Saturday, October 24, 2015, 6:00am: Estate Caledonia Hike

General info for all hikes and walks: Hikes and walks are $5 for members, and $10 for non-members (become a member). Unless otherwise noted, the pace for hikes is moderate, lasting 3-5 hours, covering 3-5 miles, the terrain is hilly, footing is sometimes uneven, and we follow trails and possibly paved or dirt roads . Walks are easier and shorter than hikes, and usually follow paved or dirt roads, no trails. The guide may periodically stop and talk along the way. Bring sturdy, comfortable walking or hiking shoes, water, snack, bug spray, rain poncho, and camera. Shorts or long pants are OK. For day hikes, bring a hat and sun block. For night hikes, bring a small flashlight. There are usually about 20 people. We depart about 30 minutes after the posted start time. For some hikes, we will meet at the indicated location, then drive a short distance to the hike location.

Specific info for this hike: This is a moderate to difficult hike. We will be walking in a stream bed and scrambling over boulders, up to a waterfall. There are also ruins of an unfinished house, and many large trees. If the current lack of rain continues, this will be a dry stream bed hike, but if we get rain, then areas will be slippery, and you should be prepared to possibly walk in water that is knee-deep in places . The area will be overgrown with bushes, so long pants are recommended, and a walking stick if you need one. The hike time to the waterfall will be about 1 hour, and the total hike time will be about 2-1/2 hours.

Meet at 6am at the beach-front parking lot at Fort Frederick Beach. From there, we will drive at 6:30am to the start of the hike at the Caledonia crusher.

Directions:
- From Frederiksted, go north on Route 63.
- When you see Fort Frederick (large red building) on your left, continue another 1/10 of a mile to the parking spaces on the left side of the road.

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