Discussion: Long Island?

Any Long Islanders on AP, or any good LI connections? Is there runnable terrain this time of year over there?

Ed Hicks is working on some new maps in Suffolk Co on the sound side of the island about halfway down.

You could always go to Smith Point Park (Fire Island) and get a good workout running in the sand. And you'd be at the beach that way.

So as to the question of what kinds of shoes to pack, so far I have "O shoes" or "none".

They're pretty old school at the LIOC:

"The ideal map is a multi-colored, accurate, topographic map with selected man-made and natural features plotted to a definite scale, usually 1:50,000."

Joe, you're such an answer man...

I've emailed through their "contacts" page, but I'm batting close to .000 when it comes to getting help from club website contacts while traveling. I was hoping there'd be someone 'in the know' on AP, where people seem to be quite a bit more connected.

Any Long Islanders on AP? No
or any good LI connections? No
Is there runnable terrain this time of year over there? Yes, but long island is, uh long, so it depends on where you are. you could always take a ferry over to CT where we have runnable terrain year round.

Okay, thanks. Don't think I'll have much time, but figured I'd probe for the future... CT sounds much better.

The ferry I'm familiar with takes you to the part of CT that has no maps, though.

There is some sweet terrain out in the Hamptons, though it is not mapped and access might be suspect. This area, or at least a portion of something close by, is some sort of public land, and is very interesting: http://maps.google.com/maps?ie=UTF8&q=east+hampton...

Ferry from Port Jeff to Bridgeport gets you about 8 miles from Trout Brook Valley where I have an event on Aug. 9th.

OK. I've only even been on the Orient Point - New London boat.

Another view of j-man's suggested area. The depressions indicate sand terrain (which is what you'd expect on a terminal moraine). Could be thick with scrub oak, but you don't know until you look. The satellite view shows that this area is now partially built up with houses.

There is an orienteering map of Caumsett Park and also a small one in Muttontown. And they are not in a 1:50,000 scale nor hand colored nor printed on a piece of rock. John P. (you find his e-mail on the LIOC web site) is probably the best person to contact.

The woods are actually surprisingly nice, but there is some scrub oak. Actually, vegetation would be similiar to Stuckey Pond: some is excellent, and some is slower, but with good visibility.

The ferry I'm familiar with takes you to the part of CT that has no maps, though.

Orient Point <-> New London would drop you about 5 miles from NEOC's Rocky Neck map - but that has more ericaceous unpleasantness than I care for. But the map does include oceanfront beach access for when you get sick of crawling around in the Mountain Laurel.

Technically there are AP-ers on LI: Z-man, Dmitriy, JessyAH and me.
The question is how far east you are going to be? If you do not mind commuting, my place is 5 min walk from LIRR station in Kew Gardens, and we train on weekends.