Ken Shaw and Sally Bialy, and Gracie (the dog) have planned a 50 day end-to-end hike of the Finger Lakes Trail starting May 16, 2010 at M33 Eastern Terminus of the Finger Lakes Trail (FLT). See the press release below for background and the hikers schedule. Sally and Ken will keep in touch with me as much as possible with calls and photos. I encourage anyone who meets them with a digital camera to send me photos to use on the website....probably a blog. I will also keep the FLT yahoo group informed.
I encourage members to meet them, take photos, bring food. I plan to meet them at several shelters with a hot meal. If many other hikers show up, we can always have party! Some of our car spotters will be called upon to help. Gracie will accompany them except for the Catskills. She is a small, friendly doggie.
PRESS RELEASE:
“Backstage to Backwoods” In the summer of 2010, Theatre of Youth’s (TOY) Head of Design, Ken Shaw, along with his friend Sally Bialy and dog Gracie will through hike the FINGER LAKES TRAIL starting from the Catskills and finishing at the Allegany State Park. This hike is a fundraiser for TOY, a non-profit that is dedicated to promoting the creative spirit in young people through school time performance and weekend public performance. This endeavor will raise awareness for the FLT.
Donations can be made to TOY by calling (716)-884-4400 x304 or online at www.theatreofyouth.org/backwoods.php or mailed to Theatre of Youth attn: Backstage to Backwoods, Allendale Theatre, 203 Allen Street, Buffalo, NY 14201. The FLT will donate a portion of new memberships that mention TOY.
DATE, map, nightly shelter at:
May 16th M33 Claryville - photo on left- Eastern Terminus of the FLT May 17th M32 Fall Brook Shelter May 18th M32 Beaver Meadow Shelter May 19th M31 Lew Beach Beaver Kill Valley Inn May 20th M30 Campbell Mt. Shelter May 21st M29 Peaceful Valley Camp Ground May 22nd M28 Walton Motel May 23rd M27 Dry Brook Shelter May 24th M27 Beals Pond Bivouac May 25th M26 Algonkin Motel Bainbridge May 26th M25 Bivouac Area (Puckerville/Shapely Rd) May 27th M24 Ludlow Creek Shelter May 28th M23 Balsam Inn Motel E. Pharasalia May 29th M23 Perkins Pond Shelter May 30th M22 Bivouac Area Bucks Brook State Forest May 31st M22 Paradise Garden Shelter June 1st M21 Cheningo Day Use Campground June 2nd M21 Hoxie Gorge State Park Bio Dept.Shelter June 3rd Extracted to Buffalo - resupply etc. June 4th Extracted to Buffalo - resupply etc. June 5th M19 Spanish Loop Bivouac June 6th M18 Kimmie Shelter June 7th M18 Shindagin Shelter June 8th M17 Tamarack campsite -no shelter June 9th Extraction to Ithaca Econ Lodge June 10th M16 Pine Creek Camp Ground June 11th M15 Rogers Shelter June 12th M15 Dunhan Shelter June 13th M15 Watkins Glen Harbor Motel June 14th M14 Parks Hollow Shelter June 15th M13 Moss Hill Shelter June 16th M12 Irene's Bivouac Area June 17th M12 Hickory Hills Campground June 18th M11 Lake Demmon Rec Area June 19th M10 Burt Hill Shelter June 20th M10 Econ Lodge Hornell June 21st M10 Econ Lodge Hornell June 22nd M8 to campsite may try for Bossard's Cabin June 23rd M8 Bleier Campsite June 24th M7 Hesse Shelter June 25th M6 Camp Sam Wood Beaver Pond Shelter June 26th M5 near Windy Hills Campground- to cabin ASP* June 27th M5 Bush Hill SF - cabin ASP* June 28th M4 Boyce Hill SF -to cabin ASP* June 29th M3 AP7 -to cabin ASP* June 30th M3 AP1 - to cabin ASP* July 1st M2 AP2 Sunfish Run Rd -to cabin ASP* July 2nd M1 AP4 - to cabin ASP* July 3rd Western Terminus --HOME
* picked up and taken to cabin in ASP
NOTE: UPDATES /CHANGES WILL BE SENT OUT BY JACQUI WENSICH VIA THE FLTC YAHOO LIST SERVE. HOPING FOR PHOTOS ALONG THE WAY. LOCATION OF CABIN IN ASP TBA*
