polskikrol Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 Planning on venturing out to Bear Mountain on Monday, March 23rd. Looks like I will be working on Saturday and will be taking Monday as a Comp Day. Thus, planning on getting to the park sometime around 8AM. Will post tentative trails list and caches this evening. Quote Link to comment
+MountainRacer Posted March 18, 2009 Share Posted March 18, 2009 (edited) "Boooo" for having to work on my birthday or else I'd come out with you. Edited March 18, 2009 by MountainRacer Quote Link to comment
polskikrol Posted March 18, 2009 Author Share Posted March 18, 2009 "Boooo" for having to work on my birthday or else I'd come out with you. You can always call out sick... not that I have ever done that on my birthday Quote Link to comment
+briansnat Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 Now that I'm back to work you start doing this weekday stuff Quote Link to comment
polskikrol Posted March 21, 2009 Author Share Posted March 21, 2009 Planning on parking at the Anthony Wayne Parking Area (N 41 17.874 W 074 01.632) and starting the hike at 8AM. Closest cache that can be referenced for parking is GC9CE8 - Ye old Bike Trail. The following caches are planned for the day (time permitting of course) in the order they would be attempted: GCJKZV - Help on the Way > Slipknot > Franklins Tower GC9CE8 - Ye old Bike Trail GCKHE7 - Anthony Wayne Bike Trail....Cloned GCJKPM - Beechy Bottom Road GCPVX1 - Cat's Elbow GCPVXB - Red Dot Ridge GCNGWT - Kamikaze Ledge GCPVX6 - The Timp GC1MWGK - Dunderberg Spiral Railway: Tunnel GCY0WG - The Dunderberg Railway GCY0WQ - In Memory of BigBill6 GC1MWFG - Dunderberg Spiral Railway: May 11, 1967 GC1MWFZ - Dunderberg Spiral Railway: Top of the Loop GC1MWGB - Dunderber Spiral Railway: Stalter's Spring GCHCFZ - The Pavement Ends GC6DC0 - Corporal Nobbs @ Harriman Park GCHD8D - June 2 GCC855 - District No.7 Time permitting the following would be optional (in order of importance): GC2D07 - Herbert Mine cache GCH4H4 - Bike Trail number 2 GCPHHG - S.W.A.P.S and Signature Items GCQA7V - The Pines There are many trails providing for shorter loops if daylight is lacking. PK Quote Link to comment
+Walkin' Ed Posted March 22, 2009 Share Posted March 22, 2009 That looks like a do-able hike with some decent elvation gains and losses, but that's Harriman-Bear Mountain Park. You climb up and down the same 400 feet all day long. Its been a while since I've dome some of these caches but I'd suggest dropping the first one, GCJKZV. If I remember correctly the multi takes you quite a ways up West Mountain. The next one on your schedule is back at the parking lot elevation. Sorry I won't be able to make it but if you decide to try for the extra caches, I'll be driving past the Route 9W entrance to Doodletown around 6:15 PM on Monday night and will be glad to shuttle cachers back to the Anthony Wayne lot. Quote Link to comment
polskikrol Posted March 24, 2009 Author Share Posted March 24, 2009 That looks like a do-able hike with some decent elvation gains and losses, but that's Harriman-Bear Mountain Park. You climb up and down the same 400 feet all day long. Its been a while since I've dome some of these caches but I'd suggest dropping the first one, GCJKZV. If I remember correctly the multi takes you quite a ways up West Mountain. The next one on your schedule is back at the parking lot elevation. Sorry I won't be able to make it but if you decide to try for the extra caches, I'll be driving past the Route 9W entrance to Doodletown around 6:15 PM on Monday night and will be glad to shuttle cachers back to the Anthony Wayne lot. Definitely lots of ups and downs today... started at 8:30AM and ended at 7:30PM while picking up 20 caches including the Multi. Did Stage 1 first thing and Stage 2 on the way back on my counter clockwise loop. Well the Final was too close to pass up even with fleeting light. Will post details and track log when I have a chance. Currently recovering.. Quote Link to comment
polskikrol Posted March 25, 2009 Author Share Posted March 25, 2009 Perhaps its a good thing no one joined me on this one... looking at the tracklog information can hardly believe it was over 20 miles! Tracklog Summary Points: 2292 Length: 20.6mi Area: 3.1 sq mi Elapsed Time: 11:16:37 Avg. Speed 2 mph Tracklog Vertical Profile Trail notes will come after I have completed logging all of these. Definitely had lots of fun and would recommend this hike to anyone in shape to complete it! Quote Link to comment
+geobernd Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 I've done pretty much the same loop once - but without the side trips to 'Herbert', 'Pavement' and 'Swaps'... Was enough and I really enjoyed it... Glad to see I am not the only crazy hikercacher Quote Link to comment
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