Showing posts with label Pittsford Trails. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Pittsford Trails. Show all posts

Sunday, February 5, 2012

2012 Adventure IV

Date of Adventure: Sun., 5 Feb. 2012

Type of Adventure: Hike

Place of Adventure: Pittsford

Length of Adventure, miles: 2.4

Length of Adventure, hours: 1

Weather: Very sunny, blue sky, temps in 20s, light wind. This trail was completely snow free, and was even slightly muddy.

Companions: Colyn and Mom

Other Adventurers Encountered: Two hikers coming back as we headed out.

Notes: 1. The weather was perfect. 2. Irene chewed away at a good bit more of the river banks. 3. There are now chickens at one of the trail heads. Colyn showed great interest, but managed to control himself.

Saturday, July 11, 2009

Adventure LIX

Date of Adventure: 11 July 2009

Type of Adventure: Hike

Place of Adventure: Pittsford Trails

Length of Adventure, miles: 2.3

Length of Adventure, hours: 1.25

Weather: Clear, slightly cloudy, windy, temps in low 80s, trail mostly dry

Companion(s): Colyn, Ashley

Other Adventurers Encountered: 1 hiker with dog

Notes of Interest: 1. Ash fell face first and elbow deep into a mud hole at the very beginning of the hike. 2. We saw lots of little itty bitty baby frogs. 3. We saw a fawn! It was adorable! 4. We did see the Blue Heron, although it wasn't where it normally is.

Thursday, July 2, 2009

Monthly Recap

Month: June

Total Adventures: 8

Total Miles Adventured: 62.5

Total Hours Adventured: 14.5

Adventure Destinations: Rutland Area, PWMA, Moosalamoo, Pittsford Trails

Adventure Companion(s): Colyn, Mom, RCHS Adoptee Paws

Notes of Interest: 1. I know I missed 2 bike commutes, each of which was 12 miles and 1.5 hours. 2. This month has been extremely wet. I started out well with the bike commutes, and then wasn't able to bike for almost 2 weeks due to rain. 3. The rain has all the trails extremely wet. 4. I've been able to explore new trails in familiar areas, and I'm hoping to do more of the same during the rest of the summer.

LII

Type of Adventure: Hike

Date of Adventure: 30 June 2009

Place of Adventure: Pittsford Trails

Length of Adventure, miles: approx 2

Length of Adventure, hours: 1

Weather: Slightly overcast, intermittent breeze, threats of rain, temps in high 70's. Trail was very wet with dew and recent rains.

Companion(s): RCHS adoptee Paws

Other Adventurers Encountered: None

Notes of Interest: 1. The bugs are bearable when bug spray is worn. 2. The debris dam continues to eat away at the corn field. More of the bank has fallen into the river in the last few weeks.

Sunday, May 31, 2009

Monthly Recap

Month: May 2009

Number of Adventures: 11

Miles Adventured: approx. 63.5

Hours Adventured: 13

Adventure Destinations: Pine Hill Park, Moosalamoo, Town Farm Trail, Shrewsbury, Pittsford

Adventure Companions: Colyn, Mom, RCHS Adoptees

Thoughts: The spring hiking was pretty good. We haven't had too much rain, so the trails haven't been too wet. I really enjoyed all the spring bird song.

Adventure XLIV

Type of Adventure: Hike

Date of Adventure: 31 May 2009

Place of Adventure: Pittsford Trails

Length of Adventure, miles: 2.4

Length of Adventure, hours: 2

Weather: Heavy rain in the morning, but clouds and intermittent sun while we hiked. Temps in low 60's. Trail very wet.

Companion(s): Mom, Colyn

Other Adventurers Encountered: None

Notes of Interest: 1. We saw tons of birds including: Kingbird, Blue Heron, Geese with Goslings, Catbird, Common Yellow Throated Warbler, Cedar Waxwing, Oriole, Redwing Blackbirds, Mourning Doves.

Tuesday, May 12, 2009

Adventure XXXIV

Type of Adventure: Hike

Date of Adventure: 5 May 2009

Place of Adventure: Pittsford Trails

Length of Adventure, miles: approx. 2

Length of Adventure, hours: 1.5

Weather: Sunny, warm, trails were dry

Companion(s): RCHS Adoptee, Bola

Other Adventurers Encountered: None

Notes of Interest: 1. We saw two sets of wild animal tracks. One was obviously from a moose, but the other I'm not sure. 2. We saw a broken Robin's Egg. :( 3. The trail is very dry this year. Last year it was flooded for months during the spring.

Bola


Moose Track


Unidentified Wild Animal Track


Broken Robin's Egg


Sunday, February 1, 2009

Monthly Recap

Month: Jan. 2009

Number of Adventures: 8

Miles Adventured: 16.25

Hours Adventured: 11

Adventure Destinations: Patch Hollow, Pittsford Trails, Shrewsbury/PWMA

Adventure Companions: My Father, Colyn, Alaska, Shadow

Thoughts: Due to illness and extreme weather, I wasn't able to get out very much this month. I am thrilled that I discovered the Patch Hollow trail. Next month my goal is to reach the pond. I am also excited that I finally obtained a map of some of the trails in Shrewsbury/PWMA. I hope to make use of those trails quite a bit in the future. So far, this winter has been fantastic for snow shoeing. Out of curiousity, I weighed all my winter hiking gear. Just my boots, coat, and snow shoes weigh 10lbs. When I add my backpack with water, extra mittens and hat, and other cold weather supplies, my gear totals 18lbs. Once I build up my winter hiking stamina, I should be perfect going into summer hiking.

Tuesday, January 27, 2009

Adventure XXV

Type of Adventure: Snowshoe hike

Date of Adventure: Tues. 27 Jan. 2009

Place of Adventure: Pittsford Trails

Length of Adventure, miles: 2

Length of Adventure, hours: 1

Weather: Sunny, temps in low 20's, plenty of snow on the ground

Companion(s): RCHS adoptee, Alaska


Other Adventurers Encountered: 1 cross country skiier, she started at the other end of the trail head and we never crossed paths again.

Notes: 1. Lots of people make shortcuts, or cross the fields in different directions than normal. Because everything is frozen over, short cuts are easier. 2. A fleece outer layer is better than my parka when the temps are in the 20's.

Tuesday, January 20, 2009

Adventure XIV

Date of Adventure: Tues. 20 Jan 2009

Type of Adventure: Hike

Place of Adventure: Pittsford

Length of Adventure, miles: 2.3

Length of Adventure, hours: 1.25

Weather: Very sunny, fresh snow on the ground, light wind.

Companion(s): Colyn

Other Adventurers Encountered: none

Notes: 1. Robins! I saw Robins! The stupid birds were apparently too stupid to fly south. They were eating the rotten apples still hanging on the apple tree. 2. If I think I might want snowshoes, then I should use snowshoes.

Wednesday, January 7, 2009

Adventure XXI

Type of Adventure: Hike

Date of Adventure: Wed. 7 Jan. 2009

Place of Adventure: Pittsford Trails

Length of Adventure, miles: 2.3 I thought this trail was 2.4 miles, but I noticed on a sign today that it is 2.3

Length of Adventure, hours: 1.25

Companions: Colyn

Other Adventurers Encountered: 1 walker, 1 dog

Weather: Wintry mix. Temps in the 20's. Overcast, snow changing to freezing rain. We were early enough that the trail was still in good shape.

Points of Interest: 1. Still the ice. 2. We saw 4 male cardinals together in a tree.

This is the water line from a week or so ago after all the rain and flooding. Yes, it is as high as it looks. And it's still probably a foot higher than normal. And this is just a backwash area, not even the river itself.


If I just could've convinced him, Colyn would've fit under there.


Yes, the ice is as strong as it looks. It's supporting 90 pounds of dog, with nothing but air underneath. And I assure you, there wasn't any daintiness involved in getting Colyn on top of the ice.

Tuesday, January 6, 2009

Adventure XX

Type of Adventure: Hike

Date of Adventure: Tues 6 Jan 2009

Place of Adventure: Pittsford Trails

Length of Adventure, miles: 2.4

Length of Adventure, hours: 1.25

Companions: Shadow

Other Adventurers Encountered: 1 hiker, 2 dogs

Weather: Bright, sunny, light breeze, temps in the 20's

Points of Interest: Ice! Most of the trail was basically flooded and frozen. There is a nice 1" of crusty snow on top, which provides traction. The river was about 5 feet higher than normal, but is down to only 2-3 feet higher than normal. As long as things stay cold, the trail should be perfect for hiking all winter.

Thursday, January 1, 2009

Monthly Recap

Month: Dec. 2008

Number of Adventures: 9

Miles Adventured: Approximately 19.5

Hours Adventured: approximately 12.25

Adventure Destinations: Pine Hill Park, Rugby Field/Swamp, Town Farm Trail, Pittsford Trails, Moosalamoo, Shrewsbury aka Plymsbury Wildlife Management Area

Adventure Companions: Colyn, Mom, and Reno

Thoughts: I got started kind of slow this month, but I managed to pack in quite a few adventures at the very end. I had some great adventures this month as well as a couple misadventures. I saw quite a few interesting sights. The "aquatic crop circle" and the debris damn in Pittsford were particularly interesting. The snow at the end of the month was fabulous. Moosalamoo sees a lot more traffic in the winter. I may have to find a different parking area and different trails to use. I found a new set of trails in Shrewsbury that will allow me to avoid the snowmobilers. Shrewsbury is closer and has easier parking, so I may end up hiking there quite a bit this winter. I think I managed to hit all of my main adventuring locations this month.

Tuesday, December 9, 2008

Adventure XIII

Type of Adventure: Hike

Date of Adventure: Tues. 9 Dec. 2008

Place of Adventure: Pittsford Trails

Length of Adventure, miles: 2.4

Length of Adventure, hours: 1

Companions: RCHS Adoptee, Reno




Weather: Sunny; high, wispy clouds; low 30's

Other Adventurers Encountered: None

Point of Interest: 1. The river is freezing up along the debris dam. Some of the submerged logs are gathering a nice coating of ice. It's visible through the water. 2. A new sign post was put up a few months ago in one of the meadows. The post has a very interesting pattern chewed into it. I assume a worm, or bug was working on the log before it became a post. 3. At the end of the trail, where the trail splits from the river, the river is starting to freeze. Right in the middle, was a strange circle almost as wide as the river itself. Even the snow was blown along the edge of the circle.


The Debris Dam




This is the tree that fell down most recently, probably last spring. It stretches almost all the way across the river.




The submerged logs putting on ice coats. They are the dark objects under the water.



The bug chewed sign post.



The strange circle in the ice.





Wednesday, December 3, 2008

Adventure XII

Type of Adventure: Hike

Date of Adventure: Wed. 3 Dec. 2008

Place of Adventure: Pittsford Trails

Length of Adventure, miles: 2.4

Length of Adventure, hours: 1.25

Companion(s): Reno

Other Adventurists Encountered: None

Weather: Sunny! Temps in the low 40's.

Points of Interest: 1. Water. Apparently dogs don't care if it is only 40 degrees. If there is open water, dogs want to go swimming. 2. Water again. The debris damn is really getting interesting. It's blocking most of the river. I can't wait to see what happens in the spring when all the snow melts, and the river rises. 3. The drive home. This wasn't really part of the hike, but I wouldn't have enjoyed it if I hadn't been hiking. On the drive home I witnessed several crows or ravens or blackbirds (I'm not exactly sure which they were) chase off a very large hawk. The hawk was probably 50% bigger than the other birds. I was looking into the sun, so I didn't get a really good look at the hawk. I know it was brownish, and had a white chest. And it was big. It flew really low right in front of my car, and then over my car. I was driving up the middle of the road trying to watch it. I was able to watch it land in a tree on the side of the road, and then I was able to turn around in a side road and go back. I parked in a nearby driveway and walked across the yard to try and get a better look at the hawk. I even had my camera with me. Unfortunately, the hawk must have flown off in the time it took me to park and get out of the car. It was still really awesome to see, though. Then I took a picture of the other birds, because I had to take a picture of something.

Reno:



The Other Birds:

Wednesday, November 26, 2008

Adventure IX

Type of Adventure: Hike

Date of Adventure: Tues. 25 Nov. 2008

Place of Adventure: Pittsford Trails, Pittsford, Vermont

Length of Adventure, miles: approximately 2.4

Length of Adventure, hours: 1

Companions: Blazer, RCHS adoptee

Other Adventurists Encountered: None

Weather: Cool, temps in the upper 30s. Overcast with light rain.

Points of Interest: The bog is starting to freeze up, and there was just a little bit of ice build up around the fallen tree dam.

Map of Trail:


RCHS Adoptee, Blazer:

Tuesday, November 11, 2008

Adventure VI

Type of Adventure: Hike

Date of Adventure: Tues. 11 Nov. 2008

Place of Adventure: Cadwell Trail, Pittsford, Vermont

Length of Adventure, Miles: 2.4

Length of Adventure, Hours: 1 hour

Weather: Overcast, dreary, temps in the upper 30's.

Companions: RCHS adoptee, Chelsea

Other Adventurists Encountered: None

Points of Interest: Someone is clearing trees along the Otter Creek section of the trail. Also, the debris dam on Furnace Brook near the beginning of the trail is changing. I'm pretty sure another chunk of the river bank, along with a large tree, fell in recently. I could be wrong, but I don't think it was like that last time. The high water a couple weeks ago seems to have pushed the old debris dam further along, but the new tree that fell in the water is still blocking it up. It is very interesting to watch this debris dam develop.

Map of the Trail:



RCHS Adoptee, Chelsea

Saturday, November 1, 2008

Adventure III

Type of Adventure: Hike

Date of Adventure: Sat. 1 Nov. 2008

Place of Adventure: Cadwell Trail, Pittsford, Vermont

Length of Adventure, Miles: 2.4

Length of Adventure, Hours: 1.25

Weather: Bright and sunny. Temps in the 40's. Light wind.

Companion(s): RCHS adoptee, Manny

Other Adventurists Encountered: None

Points of Interest: None

Comments: This was my "morning" hike today, we started around 11am. The trail was really wet today, although it hasn't rained since Tuesday. This trail is perpetually wet. The river was 2-3 feet higher than normal. I didn't see the Blue Heron, which has been there every time I visited this summer, so I think it has migrated south. Manny was pretty well behaved, except for a couple incidents of pure psychotic puppiness.

The Trail Map:




RCHS Adoptee, Manny