We had a great turnout for the October 8 trail project at Cheney Mountain in Moriah, with volunteers coming from Port Henry, Mineville, Moriah, Crown Point, Westport, Wadhams, Essex, and even southeast Kentucky.   After some tasty muffins, welcoming words, and introductions we cut branches and saplings, removed fallen logs, weed-whacked through tall goldenrod, and put up trail markers as we worked uphill to the summit.
 
Cheney Mountain is shaped like a loaf of bread so the top of the mountain has a long, fairly level surface with rock outcrops near the edges and numerous wetlands and tiny ponds.  The best views are from the south end of the "loaf" which is where we were headed.  The attached picture, taken by Jim Davis, shows the view to the southeast.
 
At about 12:30 we were within a couple hundred yards of the end but chose to call it a day and return later to finish the trail.
 
We will return to Cheney Mountain on Saturday, November 5th at 8:30 to complete the trail.  Please join us in hiking up the mountain, stopping to look at the views, and then clearing the final bit of trail leading to the best overlook.
 
Thanks to all the volunteers and to the Moriah Town Board for having the vision to create a trail on its scenic property.
 
♫♫ Happy Trails ♫♫,