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Suspending the Northville Placid Trail Challenge
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Suspending the Northville Placid Trail Challenge
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The Northville-Lake Placid Trail is the one long distance hiking trail (136 miles) in the Adirondack Mountains of New York. Each year, hikers can receive an award for completing their hike of the trail, but due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Adirondack Mountain Club cancelled the challenge.
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Announcement
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Date Submitted (Dublin Core)
05/10/2020
Date Modified (Dublin Core)
11/29/2020
4/27/21
Date Created (Dublin Core)
04/08/2020
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Wednesday, April 8th, 2020
To all interested in hiking the wonderful Northville Placid Trail,
In line with Governor Cuomo's directive for New York State to PAUSE amidst the COVID19
pandemic and Adirondack Mountain Club Executive Director Michael Barrett's urging to
"hike locally and individually," the Northville Placid Trail Challenge is suspended until further
notice. This action was taken by the ADK Schenectady Chapter, which manages the
challenge. While the trail remains open, any hikes completed after April 12th, 2020 until
further notice will not be recognized as counting towards the completion of the challenge.
As difficult as this decision is, we feel it is necessary to discourage nonessential travel. As our
friends at the ADK Glens Falls/ Saratoga Chapter so eloquently stated when similarly
suspending their Fire Tower Challenge, "Where we decide to go outside matters. The
population of New York over 65 years old is 16.4% of the overall population. Note the much
higher percentage of the following counties where we enjoy being outdoors: Hamilton:
31.3%; Essex: 23.4%; Warren: 22.2%. This matters because COVID-19 is particularly lethal to
those 65+ years old. When you consider where to recreate, please stay as local as you can.
We must keep northern New York as free of COVID-19 as we can."
Thank you! Please stay safe! Stay healthy! Get outside! But hike locally and individually!
Sincerely,
Rev. Dustin G. Wright
Chair, Schenectady Chapter of the Adirondack Mountain Club
To all interested in hiking the wonderful Northville Placid Trail,
In line with Governor Cuomo's directive for New York State to PAUSE amidst the COVID19
pandemic and Adirondack Mountain Club Executive Director Michael Barrett's urging to
"hike locally and individually," the Northville Placid Trail Challenge is suspended until further
notice. This action was taken by the ADK Schenectady Chapter, which manages the
challenge. While the trail remains open, any hikes completed after April 12th, 2020 until
further notice will not be recognized as counting towards the completion of the challenge.
As difficult as this decision is, we feel it is necessary to discourage nonessential travel. As our
friends at the ADK Glens Falls/ Saratoga Chapter so eloquently stated when similarly
suspending their Fire Tower Challenge, "Where we decide to go outside matters. The
population of New York over 65 years old is 16.4% of the overall population. Note the much
higher percentage of the following counties where we enjoy being outdoors: Hamilton:
31.3%; Essex: 23.4%; Warren: 22.2%. This matters because COVID-19 is particularly lethal to
those 65+ years old. When you consider where to recreate, please stay as local as you can.
We must keep northern New York as free of COVID-19 as we can."
Thank you! Please stay safe! Stay healthy! Get outside! But hike locally and individually!
Sincerely,
Rev. Dustin G. Wright
Chair, Schenectady Chapter of the Adirondack Mountain Club
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