Sign of the season: the swimming area at the lower falls has been drained and the gravel accumulated from the heavy rains last month is being removed. Park staff are using it for fill in an area in the campground where they are relocating some campsites.
- The swimming area at the lower park is drained for the season.
The days are shortening and the nights are nippy as we drift into October at the park. But our season is not over. The flood in the gorge during Tropical Storm Lee damaged trail stonework in the upper gorge, and the gorge mason is working hard to make repairs. But Park Manager Kathie Notarfonzo says that the Gorge Trail has been opened from the upper park to the brink of Lucifer Falls. The Rim Trail is still fully open and most of the rest of the Gorge Trail is still open.
Here is what the Friends of Treman are doing this month:
- October 13, Thursday, 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Sorting deposit cans and bottles in the old upper park maintenance building. This is a major fundraiser for the park and we can always use another pair of hands.
- October 29, Saturday, 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. UPPER TREMAN HERITAGE DAY. The public is invited to come see archeology in action as well as go on a mill tour or a nature walk to the falls.
Our next meeting will take place on Wednesday, November 2 at 4:00 p.m., meeting at the Old Mill initially, before going back down to the lower park maintenance building for the rest of the agenda. All members are welcome.
For more information, contact Friends president Pauline Halpern at 607-257-0245 or Ptahalpern@earthlink.net.
