Itinerary

Springwater Fieldtrip E17

July 20 - July 22, 2017

Participants: Dallas Abbott, Dionne Hutson, Bill Menke and Alyssa Marrero.

July 20, 2017

4PM, leave LDEO, Palisades NY.

Load gear, Tappan NY.

Spring 1, Wilbur Avenue Spring, Site 32, Wilbur Avenue, Kingston NY, in a small park near a stream.

Dinner, at a picnic area on the Hudson River, at the north end of Riverside Drive, Malden New York.

Viewing sunset over the Catskill Mountains, Route 9W in Malden, New York.

Stay the night, La Quinta Inn and Suites, Clifton Park, New York.

July 21, 2017

Breakfast at La Quinta Inn and Suites, Clifton Park, New York.

View exhibits and obtain maps at the Visitors Center, Broadway, 297 Broadway, Saratoga Springs, New York.

Spring 2, Site 32a, Columbia Spring (defunct; now on city water), in a spring house in Congress Park, Saratoga Springs, New York.

Spring 3, Site 33, Congress Spring, spring house in Congress Park, Saratoga Springs, New York.

Spring 4, Site 34, Deer Park Spring, in a small spring house in Congress Park, Saratoga Springs, New York.

Spring 5, Site 35, Long Pond Spring, at the end of a long pond, in Congress Park, Saratoga Springs, New York.

Spring 6, Site 36, two pipes on the edge of the War Memorial pond, in Congress Park, Saratoga Springs, New York.

Spring 7, Site 36a, Spencer Trask Fountain (probably not a spring), with a gold statue, in Congress Park, Saratoga Springs, New York

Spring 8, Site 37, Hathorn Spring, in a spring house at corner of Spring Street and Putnam Street, Saratoga Springs, New York.

Spring 9, Site 38, Old Red Spring, in a spring house at the corner of Excelsior Avenue and High Rock Avenue, Saratoga Springs, New York.

Spring 10, Site 39, High Rock Spring, with a tufa cone, in a spring house in High Rock Park, Saratoga Springs, New York.

Spring 11, Site 40, Cliff Spring, at the base of the cliff in High Rock Park, Saratoga Springs, New York.

Spring 12, Sites 41a,b with 41a closest to the road, Victorian Fountain Springs, two fountains in a spring house in High Rock Park, Saratoga Springs, New York.

Spring 13, Site 42a, State Seal Spring, in Joseph L Bruno Pavillion, Saratoga Spa State Park, Saratoga Springs, New York.

Spring 14, Site 42b, Geyser Mineral Spring, Joseph L Bruno Pavillion, Saratoga Spa State Park, Saratoga Springs, New York.

Spring 15, Site 43, Polaris Spring, fountain into low pool with tufa deposits, near the Environmental Education Center, Saratoga Spa State Park, Saratoga Springs, New York.

Spring 16, Site 44, Talulah Spring, fountain into low pool with tufa deposits forming a rock ledge, near the Environmental Education Center, Saratoga Spa State Park, Saratoga Springs, New York.

Spring 17, Site 45, Ferndell Spring, outflow pipe into stream by a concrete spring house, on a hiking trail that intersects the North-South Road, Saratoga Spa State Park, Saratoga Springs, New York.

Spring 18, Site 46, Fern Gulley Spring, natural spring at the head of a gulley, near the Ferndale Spring, Saratoga Spa State Park, Saratoga Springs, New York.

Spring 19, Site 47, Karista Spring, by Geyser Creek, near the Ferndale Spring, Saratoga Spa State Park, Saratoga Springs, New York.

Spring 20, Site 48, Hayes Spring, north of the Environmental Education Center, Saratoga Spa State Park, Saratoga Springs, New York.

Spring 21, Island Spouter Spring, on an island covered with tufa in Geyser Creek, north of the Environmental Education Center, Saratoga Spa State Park, Saratoga Springs, New York.

Spring 22, Site 49, Orenda Spring, in a spring house on a hill above Geyser Creek, with a large tufa deposit on the stream bank, north of the Environmental Education Center, Saratoga Spa State Park, Saratoga Springs, New York.

Spring 23, Coesa Spouter Spring, in a pond, along the East-West Road, near the intersection with Route 50, Saratoga Spa State Park, Saratoga Springs, New York.

Spring 24, Site 50, Hathorn #3 Spring, at the intersection of the East-West Road and Route 50, Saratoga Spa State Park, Saratoga Springs, New York.

Spring 25, Site 51, Watering Tub Spring, on Watering Tub Road, Brant Lake, New York.

Viewed the Schroon River from the Route 8 highway bridge, near Brant, Lake New York.

Dinner at the Paradox Lake Day Use Area, Paradox, New York.

Spring 26, Site 52, Adirondack Spring, by a house near the intersection of Hallock Hill Road and Harkness Road, Harkness, New York.

Viewed the sunset, fields west of Plattsburg, New York.

Stay the night, La Quinta Inn and Suites, 15 Plaza Blvd., Plattsburg, New York.

July 21, 2017

Breakfast at La Quinta Inn and Suites, 15 Plaza Blvd., Plattsburg, New York.

Spring 27, Site 53, Dannemorra Mountain Spring, on Route 374, one mile west of Dannemorra, New York.

Spring 28, Site 54, Cadyville Spring, on Gaugeville Spring Road, by the Saranac River, Cadyville, New York.

Viewed the Saranac River in Cadyville, New York.

Viewed Lake Champlain and Fort Montgomery from the Rouses Point Bridge, east of Rouses Point, New York.

Viewed Mud Creek Pond, along Route 78, near Alburg, Vermont.

Spring 29, Site 55, Hill West Spring, Hill West Road, Montgomery, Vermont

Lunch at a picnic area on Route 118, south of Montgomery, Vermont.

Viewed Belvidere Pond, off Route 118 east of Belvidere, Vermont

Spring 30, Site 56, Johnson Cold Spring, Lower Main Street East, Johnson, Vermont.

Spring 31, Site 57, Big Spring, along Mountain Road (Route 109), Smugglers Notch State Park, Vermont.

Short hike up the flank of the mountain above Big Spring, past giant schist boulders, to view a cliff face with another spring, Smugglers Notch State Park, Vermont.

Dinner, Subway Restaurant within Irving Gas - Circle K convenience store, Greenfield Rd, South Deerfield, MA

Manhattan Avenue, New York City to drop off interns

10 PM, return to Tappan NY