Belmont Lake State Park GeoCaching Treasure Hunt/Hike

WEATHER FORECAST AND RAIN DATE SCHEDULE

As of 10:30 PM Friday night the forecast for Saturday is still 70% chance of precipitation. Rather than cancel altogether, I changed our meeting location to meet for lunch at Noon at Bennigan's on Deer Park Ave (Rt 231) instead. If the clouds hold out, we can head over to Belmont Lake State Park after lunch and do a shorter version of the walk. Bennigan's is just one exit East of Belmont Park, and 1/2 block North on the left hand side (West side Deer Park Ave). PLEASE update your RSVP so I can reserve space at Bennigan's in the morning.

Details

On May 31st we will have another GeoCache Treasure Hunt/Hike. This time at Belmont Lake State Park.

We will circle the lake and then head south to Babylon along the park trails. This will be a six-mile hike. Bring lots of water and wear good hiking boots. Some areas may be muddy. Bring lunch as we will stop for an informal picnic.

This event will be combined with another group, the Social Adventures Group, increasing your chances of making new friends.

At out last Geocache hunt, Lori, Naomi and Henry were all very successful in finding three hidden caches. The 4th cache was not found because the tree where it was hidden was cut down, as I found out later when the owner posted a message about that in geocaching.com.

In the the messages section, I posted the details of five caches that are along the trail we will be taking from Belmont to Babylon. You may want to print out this list to bring with you to help with finding the caches. If you have a GPS, bring it if you want. I'll have mine ready to go and preprogrammed with these coordinates.

Directions: Southern State Pkwy Exit 38. (leads right into park).
Meet us by the restrooms at the far end of the first parking lot at 12 Noon.

Parking Fee:
Belmont has a $6 parking fee (Free with Empire Pass).

I will send my cell phone number, the day before the event, to all those who RSVP "yes."

See you on May 31st at Noon!

Glenn