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The most recent FLEET Group hike was 2-2-12 (Groundhog Day). We saw lots, but no shadows in cloudy Chenango County. Seven hikers, (Tom Bryden, Rich Natoli, Rich Breslin, Dick Bryden, Grover Cook, Mark Stanley and Jim White), made the trek on Map 26, 4.6 FLT miles, from Neff Hill Rd., southeast of Bainbridge, to the FLT trailhead on Rte. 206 west of Bainbridge. We were missing two regulars, but two "newbies" filled in admirably. The trail from Neff Hill Rd. was frozen mud with many blowdowns and blazes which are VERY weathered. We paid our respects at the "Ed Sidote -Welcome to Chenango County Sign" and moved across the hilltop with I-88 traffic always in the background down over the ridge. The descent from the hilltop down to the edge of the Susquehanna Valley, overlooking I-88, is some of the most "awful" (putting it nicely), terrain we have encountered on the FLT. The trail is located right in a small creekbed, (overgrowth of honeysuckle make it totally necessary to walk in the creek), and last Fall's flooding has only made the walking surface tougher. In and out of the water and creekbed, and over slippery rocks, it's not a long section but certainly memorable in a negative fashion. The reward at the bottom is worth the work as the views north, south and west are incredible. Grover, (who lives just west of I-88 near this location), says the view at night as you look up the lighted runway of Sidney Airport is better yet. We ambled up the incline along the powerline to the hilltop which looks down on Rte 206 east of Bainbridge. This is great trail and an easy walk, almost made me forget it was uphill, being so picturesque and navigable. We traversed through a small wooded section as we approached Rte 206 into a newly cleared field behind the the NYS DOT facility. Not sure what the massive clearing of this field is for, but it has raised havoc with the trail (there is none), down to the highway. Mud, ruts, roots, ice, water are the order of the day in this area. Picking our way through the muck and stopping at the register box, (brand new book), we got onto solid ground. The roadwalk into and through the village of Bainbridge is relaxing, enjoyable, scenic and goes by quickly, sidewalk hiking is not something we get to do often. Plenty of interesting stops for any hiker in this village, (we'd soon partake of a longtime "watering hole" right on the trail.) The last several hundred yards to the trailhead is the most treacherous as the shoulders are narrow (sidewalk gone), accolades again to Roger Ashworth for getting most of this section moved off-road. We finished in under 3 hours, (a sprint for this gregarious, casual group). We finished the day with a visit to "Jerry's Inn" in downtown Bainbridge a "highly" recommended stop for any and all hikers/visitors etc. The lunch buffet was outstanding and $1.00 draft beers, life doesn't get much better than that (just my editorial opinion). Another great day on the FLT.

Hike report - Sunday 29 Jan 12 - Hammerle+Tucker roads, Smithville

Where is the snow? We 14 hikers found it in Smithville on Sunday morning 29 January 2012 in the Ludlow Creek State Forest around Hammerle and Tucker roads: Anne Altshuler, Larry Armstrong, Sue Berkeley, Jonathan Bodarus, John Carhart, Cathy Cruz, June Granz, Linda Mason, Van Mason, Mike Messere, Rich Natoli, Dot Rice, Mark Stanley, and Don Windsor.

We parked on Hammerle Road, just north of its intersection with Stone Quarry Hill Road, and walked north to Tucker Road, passing the public spring and an Indian tree. We then moseyed up to where a barn foundation was stolen by the evil stone merchants and visited a foundation which I think was a resort.

We then went west along the abandoned stretch of Tucker Road. We did not get far before it became drenched into a swamp. We then followed an unnamed stream southwest until it too became a swamp. We then turned north with an easterly bias along a ridge, pausing for a break, until we came out on the abandoned road and Hammerle. We went east on Tucker to another ridge and hiked that southwest until we again were on Hammerle. We then walked back south to our cars.

We covered 4.7 miles (Carhart GPS) or 5.1 miles (Natoli pedometer) in 3.2 hours for a speed of 1.5 or 1.6 miles per hour. This was a nice sunny, mild day, with temperatures moving from just below freezing to just above.

Hike Report - FLEET Group 1-26-12

Last week's FLEET Group hike finished up Map M-17, south of Ithaca. Five hikers (John Elia, Rich Natoli, Tom Bryden Rich Breslin and Mark Stanley), did the 6.1 FLT miles. We began with a lengthy roadwalk on Comfort and Gunderman Rds., made longer for two reasons. 1) loss of land permissions moved a couple of sections, this first one included, back to road-hike status. 2) a major blunder while we were "socializing" led us to hike at least .5 mi. past our turn onto Bruce Hill Rd., adding at minimum a mile to our daily toil. Numerous hikers out this day, young, aged and some amazingly frail but out enjoying the mild Winter weather. The highlight of the early miles was a stop at the home of Cliff and Doris Abbott. Ed Sidote had asked that we stop and say hello, as they were good friends of his. What a terrific couple, so friendly and appreciative of our visit. They were longtime FLT trail stewards, end-to-enders, (#34 and #35 I think, Ed will correct me if I'm wrong) and the builders of Abbott's Loop, which we passed on our 1-19-12 hike. We got some great photos and John presented them with a BHC bandana bearing Ed's photo, they loved it. We ventured forth off Bruce Hill Rd. heading north in a nice hardwood forest (huge oak trees). The short off-road hike ended and we accessed Town Line Rd. still traveling north in cloudy, cool conditions. A rather surprising 6-building housing development is located along this road, seems a long way out in the "sticks". We reached Lick Brook, went off-road and onto the most picturesque section of trail we'd seen in sometime. The deep gorge of Lick Brook had all kinds of ice formations, terrific scenery. John of course venturing "too close" for a picture as normal, had his feet go out on a slippery terrain (raining hard), and threw a scare into all (except likely him). The view at the bottom looking back at the lower falls is truly superb, great photo ops. The largest sycamore trees we'd ever seen were in this section, about 20 ft. in circumference. We crossed the railroad bridge into Babcock Preserve and our waiting car, in a heavy downpour.

Dining at the Country Kitchen in Whitney Point for the second week in a row proved a fine choice, and a proper end to another great day on the FLT.

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Hike report - Sunday 22 Jan 12 - East German

Another sub-zero start, but it did warm up later on Sunday morning 22 January 2012, when we had 13 hikers doing the East German loop: Anne Altshuler, Larry Armstrong, John Bogerus, John Carhart, John Elia, Linda Mason, Van Mason, Mike Messere, Rich Natoli, Dot Rice, Dominic Shea, Mark Stanley, and Don Windsor. We covered 5.7 miles in 3.1 hour for a speed of 1.8 miles per hour.

We parked along Loomis Road in McDonough and took Townline Road to Jones Road, whereupon we hiked west down the very steep road to Stillman Road. we then bushwhacked into the Five-Streams State Forest to the "lovers leap". Dominic actually jumped off, but landed on a ledge just below, very dramatic. We then returned to Stillman Road, took a short break at an abandoned farm house, and hiked north to the power line. We turned east on the power line corridor and had to gracefully maneuver around some wet spots, a breeched beaver dam,and a creek. After another well deserved break, we continued east to Townline Road and south to our cars on Loomis.

This was an ideal January day and the woods were spectacular. On the way home a Rough-legged Hawk was perched atop a tree north of Route 220 by the vast open fields. I hope those in the other cars saw it.

Hike Report - FLEET Group 1-19-12

On Thurs. 1-19-12 the FLEET Group had their second hike of 2012. 6 hikers, (John Elia, Tom Bryden, Rich Natoli, Warren Johnsen, Rich Breslin and Jim Schmitt), hiked on Map M-17, south of Ithaca. From Comfort Rd. (or vice-versa) we hiked to Fisher Settlement Rd. 6.9 miles. I use the term vice-versa because for the first time we hiked in two groups starting at opposite ends of the segment. Being the cordial group that we are, we agreed to try John's suggestion, to get rid of the car shuttle. On paper it seemed okay, but to anyone wanting to try this, be sure the two parts are of equal or similar terrain. Jim, Warren and I left the other three at Fisher Settlement Rd. and proceeded to Comfort Rd. (had to do it this way as I doubt the others could've found their way). We immediately enjoyed a windy 1.9 mi. roadwalk hiking south along Comfort Rd., I was smiling as I knew the others were trekking uphill from their starting point. An interestingly designed high, narrow building, about 12' x 12' and 3-stories high and numerous Buddhist-style buildings made the Comfort Rd. section scenic. We entered Danby State Forest and hiked east toward Bald Hill Rd. As we crossed we caught a glimpse of several hikers turning off the road further south, certainly a rarity on a cold mid-week day. We proceeded on to Chestnut Lean-to and took a snack break, constantly discussing how the other group might be doing. Proceeding on down the trail we met John and the Riches at about 3 miles. We assured them that they had a nice spot for a break in about a half mile at the lean-to (they never saw it), they telling us that we had some steep icy climbs and descents ahead of us. We reached Michigan Creek and Michigan Hollow Rd. and immediately found that our "cruise" was indeed over. The last three miles were totally tough terrain, mostly due to icy trail conditions. Up and down at a much slower pace we hiked mostly "up" to Hill and Curtis Rds. This is a beautiful section, Cayuga Trails Club does a superb job, icy bridges due only to January hiking weather, but who can complain as we did not expect to be heading west on the FLT in January. Our threesome "finally" reached Fisher Settlement Rd. well over 4 hrs. after we'd begun. The other three had completed their hike considerably faster,We met up in "downtown" Danby and headed out for a much-needed hot meal. A small "homestyle" diner on Rte 11 in Whitney Point (name ????), proved to be a fine choice. Good hot food and coffee, (no beer today). In a steady snowfall we finished another great day on the FLT. By a vote of 5 to 1, we areed that exchanging keys was not the greatest idea unless everything was equal

Hike report - Sunday 15 Jan 12 - Buckley Hollow loop,

Minus 6 degrees on my thermometer, but minus 12 on the Weather Channel. However, not too cold to hike for the 12 hardy hikers who showed up on Sunday morning 15 January 2012: Anne Altshuler, Jon Bogarus, John Carhart, John Elia, Linda Mason, Van Mason, Mike Messere, Rich Natoli, Art Sandberg, Dominic Shea, Mark Stanley, and Don Windsor.

Concerned that the roads to my original destination would be unsuitable, I changed the hike to a Buckley Hollow loop in Smithville. We parked along Fred Wilcox Road by the microwave tower and hiked French and Winner roads south to Buckley Hollow. We viewed the waterfalls and then went up the FLT. Near the top of the first hill we took a well deserved break and then hiked north on the FLT to French Road, and to our cars on Fred Wilcox Road.

We covered 4.7 miles in 2.5 hours for a speed of 1.9 miles per hour.

The woods were spectacular. Snow clung to the trees and the bright sunshine against the blue sky made me wonder why anyone would rather be inside. However, the white FLT blazes were hard to find with all that snow clinging to the trees.

We have to enjoy winter while we can, because it is almost half gone. It is a mere 2 1/2 weeks to Groundhog Day, the midpoint of winter.

Hike report - Sunday 8 Jan 12 - Bucks Brook SF, Otselic

Looking for snow? We 23 hikers found it in Otselic: Anne Altshuler, Sue Berkeley, John Bogardus, John Carhart, Cathy Cruz, Gable Cruz, Claire Ders, Walter Ders, Van Mason, Dennis McClosky, JoAnn McClosky, Mike Messere, Rich Natoli, Joyce Post, Art Sandberg, Sharron Sandberg, Dominic Shea, Mark Stanley, Julia Stevens, Bruce Wackford, Bruce Webster, Mathew Wilson, and Don Windsor. Nice turnout!

We parked at the south end of the Bucks Brook State Forest on Ridge Road in Otselic and bushwhacked east through a white spruce plantation that was littered with blowdowns and intentionally cut and stacked trees. Our trek was disturbed by repeated gun shots, which we assumed was target practice. Our goal was to cross an unnamed stream and go about a quarter mile to an abandoned town road. We achieved that goal. We did not find any foundations.

We then hiked north on the road, which became a logging road. It t-boned an access road leading to a turnaround. We hiked it west to see where it came out on Ridge Road. We marked the spot and then went east back into the woods and hiked south. We found the abandoned road on the edge between state land and a private parcel. We continued south and found the apple orchard indicated on the topo map. Several plump, brown apples were still hanging. We sampled them and they tasted like baked apples, very sweet. We continued south until the white spruce plantation and then went west to Ridge Road and our vehicles.

We covered 3.3 miles (Carhart GPS) in 2.8 hours for a speed of 1.2 miles per hour. The snow fell all through our hike, putting at least an inch on the ground. A nice winter romp, indeed!

Hike Report-FLEET Group -1/3/12

Yesterday the FLEET Group with some other hardy souls joining us, hiked in northwest Chenango County, 5.4 miles from Dublin Rd. to Ratville Rd. on Map M-22. This was a make-up hike for John Elia, but he had lots of company, (John E., Rich Natoli, Rich Breslin, Warren Johnsen, Art Sandberg, John Carhart, Anne Altshuler, Stan Benedict, Tom Bryden and the Bryden malamute Mi'ya. A cold 5-degrees all day according to TD, windy and some white-outs but beautiful in the woods with the new 2-3 inches of snow coating everything. We hiked down Dublin Rd. and out to an old foundation, examined once again as it is quite unique. While the group headed up the hill toward Mariposa Rd., Mi'ya and I returned to the car, (Breslin asked if Mi'ya hated hills like I do - likely yes- she's very intelligent). The .7 mi. out and back was a good warm-up for us and we headed out to meet the crew at Mariposa Rd. where we hiked out about .2 mi. and met them, "well-warmed up" from the hill climb. With "traildawg" and Breslin setting a torrid pace they crossed Mariposa and headed to Bamberry Rd. .7 mi. distant. We (Mi'ya and I) car shuffled and met the group again in the woods before Bamberry Rd. We joined them for the hike from Bamberry out to the junction of the Link Trail, a gorgeous hemlock section provided picture ops for "pizza John", (see his and John Carhart's great photos of the day). We returned to car shuttle again as the others hiked the last of the 3.2 mi. section to Ratville Rd. We ventured down to Ratville Rd. (seasonal but passable), and headed up the icy hill for a short distance. We met the crew about .6 miles into the woods and found John Carhart to be sporting a slashed nose courtesy of a vicious briar. Never fear Elia the Red Cross volunteer was quick to treat him and recommend a "stitch" ( a Dr. he will never be). We shuttled John E. , Anne and Stan to Dublin Rd. while the hardy remaining group, hiked out to Mariposa Rd. adding another .5 mi.-plus to their day. Stan, John C. and Anne headed for Norwich, the rest headed to the Balsam Inn in E.Pharsalia. Mi'ya rested comfortably in her '91 Honda while we finished up our 1st 2012 FLEET Group Hike with burgers and beer. A great day, cold refreshing and lots of laughs on the FLT, warm and friendly at the Balsam. Tomorrow off to Tompkins Co. as we continue West on the FLT.

Hike Report - FLEET Group Hike - 1-5-12

On Thurs. 1-5-12 the Bullthistle HC - FLEET Group continued west on the FLT on Maps M-17 and M-18. We (John Elia, Tom Bryden, Rich Natoli, Warren Johnsen and Rich Breslin), hiked 7.5 miles from Fisher Settlement Rd. east to the trailhead at Ridgeway Rd. A very light snow most of the hike was no hinderance, temps in the 20's and just a great day weather-wise. January weather ?? The Cayuga Trails Club has done a terrific job with this section which was well-marked and maintained, especially Danby State Forest which was the vast majority of this hike. Tamarack Lean-to is certainly one of the most attractive lean-tos we've visited, ideally designed and built with many extras. The one mile walk up Durfee Hill Rd. was strenuous (they all are), but being a roadwalk made it easier. The next section of log roads and seasonal roads passing by numerous summer and hunting camps was rut-filled and icy but.... it is January and glad to be hiking. The final section from Eastman Hill down to Coddington Rd. ( I emphasize down), was a workout. Dropping 600 ft. of elevation in about a mile made for slippery going on the frozen turf. "Traildawg" had told us about a hike along a cliff several hundred feet straight up from the valley, and this proved to be it. We worked our way down the steep hillside and arrived at our vehicle 4 1/4 hrs. after departure. TD's use of "micro-spikes" on the steep slope was a lesson to all of us. One of our prettiest hikes thru the conifers of Danby SF is one we'll remember.

Our journey for a meal and a "cold drink" did not go as planned, we ended up in downtown Ithaca and had little success finding a suitable "hangout". We finally settled on "Chili's" south of the city, - good food, good tasty frosted beers, and brought the day to a suitable conclusion.

BullthistleHikers] Hike report - Sunday 1 January 2012 - Perkins Pond SF

Starting off a Happy New Year on Sunday morning 1 January 2012 were 12 hikers in the Perkins Pond State Forest in Pharsalia: Anne Altshuler, Sue Berkeley, John Carhart, Cathy Cruz, John Elia, Mike Messere, Rich Natoli, Joyce Post, Art Sandberg, Sharron Sandberg, Bruce Wackford, and Don Windsor.

We covered 5.7 miles (topo), 5.8 (Mike's GPS), 6.0 (Carhart's GPS), or 7.0 (Rich's Pedometer). Taking 6 miles, in 3.4 hours, we had a speed of 1.8 miles per hour.

We parked on George White Road just off Center Road, and walked west on Center until the end of State land. Whereupon we headed north through the woods on an old trail until it got too wet. Then we bushwhacked east back to White Road and continued north to Beardsley Road. After a brief break we followed Beardsley east and then north until it turned east again. At the sharp turn, we headed into the woods bushwhacking northwest to White Road and took that south to our cars, pausing along the way for another break.

Although I no longer enjoy the majesty of being President, I do retain enough imperial arrogance to proclaim 2012 the Year of the Bushwhack!

Hike report - Sunday 25 Dec 11 - Preston

Our Christmas hike was indeed Merry and Bright, with just enough snow on the ground to make it White. We had 8 hikers in Preston: Anne Altshuler, Stan Benedict, Sally Goddard, Linda Mason, Van Mason, Rich Natoli, Abbie Tamber, and Don Windsor.

We parked on McDonough Road west of County Road 4, just across the bridge, and hiked west up to the curve beyond County Road 18. Whereupon, we bushwhacked through the McDonough State Forest to Griffin Road north of the large beaver pond. We covered 5.9 miles in 3.5 hours for a speed of 1.7 miles per hour.

The 1855, 1863, and 1875 maps show no human dwellings in this area and, sure enough, we found none. But we did see Christmas fern poking up through the snow on Christmas day, fernishing us with celebratory joy. However, finding the frozen corpse of a deer reminded us of our own inevitable mortality.

12/18/2011 Hike Report -

Hike report - Sunday 4 Dec 11 - McDonough Roads

An excellent morning for hiking on Sunday 4 December 2011, when 14 hikers thought so: Anne Altshuler, Sue Berkeley, John Carhart, John Elia, Carol Hart, Linda Mason, Van Mason, Mike Messare, Richard Natoli, Joyce Post, Art Sandberg, Sharron Sandberg, Dominic Shea, and Don Windsor. We covered 6.1 miles (Natoli pedometer, topo map) or 6.3 miles (Carhart GPS) for speeds of 2.3 or 2.4 miles per hour.

We hiked the announced route: Corbin > Hoben > Chestnut > snowmobile > Shortcut > Corbin, 4.1 miles. But 9 of us were eager for more, so we did Chestnut > FLT > Shortcut > Corbin and got 6+ miles.

No encounters with hunters, very little vehicular traffic. The snowmobile trail was in good shape and has beautiful scenery.

On the way home, Joyce and I saw a female Northern Harrier in Preston near CR 10A & Balf-Dunckel roads.

FLEET Group - 2 Hike Reports 12-4-11

The FLEET Group has hiked twice in the past two weeks, both of which I will review in this report.

On Wed. Nov. 23rd, 6 hikers (Tom Bryden, Rich Natoli, Warren Johnsen, Rich Breslin, Dick Bryden and Andy Nicastri), hiked from Cty Rte 10, to The Outpost in E. McDonough. Totally a roadwalk (if you can truly classify Griffin and Green Meadow as roads), we trekked about 5.2 miles. Thinking it safer to stay on the roads for hunting season (we saw 12 hunters in one group on the road), so much for that logic. Also, one hiker showed up in sneakers (roadwalk right Rich B.), poor choice of footwear. Weather was cool, heavy rain had stopped as we hiked south on Griffin Rd. Lots to see, little traffic, we soon saw why. Mid-way between Cty 10 and Sherman-Bliven Rd. standing water several inches deep, was difficult to navigate and led to more than one wet foot. We paused at the intersection, reflected on how much we missed the Blivens, then moved on again south on a "very wet" Griffin Rd. We found a relatively fresh deer carcass on the shoulder of the road, a partially devoured buck. We passed the access area to the old CCC Camp and again ran into water across the road. This time moving water about 20 yds. across, and at least a foot deep. Andy threw down a log for a bridge, only to see it float away before he could get a foot on it. (Real water). "Fleet-foot" Breslin and "bigfoot" Johnsen splashed their way across, neither showing any ability to walk on water. Ridiculing the rest of us as Breslin emptied water from his sneakers, the rest of the group braved the depths. I'm proud to say I barely skimmed the waves (proven by a "traildawg" photo). As we turned north on Green Meadow Rd. the conditions of the "road" went from bad to terrible. Of course Rich N. and I knew this already, as we had passed this way earlier in the Summer. This road was so bad that log trucks wouldn't travel it, they skidded logs down the road with a giant skidder. (Of course the Honda " Mi'ya mobile" had traversed the road easily,, proving what a sturdy vehicle it is. Oh - by the way $200 repair bill for underside damage after that folly.) We dodged the mud, rocks, ruts, puddles, washouts, encountered the dozen hunters (they tried to get us to drive the woods to push deer to them), and came out unscathed at the front door of The Outpost. Two and one-half hours later we headed home. Nope we didn't tear into massive amounts of beer, we waited. One moronic hiker ordered the "Homer Burger", a 2 lb. meatloaf-sized concoction, which took an hour to cook to well-done status. Grilled to his taste, it took him another hour to devour it, (rumor has it "traildawg" had only soup for Thanksgiving the next day.) The Outpost is truly a favorite, good food, great portions, friendly service, and needless to say great "cold beverages".

Hike #2 - Friday Dec. 2nd 5 hikers (John Elia, Tom Bryden, Rich Natoli, Warren Johnsen and Rich Breslin), did our second leg of the Link Trail. Again mostly a road hike, (Breslin wore hiking boots), we traveled about 7.5 miles (8-plus according to the Natoli - very unpredictable pedometer). We parked on Damon Rd. (Madison Cty Rte 52) north of the hamlet of Sheds. We headed uphill (south), on a pleasant yellow-blazed trail in the Tioughnioga WMA. As went downhill to a small stream, we encountered some major engineering work by a beaver group. The trail was totally blocked by a large dam, which followed the blazes perfectly. We crossed the stream below the dam (off trail) and admired the craftsmanship we'd encountered. We headed uphill again to Corkinsville Rd. where we turned onto a well-maintained DEC trail. Immediately we observed a tiny cemetery of the Magee Family, totally fenced in and surrounded by state land. Early gravestones (two), were from the 1850's and the only other was a veteran's stone, also Magee, 1994, -quite unique. We followed the DEC trail and another well-marked and maintained section for about a mile and came to Dugway Rd. Here due to a landowner closure we had to road hike the final 4.5 miles. Dugway Rd. though blacktop is very rural, limited traffic and a pleasant walk. Anyone despising roadwalks is missing a lot by not sauntering down this route. A red fox (oops-orange cat), several partridge, a deer head and carcass artfully placed in a roadside tree, a sailboat - "Kristina" of unique design mounted on a trailer and almost seaworthy, friendly Amish barnbuilders, an Amish farm - the sights were many. In Sheds, the crossroad hamlet of Rtes 80 and 13," traildawg" and I spoke with the proprietor of a 200 year-old sturdy- old building, he uses it for a "bottle/can redemption" center (somehow seems sad) but..... As we approached the intersection, the always affable "Pizza John" Elia had ventured over to visit some men winterizing an old home. One was 97-year old "Warren", helping with the work, splits firewood, a very healthy active gentleman. (Amazingly non-Italian, I thought only Sidote's relatives lived that long.) The final 2 mile walk east on Rte 80 was quite uneventful, heavy, courteous, traffic, but humdrum. The men in Sheds had told John about an Amish restaurant in Nelson (6 miles north), he has a passion for this so we headed north. In Nelson is a delightful "Nelson Country Store", no restaurant. We went east on Rte 20 to Morrisville, and dined at the Morrisville College-run "Copper Turret". A good choice, great variety of tasty dishes, (not sure why three of them chose CHICKEN), a very classy establishment and of course a terrific selection of "cold beverages". Highly recommended if you are in the Morrisville vicinity. "Traildawg" and I topped off the day with a quick visit to Lewis' Restaurant in Sherburne, (I love that place). Another great day hiking, dining and .... with the FLEET Group.