News from Ed O’Donnell

The USA Triathlon national championship combined with Toughman festival in Harriman will be held on 9/25 and 26.  Saturday will have 4 events and Sunday will have the combined half iron distance national championship.  Looking at the bike map, 90% will all be on 7 Lakes Drive, blocking the camp road…from swim start? 7 am??? Till bike finish?  Combined swim + bike time = max of 5 hours.

7 Lakes Dr. will not be completely closed, but the Park Police will close sections only when large packs of bikers are passing by.  I looked at the map, and my suspicion is that the course will be from Reeves Meadows Visitor area all the way past the Tiorati Circle and half way down to Silvermine Ski Area parking lot. I would just alert anyone going to camp that they will be driving parallel to lots of bikers (not just  a handful, per usual, but LOTS more), and turning onto any road (e.g., into camp) will be tricky, as they must cross over bikers.

Via Atlas Obscura, “In This New York Ghost Town, the Graveyards Keep Growing”

The Trail Marker Archives

Come visit Nawakwa for a weekend – we’d love to see you if it’s been a while, it’s your first time, or if you just need some more outdoorsy fun. Details on registering are in the links below.

Hosted Weekend: Lazy Days of Summer 8/7-8

Hosted Weekend: Pleasures of Summer produce with a Russian accent 8/14-15

Late Summer Work Weekend 8/21-22

UPDATE: Registration is full – Hosted Weekend: Lazy Late Summer Duck 8/28-29

From our neighbors at the ACA:

Explore a new lake and help keep it clean.  Please join us in helping the Lower Hudson Partnership for Regional Invasive Species Management (PRISM) to remove invasive water chestnut from Silver Mine Lake on Sunday, August 1st at 1 pm.  This is a great chance for us to give back to a group that has helped out so much on Lake Sebago!

We’ll need to cartop boats over to Silver Mine Lake to help.  Load your boat on your car and meet at 1 pm in the main parking lot at the ACA Camp on Lake Sebago to head over to Silver Mine Lake.  Lindsay Yoder, PRISM coordinator, and some volunteers will also be at the lake from about 12:30 – 4 pm if people want to bring their own boat and go on their own.

What you’ll need
– Your own boat to cartop to Silver Mine Lake.  We also may have a couple spots in canoes and there’s work that can be done on shore if someone wants to help but can’t bring a boat.  (Please note in your sign up if you have a boat to bring or need a spot in one.)
– Rubberized work gloves if you have them.  The barbs on seeds can be sharp!
– Wear shoes that can get wet and you might want long pants/sleeves in case of bug bites

Wondering what to expect at a water chestnut pull?  Watch this quick video to find out https://youtu.be/-5gHmvd4OGQ

Email me back to sign up and please let me know if you can bring your own boat, need space in one/want to help on land, or have any questions.

Thanks and hope to see you this weekend!

Best,

Erin

Erin Thelen

ACA Atlantic Division Board – Conservation and Public Policy

thelene@gmail.com