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Posts tagged ‘Snowshoes’
Posted: February 28th, 2013

Join Evergreen Outfitters for its final snowshoe hike of the winter March at 10 a.m. on the Overland Trail near Panama, N.Y.

Meet at Evergreen Outfitters, 4845 Route 474, Ashville, NY — about 50 minutes from Erie — and carpool to the Panama trailhead off Route 474. Hikers will heard northwest for about an hour, then turn around and hike back to the parking area.

Cost is $15 for those who need to rent snowshoes and poles, and $5 for those who have their own equipment. Reservations are required; call (716) 763-2266.

Posted: December 29th, 2012

Explore Cook Forest State Park Jan. 12 with two programs that will get you out into the winter weather.

Pack your cross country skis and meet at 9 a.m. at the Log Cabin Inn Environmental Learning Center for a two-hour interpretive cross country ski trip through Toms Run Valley. You’ll learn how to identify animal tracks in the snow as you ski through an old-growth forest at the base of the Forest Cathedral. If the snow conditions don’t cooperate, a hike or snowshoe will take place instead.

At noon, meet at the Log Cabin Inn Environmental Learning Classroom for a two-hour interpretive snowshoe program into the old-growth Seneca Forest, in the vicinity of Ridge Trail. Eastern hemlocks some 300 years old and tall black cherry dot the trail, including the tallest known black cherry north of the Smoky Mountains. If the snow conditions aren’t good, this will be a hike instead.

For information, call (814) 744-8407.

Posted: December 28th, 2012

On Jan. 26 from 10 a.m. to noon, join Presque Isle State Park staff member Ray Bierbower for a free, all-ages interpretive snowshoe hike at Erie Bluffs State Park.

A limited number of snowshoes will be available for loan. Registration is not required. Meet at the Bluffs parking lot off Route 5.

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