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I'd like to see a list of

I'd like to see a list of hotels in new york that are closest to the trails especially upstate or just outside the city

Removed link - spammy

Question is valid. Anyone willing to work on such a list is welcome and we might help. I would take it as an opportunity to generate some advertising revenue.

Delete the old forum...

You might/should want to delete or put a forwarding link to the old forums which never worked too well and is now inactive: http://66.37.7.139/plus/plus.mirage?who=nynjtc It will help show any old timers that there is a new forum here.... Jay

slight modification to comments, etc.

It's all looking good so far. The rearrangement of categories works very well. One cavil, though... In the forums, it is sometimes difficult to see who posted a given comment. There's not enough contrast between that text and the background. Something more visible would be a boon... Joe P.

We are testing a maybe

We are testing a maybe prettier forum layout. Stay tuned.

Notify prior users of new location.

Would it make sense to send everyone an email who participated in Viewpoint at nynjtc.org and tell them that it is now working here?

Can't

We don't have a list of them and many were anonymous. We will widely advertise the reincarnation in the e-Walker and Trail Walker. If you were a previous forum user and know some of the others, let them know that we are alive and well.

Glad it's back!

I'm glad it's back. It will be nice to have a central place to ask weather and trail condition questions instead of tracking people down on Flickr or other groups that aren't solely focused on NY and NJ trails.