BOUTON SHELTER DEDICATION

Volunteers from the Ramapo Chapter of the Adirondack Mountain Club, in cooperation with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, recently constructed a hiker's shelter on Table Mountain in the Catskills. The site will be known as the Bouton Memorial Shelter in honor of the late Frank Bouton, an avid and active member of the hiking community. Please join us in honoring his memory as we dedicate the shelter on Saturday, September 18. The shelter is on the Peekamoose-Table Trail, about 3.5 miles from the Denning Trailhead parking area -- a moderately strenuous hike. Carpools will form at the Harriman railroad station on Route 17, north of the Red Apple, at 8AM. Two groups, 'A' and (more leisurely) 'B' pace, will start at Denning around 10 AM for the hike in. A brief dedication ceremony is set for 1PM. Be prepared for a possible wet crossing of the East Branch of the Neversink, as bridges are out. For additional information call George Sheedy at 914-986-6807 or sheedy@warwick.net.

Rain Date: October 2 -- Same times and places.