Date: Sunday, March 08, 2009

Time:Start at 11:00 AM

Venue:Harriman State Park - Lake Skannatati Parking Lot - Off of
Seven Lakes Drive (0.8 miles North of Kanawauke traffic circle or
1.2 miles South of Tiorati traffic circle).

Brief Description:
Join us for some navigation training. Nothing fancy, just you and
your compass and a bunch of CP's for beginners and experts. This is
a training session to get a little practice in before the Fool's
Rogaine. For those of you looking to break into adventure racing,
this is great practical experience! The CP's will be evenly
dispersed from easy to medium difficulty to very difficult - a
little bit for everyone. You will be allowed approximately 2 hours
to complete the course - maybe some of you will be lucky (or
skilled?) enough to complete this mission. Maps will be distributed
approx 10:45 with the gun going off at 11:00. Participants will be
provided 2 maps - both maps will be standard USGS topos but one will
have the trails shown (for beginners and folks who may be a bit
rusty on the navigation side) while the other map won't have any
trails shown (for those looking for more of a challenge). Most
importantly, go out and have some fun, who know's maybe you'll get
to see a cool mine or something....

Fees:
Stimulus Special! $10 for NYARA Members, $13 for Non-Members

Gear:
Maps will be provided for this training. Compass • Whistle (around
neck) • Small first aid kit • cell phone for those prone to getting
lost • Food and water for2 hrs of activity

Contact:
Jim Kerlin .at. hike3500@...

Directions:
From the TZ Bridge, take Rt 87 to Rt 17 north to Sloatsburg. Right
turn onto Seven Lakes Drive. The lake parking is after the Kanawauke
Circle on the left side of the road. From the Bear Mt Bridge follow
the Palisades Parkway to exit 18. At the circle follow the signs to
Seven Lakes Drive. Drive on Seven Lakes Drive, continuing straight
at the Tiorati circle. About 1.2 miles past the circle you will
reach the Lake Skannatati parking on the right. If you get to Rt 106
you went too far.