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Member Club of New York - New Jersey Trail Conference
HIKE FOR GOOD LUNGS. SUPPORT American Lung Association in Memory of Gin GoonSpring is here with budding trees in the mountains and running streams from the melting snow. We start the fundraising for American Lung Association in honor of our late founder Gin Goon on April 19 with the Gin's Challenge Hikes. Gin Goon founded CMCNY and had established the tradition in CMCNY that hiking in touch of nature is not just body building but mind building too. Your donations will be collected during our activities and delivered to American Lung Association in June. The donation is best be made by check payable to "American Lung Association". American Lung Association appreciates a lot for our donations and effort to promote outdoor activities for good lung health in the past year.
Saturday 1/17/2026 - Three Reservoirs / TMI Loop Hike, 6 - 8 Miles / Levels B&C Harriman State Park, NY Starting at parking lot off Rte 106, at the foothill of the Jackie Jones Mountain, follow the S-BM (yellow) trail for about half a mile. Then turn left to the unmarked road to visit the three reservoirs. Follow the unmarked trail to TMI. Then catch the Breakneck Mtn trail and the S-BM trail back to the parking lot. C Level hikers may hike on the unmarked Woodtown Road to reach TMI, turn right to reach (W) and turn right on (W) --> S-BM back to the parking area. **No Carpool Arrangement Meeting Time/Place: Meeting Time/Place: 8:30AM at Trailhead Leaders: Carina Li/John Li -- Click to sign on the activity Saturday 1/17/2026 - Tuxedo Train Station - Time Square Loop 14 miles Level D Harriman State Park From the parking lot, follow the R-D (red dot) trail to Time Square (about 7.5 miles). Change to LP going west toward Lemon Squeezer. Turn to the White Bar trail going south. Connect to the TMI (red) trail back to Tuxedo Park. Follow your own pace to finish no later than 5:00 pm. If not reaching Time Square by 12 noon, short cut must be taken to return. Dress in layers. Bring your water, map, lunch, hiking poles and winter hiking gears. Meeting Time/Place: 8:00 AM at Tuxedo Park Commuter Parking Lot Leaders: Iris Liu/Sharon Yen/Rosa Melgar -- Click to sign on the activity Sunday 1/18/2026 - Croton Gorge Dam and Teatown Lakes Winter Hike/ Level B&C Westchester County, NY Croton Gorge Dam is the 3rd largest hand made stone structure in the world. There are special winter sceneries at the overflow falls and the Teatown lakes. Hike from the parking to the dam top to see the dramatic waterfall, then take the trails to the Teatown Lakes. Take the TKt trail to return to the Groton Dam Road. Before the Dam, take Old Croton Aqueduct down the steep hill back to parking lot. Meeting Time/Place: 8:30 AM at Croton Gorge Park Leaders: Chung Leung/Peter Li -- Click to sign on the activity Saturday 1/24/2026 - Wildcat Mountain - Elk Pen Loop, 13 miles / levels B & C Sterling Forest + Harriman State Park, NY The Wildcat Mountain and the Indian Hill offer many south-facing scenic views of the Ramapo Valley, Sterling Forest and Harriman State Park. The hilltop are dotted with scattered large rocks left behind from the glacial period. The loop trail starts from the parking lot at Route 17A. Follow the Wildcat Mountain (WC) and Indian Hill (IH) trails to the Appalachian Trail (AT white). Turn right on AT and enter Harriman State Park. Take the service road near Elk Pen to Valley of Boulder to White Bar. Crossing route 106 to Parker Cabin Hollow (O) and through Route 106 again to the parking lot. Meeting Time/Place: 8:00 AM at trail head Leaders: Chwen (June) Best/Jessica Liu -- Click to sign on the activity Saturday 1/24/2026 - Manaticut Point to Horse Pond Mtn Loop / Levels B & C Long Pond Ironworks & Norvin Green State Parks, NJ Starting from Crescent Drive roadside parking, follow the trails to Manaticut Point for a view of the mountains in the south. Come downhill to Lake Sanoma. Follow the yellow trail to Overlook Rock and continue to visit the lookout points on Long Hill. Then arrive at the Horse Pond Mountain for a gorgeous view of Monksville Reservoir. Head back to the parking by the Harrison Mountain trails or easier paths through the swamps. *Limit to 20 People and No Carpool Arrangement Meeting Time/Place: 8:30 AM at the trailhead Leaders: Steve Lin/Homer Hsieh -- Click to sign on the activity Saturday 1/31/2026 - Bear Mountain Hike, 9 miles Level C Bear Mountain State Park From the Bear mountain State Park offsite parking lot, take the R trail along Hessian Lake to Major Welch hike up 1100 ft elevation to Perkin Tower at top of Bear Mt. There are views of the surrounding mountains, the Hudson River and Manhattan skyline. After a break at the Tower, following the AT trail downhill to pass the Seven Lake Drive, turn to trail 1777, Timp-Torne (B) then change to AT(W) & 1777 to Yellow trail to Lake Hessian to return to parking lot. Meeting Time/Place: 8:30 AM at Bear Mountain State Park offsite Parking Leaders: Ada Jow/Sharon Yan -- Click to sign on the activity Sunday 2/1/2026 - Ladentown TMI trail to three Reservoirs Hike/Level B & C South Harriman State Park, NY Start from the Ladentown TMI trailhead, follow the powerline to turn left to the peak of Limekiln Mtn, after a strenuous climb that rewards hikers with panoramic views of the Hudson River and, on a clear day, the Manhattan skyline. Then come back to the powerline, get on the Iron Mountain. Go up the mountain, pass an old mine and follow the service road to the Second Reservoir. Continue to the First Reservoir and go up the mountain to visit Big Hill Shelter. Take the S-BM Trail to the Third Reservoir to the Squirrel Swamp. Change to the TMI trail to pass Eagle Rock to go back to the parking. Meeting Time/Place: 8:30 AM at the trailhead Leaders: Jennifer Chen/Jianming Wang -- Click to sign on the activity
5/26/2025 - 山林的步伐, article by Chwen Best
5/17/2025 - CMC Trail Maintenance, photos by multiple persons
4/27/2025 - CMC Trip Leader Meeting, photos by Ling Zhou
2/09/2025 - CMC Annual Meeting, photos by Ling Zhou
4/14/2024 - CMC Trip Leader Meeting, photos by Ling Zhou, etc.
2/25/2024 - CMC Annual Meeting, photos by George Li, etc.
10/8/2023 - Neversink River Falls Hike, video by Henry Jiang
9/23/2023 - CMC Fall Trail Mailtance, video by Peter Li (李健昌）
6/7/2023 - CMC Donation to American Lung Association, photos
4/26/2023 - CMC Newspaper Clippings Dated Back to 1984, article contributed by Peter Lau
4/16/2023 - Lloyd Award Receiving Ceremony, photos by Chung Leung
3/26/2023 - CMC Trip Leader's Meeting, photos by Ling Zhou
2/23/2023 - Ken Lloyd Award for Outstanding Member Club from NJNY Trail Conference, posted by Hong Huang
2022 - 风雨之后见彩虹 An experience of the Gin's Challenge Hike 2022, article by JianNing Meng
2/12/2023 - CMC Annual Meeting Posters, photos by Hong Huang 1/1/2023 - New Year Inspiration Day Hike & Cookout at Silvermine Lake, video by Barry Yu Peng 2022/12 - Antarctica trip, video by Leo Ngan 2022/07 - Dolomite trip, video by Kwok-Chi Ng 2022 - Germany, Garmisch to Innsbruck trip, video by Kwok-Chi Ng 6/29/2022 - CMC Annual donation to American Lung Association, photo by Chung Leung 6/12/2022 - CMC Annual meeting (Group photo and new board photo) 2022/04 - Nepal Everest Base Camp trip, video by Steve Huang and Lily Huang 2021 - Activity Moments, photos by Chung Leung 2021 - Wind River, Wyoming trip, video by Nancy 2019/09 - Dolomites trip, video by Steve Huang and Lily Huang 9/28/2019 - CMC Semi-Annual Trail Maintenance, photos by Kwok-Chi Ng 4/27/2019 - Three Reservoirs / TMI Loop hike, photos by Rose Liu 4/6/2019 - Storm King Mountain hike, photos by Rose Liu 3/30/2019 - Pine Meadow Lake / 7 Hills Trail hike, photos by Rose Liu 3/24/2019 - CMCNY 2019 Trip Leader Training Meeting, photos by Hong Huang 1/27/2019 - CMCNY Annual Meeting, photos by Kwok-Chi Ng 1/27/2019 - CMCNY Annual Meeting, photos by Lily Huang 1/19/2019 - Ramapo Mountain State Forest hike, photos by Rose Liu 5/27/2017 - A Memorable Camping Trip: Frances Slocum SP, article by Jordan Chang (10 yr old) 5/27/2017 - Fun Activities at Camping: Frances Slocum SP, article by Vincent Chang (8 yr old) 1/15/2017 - Embracing Nature and Friendships: Patagonia Adventure 2016. Video by Steve & Lily Huang 11/13/2016 - CMCNY AT thru-hikers' Celebration Party, photos by Hong Huang 2015 January - Climbing Mount Washington, article by Helen Huang 2014 October - Presidential Range Traverse In One Day, article by Helen Huang 05/10/2014 - Bear Mountain, NY, video by YongShuo Li 2014 May - Annapurna Circuit 20 Days Hiking Trip (Part 1), article by James Wang 2014 May - Annapurna Circuit 20 Days Hiking Trip (Part 2), article by James Wang 2014 May - Annapurna Circuit 20 Days Hiking Trip (Part 3), article by James Wang 2014 May - Climbing Mount Shasta in California (in 2013), article by Helen Huang 2014 Spring - Mystery Canyon And Its Redbud Tree, article by Chi Chan |
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