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Wednesday, March 30. 2016

The 2016 Maggie's Farm NYC Urban Hike

We have picked Saturday, April 23 for this year's hike.


Join us if you want. We had a good time last time we did it. Met a bunch of pleasant Maggie's people. We could easily cover the length of Manhattan in one day, were it not for the darn crossing lights. Doubles the time, and interrupts the hiking rhythm.


Bring camera, good shoes. Rain or shine. It's designed to be a day-long thing but of course people can flake off whenever.


Bulldog will post details. It will be a different route this time. I hope he plans to include the full length of Central Park, and for a cool cheap place for lunch in Harlem or Washington Heights or wherever.

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St George's Day.

Drop by Myers of Keswick for a pork pie and some Branston pickle. Oh, and some Stilton.

There must be a bar in NYC that serves an English ale!
#1 JJM on 2016-03-30 12:24 (Reply)
I hope to join, at least for part. If you haven't finalized your route, might I suggest starting in the West Village and walking up the High Line to 30th Street. It's very interesting if you haven't done it, and you'll miss a lot of traffic lights. Also, I repeat my invitation to pass by the Official Manhattan Contrarian Secret Lair. Said Secret Lair is within a few blocks of Myers of Keswick (mentioned in previous comment). Indeed, Myers of Keswick (Hudson Street near Jane) is on the direct route from the MC Secret Lair to the start of the High Line at Washington and Gansevoort.
#2 Francis Menton (Link) on 2016-03-30 17:18 (Reply)
High Line on weekends is impossible!
#2.1 BD on 2016-03-30 17:22 (Reply)
Love the High Line - but have to agree with BD that it's impossible on weekends. Great idea, though, if it was at all navigable.

We started in Battery Park last time, but missed the West Village, so we can probably start out farther down and work our way up with these stops in mind.

I'll have to have some idea of where said Secret Lair is, though?
#2.2 Bulldog on 2016-03-30 21:48 (Reply)
MC Secret Lair is near the corner of Bleecker Street and Perry Street. Send me an email and I will provide an exact address. (If I posted it here it would no longer be a secret!)
#2.2.1 Francis Menton (Link) on 2016-03-31 13:14 (Reply)
Considering...

It would mean an early start from NH.
#3 Assistant Village Idiot (Link) on 2016-03-30 22:20 (Reply)
Saturday is the 2nd evening of Passover.
Many families celebrate both the 1st and 2nd evenings.
#4 Earl Wertheimer on 2016-03-30 23:46 (Reply)

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