New York City Hiking Tours

WE ARE DOING THIS JOINTLY WITH ANOTHER GROUP I ORGANIZED.

PLEASE READ THE DESCRIPTION OF THE EVENT VERY CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU RSVP. PLEASE TAKE YOUR RSVP SERIOUSLY. I ask that you be considerate of me and others and respect the RSVP process.

IF YOU HAVE NEVER ATTENDED AN EVENT WITH THIS GROUP, I AM REQUIRING THAT YOU SEND ME AN E-MAIL TO [email protected] AS SOON AS YOU RSVP, WHETHER YOU ARE ON THE GOING LIST OR ON A WAIT LIST, AND PUT YOUR E-MAIL ADDRESS IN THE BODY OF YOUR MESSAGE TO ME. THIS WILL HELP ME COMMUNICATE MORE EFFECTIVELY WITH THOSE WHO RSVP. There is a reason why I ask this of you. (NO GUESTS UNLESS YOU HAVE ATTENDED AN EVENT BEORE WITH THIS GROUP.)

I CONSIDER THIS A MEMBERS APPRECIATION EVENT.

I WANT TO REWARD THOSE MEMBERS WHO HAVE ATTENDED EVENTS IN THE PAST AND/OR HAVE SUPPORTED THIS GROUP SINCE ITS INCEPTION. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO ADD SOME FIRST TIMERS WHO ARE SERIOUS ABOUT ATTENDING. If you want to bring a guest and you have attended an event before, please clear it with me first.

I WILL NOT ACCEPT ANY MONETARY CONTRIBUTIONS ON THIS EVENT NO MATTER HOW STRONG YOUR DESIRE MIGHT BE TO DONATE.

I will keep a wait list for those who are first timers or who don't regularly attend events. The wait list for this group does NOT operate in a conventional way. Those on the wait list will not be moved to the going list automatically.

PLEASE ALSO READ "WHAT WE'RE ABOUT" ON THIS MEETUP'S HOME PAGE BEFORE YOU RSVP IF YOU HAVE NOT ALREADY DONE SO. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE WAIVER OF LIABILITY ON "WHAT WE'RE ABOUT” NOW SPECIFICALLY REFERENCES THE CORONA VIRUS. (THE WAIVER OF LIABILITY HAS BEEN POSTED SINCE THE INCEPTION OF THIS MEETUP GROUP)

MEETING DETAILS WILL BE SENT BY E-MAIL TO THOSE WHO RSVP NO LATER THAN THE EVENING BEFORE THE HIKE.

YOU CAN GET THERE BY SUBWAY VIA THE #1 TRAIN OR CAR AND I WILL PROVIDE DETAILED DRIVING/FREE PARKING INFO.

PLEASE MAKE SURE YOUR MEETUP SETTINGS ALLOW YOU TO RECEIVE E-MAILS FROM ME. IF YOU HAVE NOT ALREADY DONE SO, ON YOUR DESKTOP, PLEASE CLICK ON YOUR PROFILE (it's in the upper right of the Home Page), THEN SETTINGS ,THEN E-MAIL UPDATES AND MAKE SURE THAT YOU CAN RECEIVE E-MAILS THRU MEETUP. THAT'S THE WAY YOU WILL LEARN WHERE THE MEETING PLACE IS. ALSO PLEASE CHECK THIS SITE RIGHT UP TO THE DAY OF THE EVENT TO SEE IF I HAVE POSTED ANY COMMENTS ABOUT THE EVENT-I LIKE TO THINK THOSE COMMENTS ARE IMPORTANT! ALSO PERIODICALLY CHECK YOUR MESSAGES LINK ON THE TOP RIGHT OF THE WEBSITE. YOU CAN CHOOSE WHICH MEETUP GROUPS YOU WANT TO RECEIVE MESSAGES FROM.

I almost forgot the description of the event.

Join us on a fun fast paced approximately 5 mile hike in Van Cortlandt Park. THERE WILL BE SOME HILLS WITH UPS AND DOWNS BUT THEY ARE NOT THAT DIFFICULT TO CLIMB.

This is a huge park and there are a lot of woodsy areas-you’ll almost feel as if you are in upstate New York. For a good bit of time, we will be roaming around in the area of the Park known as the Northwest Forest. It is easy to get lost in there because many trails are not well marked. I know this based on personal experience!

(In the photo posted above, look for the blue trail marker on the thickest tree in the left, middle of the photo-the brown object just to the right of the blue trail marker is a deer! If you don't see the deer, please have your vision checked before the event and bring a note from your eye doctor.)

We will meet BEFORE 10:15 A.M. Be ready to go. WE LEAVE ON TIME.
BRING SNACKS AND WATER. THERE WILL BE NO LUNCH STOP. IF THIS PRESENTS A HARDSHIP TO YOU TRY TO DEAL WITH IT. DON'T BE A BABY! You can always bring lunch and eat AFTER the event.

I am going to ask that people not post any comments or questions prior to the event. You have more than enough information to do this once you get the meeting details. No offense, but I don’t need to know-and probably neither does anyone else- what you are doing that day if you can’t make it or what you think the weather will be. AFTER the event, post as many comments and photos as you like. PLEASE RESPECT MY WISHES ON THIS.

If the weather forecast is really bad, I will post a notice on the day of the hike by 7:00 A.M. If there is no notice, we go.

We will probably finish around 1:30 p.m. and hopefully a bit sooner right near where we started.

This event has NOT been announced to the entire group yet but you can RSVP now.

PLEASE READ THE DESCRIPTION OF THE EVENT VERY CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU RSVP. I ask that you be considerate of me and others and respect the RSVP process.

We have been conducting this event on the day after Thanksgiving for years. It's a tradition and it's always a lot of fun.

IF YOU HAVE NEVER ATTENDED AN EVENT WITH THIS GROUP, I AM REQUIRING THAT YOU SEND ME AN E-MAIL TO [email protected] AS SOON AS YOU RSVP, WHETHER YOU ARE ON THE GOING LIST OR ON A WAIT LIST, AND PUT YOUR E-MAIL ADDRESS IN THE BODY OF YOUR MESSAGE TO ME. THIS WILL HELP ME COMMUNICATE MORE EFFECTIVELY WITH THOSE WHO RSVP. There is a reason why I ask this of you.

The wait list for this group does not operate in a conventional way. Those on the wait list will not be moved to the going list automatically. No guests unless I know you and/or you have attended events in the past. Please let me know ASAP if you want to bring a guest.

A MONETARY CONTRIBUTION IS REQUIRED BUT THE AMOUNT OF THAT CONTRIBUTION IS UP TO YOU. (See details below.)

Join us on a 5 mile fun, interesting but fast paced hiking tour that I like to do every year on the Friday immediately after Thanksgiving and around the first evening of summer although the routes are somewhat different. (This is an expanded and much better version of a tour I once led for Open House New York for some five years. ) We will see some remnants of old New York, many unique and haunting memorials, some beautiful parks, the inside of a hotel, etc. etc. In other words, a little bit of everything! I will talk briefly about what we see. This is a fast paced tour. We are going to start and end near major subway stops. A bit of the tour may be indoors in OPEN space. There are always surprises along the way! (Photo by Arabelle)

MEETING DETAILS WILL BE SENT BY E-MAIL TO THOSE WHO RSVP NO LATER THAN THE EVENING BEFORE THE TOUR. The meeting place will be easily accessible by public transportation but not by car unless you know of a good garage.

PLEASE MAKE SURE YOUR MEETUP SETTINGS ALLOW YOU TO RECEIVE E-MAILS. IF YOU HAVE NOT ALREADY DONE SO, ON YOUR DESKTOP, PLEASE CLICK ON YOUR PROFILE (it's in the upper right of the Home Page), THEN SETTINGS ,THEN E-MAIL UPDATES AND MAKE SURE THAT YOU CAN RECEIVE E-MAILS THRU MEETUP. THAT'S THE WAY YOU WILL LEARN WHERE THE MEETING PLACE IS. ALSO PLEASE CHECK THIS SITE RIGHT UP TO THE DAY OF THE EVENT TO SEE IF I HAVE POSTED ANY COMMENTS ABOUT THE EVENT-I LIKE TO THINK THOSE COMMENTS ARE IMPORTANT! ALSO PERIODICALLY CHECK YOUR MESSAGES LINK ON THE TOP RIGHT OF THE WEBSITE. YOU CAN CHOOSE WHICH MEETUP GROUPS YOU WANT TO RECEIVE MESSAGES FROM.

As an Organizer I have to pay Meetup a relatively small fee each month. However, I spend much time and effort preparing for an event. I am going to request that anyone who attends an event make a monetary contribution. You can contribute whatever you want AT THE BEGINNING of an event. There is alway a money back guarantee if you don't think I earned your contribution.

PLEASE ALSO READ "WHAT WE'RE ABOUT" ON THIS MEETUP'S HOME PAGE BEFORE YOU RSVP IF YOU HAVE NOT ALREADY DONE SO. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE WAIVER OF LIABILITY ON "WHAT WE'RE ABOUT” NOW SPECIFICALLY REFERENCES THE CORONA VIRUS. (THE WAIVER OF LIABILITY HAS BEEN POSTED SINCE THE INCEPTION OF THIS MEETUP GROUP)

WE WILL BEGIN BEFORE 1:00 P.M. P.M. BE READY TO GO.

NO FOOD STOPS. EAT BEFORE WE MEET. BRING SNACKS AND WATER. If somehow this presents a hardship to you, try to deal with it. Don't be a baby!

I am also going to ask that people NOT post any comments or questions prior to the event. You have more than enough information to do this once you get the meeting details. No offense, but I don’t need to know-and probably neither does anyone else- what you are doing that day if you can’t make it or what you think the weather will be. AFTER the event, post as many comments and photos as you like. PLEASE RESPECT MY WISHES ON THIS.

If the weather forecast is really bad, I will post a notice on the day of the tour by 10:00 A.M. If there is no notice, we go. We will finish AROUND 5:00 p.m. right near a major subway hub and close to wear we started.

Enjoy your Thanksgiving holiday.