly and rapidly, it's important to prepare properly.
On our return trip, we will be stopping for a visit at The Wild Center, the natural history museum of the Adirondacks, located in Tupper Lake, New York.
If you are thinking of taking part in this activity but would like more information on what to expect and what to do to prep yourself for it, please contact Cory Mestre at 613.969.1913 x.2606
[photo by Corey Lablans]
[photo by Nathan Blagdon]