{"id":3473,"date":"2025-12-12T21:10:49","date_gmt":"2025-12-12T21:10:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/morgan-outdoors.com\/?p=3473"},"modified":"2025-12-30T15:28:14","modified_gmt":"2025-12-30T15:28:14","slug":"first-day-hike-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/morgan-outdoors.com\/?p=3473","title":{"rendered":"First Day Hike 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/morgan-outdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Frick-trailhead-sign-with-snowshoes-Photo-by-LMLyons.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/morgan-outdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Frick-trailhead-sign-with-snowshoes-Photo-by-LMLyons.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/morgan-outdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Frick-trailhead-sign-with-snowshoes-Photo-by-LMLyons.jpg 480w, https:\/\/morgan-outdoors.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Frick-trailhead-sign-with-snowshoes-Photo-by-LMLyons-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>NEW YEAR\u2019S DAY SNOWSHOE!<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Thursday, Jan 1, 2026 1:00 \u2013 2:30: <\/strong>Celebrate the New Year with a First Day Hike around Frick Pond near Livingston Manor, NY. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>TRAIL:<\/strong> A scenic <strong>2.2 mile trail<\/strong> inviting for beginners and more experienced hikers. Loops around Frick Pond, through a magical hemlock grotto and across an intersection named Times Square!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>REGISTRATION required<\/strong> &#8211; <strong>group size is LIMITED to 18<\/strong>. We will have a special New Year\u2019s toast after the hike! Hikers must be 18 years old to participate. The hike leader is Lisa Lyons of Morgan Outdoors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>TO REGISTER:<\/strong> Call Morgan Outdoors (845) 693-4181 <strong>by\u00a0December 31<sup>st<\/sup> at 12 pm<\/strong>. We will confirm meeting location and trail conditions! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>GEAR:<\/strong> Waterproof hiking boots recommended. <strong>Snowshoes or microspikes are required for traction<\/strong>. Bring your own or rent Kahtoola Microspikes (at special $5 rate) in sizes XS to XL. Call Morgan Outdoors with a credit card to reserve a pair 845 693 4181.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>TRAIL CONDITIONS<\/strong>: We will check the day before and email an update to all registrants! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>CANCELLATIONS<\/strong>: There will be a <strong>Wait List<\/strong> so registrants who need to Cancel <strong>please call Morgan Outdoors by 12 PM on Wednesday Dec. 31<\/strong> so someone else can take their place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>QUESTIONS<\/strong>:  Call with <strong>any questions<\/strong>. We\u2019ll help you prep so you have a great time!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <strong>PARTNERS: <\/strong>Our First Day Hike is described on <a href=\"https:\/\/dec.ny.gov\/things-to-do\/hiking\/first-day-hikes\">HERE<\/a> in Region 3, Lower Hudson Valley and Catskills. Sponsored with support from NYSDEC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEW YEAR\u2019S DAY SNOWSHOE! Thursday, Jan 1, 2026 1:00 \u2013 2:30: Celebrate the New Year with a First Day Hike around Frick Pond near Livingston Manor, NY. TRAIL: A scenic 2.2 mile trail inviting for beginners and more experienced hikers. Loops around Frick Pond, through a magical hemlock grotto and across an intersection named Times [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3473","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/morgan-outdoors.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3473","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/morgan-outdoors.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/morgan-outdoors.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/morgan-outdoors.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/morgan-outdoors.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3473"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/morgan-outdoors.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3473\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3489,"href":"https:\/\/morgan-outdoors.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3473\/revisions\/3489"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/morgan-outdoors.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3473"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/morgan-outdoors.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3473"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/morgan-outdoors.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3473"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}