Location
Aug. 12 (Sat) Thacher State Park. NYS Museum geologist Chuck Ver Straeten and
Thacher Park naturalist Nancy Engel will co-lead a 3 hour hike through John Boyd Thacher State Park
in Voorheesville. Meet at the Thatcher Park Visitors Center<http://thacherparkcenter.org/> parking area
at 10:30 a.m. for an 11:00 a.m. start. The hike will begin with a walk through the visitors’ center
and then follow the Indian Ladder Trail and Mine Lot Creek through scenic glens, past impressive
sinkholes, and other beautiful views and geological features. Bring a lunch, water and wear good
hiking shoes. NO dogs please. Register by calling MTHS at (518) 589-6657
(leave name/phone number/# in party) or by email at mthsdirector@mths.org<mailto:mthsdirector@mths.org>
Update on parking: Thatcher Park has reinstated a $6.00 per car parking fee.
MTHS does not require membership for hike participation. We do however request that you register for each hike. Participants can register on our contacts page or by calling (518) 589-6657. Please leave your name, phone number, and # in your party. Schedule subject to change. The latest information is available on our web site http://www.mths.org. Notification of changes, including cancellations due to weather will be made on the web site up to the day of any given hike.
