Adirondack Peeks Winter 2024

Regardless of your size, strength, age, or ability, there is always something you can do on the trail crew. At the end of each day, we want every volunteer to feel like they did something useful and contributed to the im provement of Adirondack trails that we all use. Come join the crew in 2025! Your 2024 Trailmasters, Brian Hoody, #4410WV, Doug Varney, #6468WV, Curt Snyder, #4608WV, Michele McCall, #6117V, Mary Lamb, #6736WV, and Mark Simpson, #6038V

Platt Brook Bridge Stringers being shaped by Karen Provencher: Photo Credit Donna Merrill

Bill Wasilauski receiving 546 Hour Patch; Photo Credit: Michele McCall

Trailhead Steward Report Joe Ryan, #3787V

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inal numbers are in and everyone likes to hear num bers. Our trailhead stewards work under an agree ment with NYS DEC at 2 locations, Cascade and Meadows Lane. We work Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and holiday Mondays from Victoria Weekend in May through Columbus Day weekend in October. Our stewards are all experienced 46ers and are all volunteers. They work in all kinds of weather. You are all absolutely amazing in your generosity of time and in your assistance to other hikers and the Ad irondack Mountains! Thank you all for making such a huge

impact out there! Volunteer hours:

2,360

Cascade:

Nola Royce 3,377 (DEC requests we count cars daily at each location in a certain area) 11,473 hikers in 72 days for an average of 159 hikers/day. 5,791 hikers in 39 days for an average of 148/day. 17,264 1,184

Meadows Lane:

Total hikers: Total dogs: Total cars:

Slowest day: Best day: Slowest day: Best Day:

1 @ ML 717 @ ML

13 @ Cascade 620 @ Cascade

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