Welcome to the July 2006 Edition of the Volkssport Club of West Point newsletter!

We organize our letter with club information first, other walking information second, then a Calendar of Events.

Next Group Walk:

• Rhinebeck, on Saturday, 5 August (see Calendar below)

Next Events in September:

• Nyack, on Sunday, 10 September – Nyack Street Fair Event (see Article and Calendar below)
• Hudson Valley Ramble, on Sunday, 17 September – Cold Spring Event (see Calendar below)
  
  

Thanks to the Renewals and New Members in 2006!

Recently, we’ve received renewals and membership dues from the following:

• Elaine Mandell

If you mailed your dues recently, we’ll acknowledge you in our next letter.  And thanks for supporting the club!

We have begun mailing membership cards out, your’s should be arriving in the mail soon if you have not received it yet! 

2006 National Physical Fitness and Sports Month

If you participated in a Volkssport walk or event in May 2006, you are eligible to pay a $5.00 fee and receive a patch indicating that you participated in an event. Contact club President Joan Kimmel to receive a copy of the coupon if you are interested. (email: jvkimmel@optonline.com).

Nyack (September) and Round Pond (October) Events Are Now Sanctioned and on!

Our annual Nyack and Round Pond events are now sanctioned by the AVA, and are scheduled. Here’s all the information direct off the AVA webpages – See Calendar below for links if you’d like to visit either page:

Franklin Street Park

74931    

9/10/2006 to 9/10/2006

Event Special Classifications

Lighthouse USA

City and  State: Nyack NY

Host Club: Volkssport Club of West Point

Distance and Trail Rating:  10 KM 2

Start Point Address / Driving Directions: 
Franklin Street Park is at the corner of Cedar Hill Avenue and South Frankin Street in South Nyack, New York. . FROM THE NORTH: Take the I-87/New York Thruway South. Take Exit Number 11 - towards US-9W/Nyack/South Nyack. Turn LEFT**onto Korean War Veterans Memorial Highway/NY-59. Korean War Veterans Memorial Hwy/NY-59 becomes Main Street. Turn RIGHT onto Franklin Street. Continue straight until you come to Cedar Hill Avenue. FROM WESTCHESTER AND CONNECTICUT: Cross the Tappan Zee Bridge on the New York State Thruway North and take Exit 10, the first exit after the bridge. Follow the cloverleaf back over the Thruway. Follow the signs for South Nyack. Straight on S. Broadway. Turn LEFT on Cedar Hill Avenue until you reach Franklin Street. FROM THE GEORGE WASHINGTON BRIDGE: Upper deck of the GW Bridge to the Palisades Parkway. Palisades Parkway to Exit 9E, the New York State Thruway, I-287 South. Take I-87 South to Exit 11, Nyack, and the last exit before the Tappan Zee Bridge. LEFT off the exit onto Route 59, which becomes Main Street. Turn RIGHT onto Franklin Street. FROM THE WEST: Take US-22 East. Take I-78 E/US-22 E/I-78 W. Take the I-287 exit. Exit number 29-towards US-202/Morristown/US-206/Somerville/I-80. Merge onto I-287 N. Take I-87S/NYS Thruway South/I-287 exit towards Tappan Zee Br/New York City. Merge onto NYS Thruway S* Take the exit #11 towards US-9W/Nyack/South Nyack. Turn LEFT** and continue as in directions from the North. FROM ATLANTIC CITY AND THE NJ SHORELINE: Garden State Parkway North becomes US-9N. Stay straight to go onto Garden State Pkwy N. Take GS Pkwy Express Lane N towards Woodbridge/North Jersey, which becomes GS Pky North. GSPky N becomes NYS Thruway N. Take the I-87S/I-287 E exit - exit number 14-1 towards NY City. Keep left at the fork in the ramp. Merge onto NY State Thruway S. Take the exit #11 (see above). FROM PRINCETON: Take US206, US1N, GS Pkwy N that becomes NYS Thruway N. Take the I-87 S/I-287E exit, exit #14-1-towards NYC. Merge onto NYS Thruway S. Take exit #11 (see above).

Event Description:  For the most part, route follows sidewalks and paved roads but due to two hills is not suitable for wheelchairs or strollers. Stroll Nyack's tree-lined streets and admire the Victorian architectural treasures around every corner. Get lost in time viewing the majestic Hudson River as it rolls past this lovely village. Nyack has unique shops and galleries, featuring antiques and crafts, as well as many fine restaurants. The walk features good views of the Hudson River and the Tappan Zee Bridge, goes by the home of painter Edward Hopper and of actress Helen Hayes. You will get to see The 1883 Lighthouse at Sleepy Hollow, commonly known as the Kingsland Point Lighthouse or the Tarrytown Lighthouse.

Start Times:  9 AM - 2 PM

Contact: Joan Kimmel ,  (845 ) 462 - 6845

Event Website: www.ava.org/clubs/WestPoint

E-Mail Contact:  jvkimmel@optonline.net

Awards and Fees: 
IVV Credit Only

Comments:
      This walk coincides with the Nyack September Fest - an open air festival of crafts, food and fun with no admission charge. (Dogs are NOT allowed at the FEST.)

Amenities:
   Strollers:  NO   Wheelchairs: NO Pets: No Restrooms:  Yes

Round Pond Recreational Area

75177    

10/1/2006 to 10/1/2006

City and  State: West Point NY

Host Club: Volkssport Club of West Point

Distance and Trail Rating:  10 KM 3

Start Point Address / Driving Directions: 
Bonneville Cabin Round Pond Recreational Area Route 293 West Point, New York DIRECTIONS TO START POINT From the NY State Thruway Exit 16 (Harriman) to Route 32 South (0.5 miles) to Route 6 East (6 miles) to Route 293 (6 miles). Round Pond is on the left. From I-84 Exit 10 South to Route 9W South (12.5 miles) to Route 293 (1 mile). Round Pond is on the right. From the Palisades Interstate Parkway Bear Mountain Exit (Traffic Circle) Take West Point Ramp, Route 9W North through Ft. Montgomery to Route 293 (1 mile). Round Pond is on the right

Event Description:  Round Pond is a clear mountaintop lake surrounded by a beach, playgrounds, picnic areas, and campsites. The trail is on a gravel and dirt emergency vehicle path through wooded areas with flat to moderate terrain

Start Times:  10 AM - 3 PM

Contact: Joan Kimmel ,  (845 ) 462 - 6845

Event Website:

E-Mail Contact:  VolkssportClubofWestPoint@hotmail.com

Awards and Fees: 
IVV Credit Only

Comments:
      This event is cosponsored by the USMA Morale, Welfare and Recreation (MWR). This is an OCTOBERFEST. MWR will be selling Burgers, Bratwurst, Soda, and Beer.

Amenities:
   Strollers:  hard   Wheelchairs: NO Pets: Yes Restrooms:  Yes

New York City Club Group Walk was Great!

Eight of our members and friends visited New York City in early June to walk as a group the Lower Manhattan YRE sponsored by the Princeton Area Walkers. An interesting day, to say the least! Turns out we weren’t alone in NYC that day – June 11^th also happened to be the annual Puerto Rico Parade! And besides us eight doing the YRE, over 80,000 other people marched in the parade and more than 2 million lined the parade route! To say the city and train was crowded is a bit of an understatement!

Besides the walk in beautiful weather, we also had lunch at the South Street Seaport Museum, and some of us also ventured across and back over the Brooklyn Bridge as well. Club member Judy Polczer, being a resident of NYC, delighted us with her tails of various city aspects as we did the walk.

We hope to repeat these group activities in the future, and would like to see more participation from the club membership – for those who missed it, you missed a great walk! We submitted a photograph of the group in front of the South Street Seaport to The American Wanderer for possible publication later this year.

2007 AVA Convention Web Site now live!

Check out the website : http://www.2007avaconvention.org/ ! The AVA 2007 Convention, to be held in Sacramento, California in June 2007, is now ‘live’.!

Atlantic Region Calendar Attached!

Club President Joan Kimmel has provided the current version of the Atlantic Division Calendar in both a WORD format and an HTML format in case you can not read WORD documents.

Current Calendar!

These below are 'confirmed' times and dates!

We are sometime asked what a 'Group Walk' (as opposed to a Year Round Event (YRE) or Event) is - We credit our sister club in Albany, the ESCV (EMPIRE STATE CAPITAL VOLKSSPORTERS) for the following definition of GROUP walks: "Group Walk  means all meet and signup together at the same time, get a map and start together, then you proceed at your own pace.  There are NO GUIDES for this kind of walk.. Nor does a group have to stay together. "; so when you see this term in our calendar below, you'll now know what it means!   We usually have fast walkers, slow walkers, and medium walkers,  there's almost always someone you can walk with if you join us for your first time in a GROUP WALK!

As always, changes from the previous month in RED! 

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Rhinebeck (Group YRE Walk):

Saturday, 5 August

Event Special Classifications - Revolutionary War Site

Note Summer Hours! Walk starts with registration at 8:45 AM at The Delamater House, 44 Montgomery Street (Route 9), Rhinebeck, New York. The Start Point and parking are in Office in the rear of the complex. Walking at 9:00 AM. Lunch and club meeting afterwards at the Eveready Diner (540 Albany Post Rd, just north and across US Route 9 from the FDR Presidential Library) in Hyde Park. All are welcomed to the lunch and meeting!

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Nyack Street Fair Event

Sunday, 10 September

This event is now sanctioned and confirmed!

See the details above and at : http://www.ava.org/gen3/data/event_details.asp?eventid=74931

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Cold Spring Event
Sunday, 17 September

Additional info:  This walk is part of the annual “Hudson Valley Ramble”

See the details at : http://www.ava.org/gen3/data/event_details.asp?eventid=74726

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Round Pond Event

Sunday, 1 October

This event is now sanctioned and confirmed!

See the details above and at : http://www.ava.org/gen3/data/event_details.asp?eventid=75177

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Highland Falls YRE Group Walk

Saturday, 14 October

Date chosen to coincide with the Highland Falls Fall Festival !

Event Special Classifications - College Campus, Revolutionary War Site, US Presidents, Riverwalk America

Our usual breakfast meeting will be held at 9 AM at the PARK Restaurant, 451 Main Street, in the Village of Highland Falls. All are welcomed to the breakfast and meeting! Remember to bring government-issued photo ID for ALL walkers! You will not be allowed on the West Point Campus without it!!

Registration at 10:15 AM at the West Point Visitor’s Center, walking at 10:30 AM.

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Cornwall on Hudson YRE Group Walk

Sunday, 19 November

Event Special Classifications - Riverwalk America

Our usual breakfast meeting will be held at 9 AM at the PARK Restaurant, 451 Main Street, in the Village of Highland Falls. All are welcomed to the breakfast and meeting!

Register at 10:15 A.M.at the West Point Visitor's Center, then you need to make a short drive to the Cornwall starting point - Directions provided at the Visitor's Center - Walking at 10:30 AM.

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Hyde Park YRE Group Walk

Saturday, 9 December

Event Special Classifications - US Presidents, National Heritage, Riverwalk America, Railroad Heritage

Our usual breakfast meeting will be held at 9:00 AM at the Eveready Diner in Hyde Park. (540 Albany Post Rd, just north and across US Route 9 from the FDR Presidential Library) in Hyde Park.

All are welcomed to the breakfast and meeting!

Registration at 10:15 AM at the Eveready Diner as well. Walking at 10:30 AM.

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2007 Year Round Events

We recently submitted for sanctioning all five of our usual Year Round Events for 2007. They are, of course:

• West Point (11 kilometers)
• Highland Falls (10 kilometers)
• Cornwall-On-Hudson (10 kilometers)
• Rhinebeck (10 kilometers)
• Hyde Park (13 kilometers)

Our schedule for the Group walks of these YREs for the first six months of 2007 will be developed shortly and made available both on the website as well as in a future edition of our newsletter.

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These events are tentative at the point in 2006 - hold the dates, and we'll issue confirmations in our newsletters as we get AVA sanction confirmations and firm up details - as always, you'll send them confirmed in our monthly newsletters:

(no events tentatively planned at the moment)

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Website: http://www.ava.org/clubs/WestPoint/

email: volkssportclubofwestpoint@hotmail.com

“See you on the trail!”

- Joan, Farrell, Nancy, and Andrew

VolkssportClubofWestPoint@hotmail.com