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Hiking Zofnass Family Preserve in Pound Ridge on Thursday, Oct 18, 2018 The Zofnass Family Preserve in Pound Ridge is a 150 acre property owned by the Westchester Land Trust. At this time of the year it is a lush green. There are about 8 miles of trails over a rustic terrain. We will be hiking a loop of about 3 miles, which should be completed in about 2-2 ½ hours. This hike is not for beginners. The trail is
quite rugged with several ups and downs. You do need stamina and a sense of
balance. Experienced hikers will find this hike in the rustic wilderness most enjoyable.
Due to limited parking space at the trailhead we will meet at 9.30 am at the Long Ridge Tavern located at 2635 Long Ridge Road, Stamford and car pool from there. Take Exit 34 off the Merritt Parkway and head north on Long Ridge Road for about 3.8 miles till you come to the Tavern on the right ( a red building just before the the blinking traffic light.)
From the Long Ridge Tavern the ride to the trailhead , located at 245 Upper Shad Road is about 5-8 minutes. We expect to start hiking by 9.45 am and finish by about 12.15
pm. Its a beautiful time of the year and the hike should be a rewarding experience.
Lunch will follow at the Long Ridge Tavern for those interested, about 12.30 pm.
We welcome participation from spouses.
Dogs on leash are allowed.
Contact for this hike: Sunil Saksena 203-561-8601 ssaksena44@gmail.com
Picture from this year’s hike.
Richard Hyman will be sharing stories and photographs about his time working for the famed Captain Jacques-Yves Cousteau.
Richard was a professional diver and photographer for Cousteau. He worked his way up the ladder, first driving a supply truck from L.A. to the Canadian wilderness and there building a cabin with Cree Indians for the Cousteau team to winter in and film Beavers of the North Country. A year later, as a deck hand aboard Calypso, they filmed The Incredible Migration of the Spiny Lobsters in Mexico, before sailing south to Belize, where they filmed the spawning of thousands of grouper, The Fish that Swallowed Jonah. Singer songwriter John Denver paid a visit and performed a televised concert on Calypso’s foredeck. On Richard’s final expedition he graduated to diver and photographer, where en route to Venezuela, he experienced treacherous deep dives on the wreck of the USS Monitor off North Carolina, skeletons inside wrecks off Martinique, and the death of Jacques Cousteau’s son, Philippe.
Richard is a PADI-certified Aquanaut, a member of the Marine Biology Hall of Fame, and a Trustee of the Fabien Cousteau Ocean Learning Center.
Stories about life aboard Calypso and Cousteau, once one of the most recognized names in the world, should interest most everybody, particularly adventurers, Denver fans, divers, environmentalists, photographers, travel buffs, and videographers.
www.richardehyman.com
richardehyman@gmail.com
Mobile 203-456-4271
As a kid, I spent as much time as possible under water. Cousteau was my hero. Here is a video that is sure to be an earworm as you enjoy this talk. Gary
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35x_rwyBh-8
Aye Calypso the places you’ve been to
The things that you’ve shown us
The stories you tell
Aye Calypso, I sing to your spirit
The men who have served you so long and so well
(We’ll avoid the yodeling part.)