Outings

Member Outings for 2026

Leader: Charles Dexter, 917-593-8381, call until 10:30 PM.

For all outings, wear clothing appropriate for the weather (layers are best) and bring snacks and water. Check the web for visitor and transit rules. City outings are “meetup” only, accessible by public transportation.

Date: March 18, 2026, Wednesday
High Line Park, Manhattan (Chelsea area)

Walk amidst a forest of skyscrapers above the city streets. See winter grass, old rail tracks, architecture, NYC skyline, art and people. Hike roughly 20 blocks from West 30th street south to Gansevoort Street. Shoot until late afternoon or so. We will find dinner afterward. Note the park is crowded, and passageways are congested (tripods are discouraged). Link: Visitor info and map

Meet 1:00 p.m. – Ride the West 30 Street elevator (near 500 W. 30 St.) between 10th & 11th Avenues, up to the top of the High Line.
Subway: A, C & E trains to 34 Street. Hike starts at 1:15 p.m.

Or meet at 3:00 p.m. – Ride the 23 West Street elevator (near 500 W. 23 St.) between 10th & 11th Avenues, up to the top of the High Line.
Subway: C & E trains to 23 Street. Hike continues at 3:15 p.m.

Date: March 25, 2026, Wednesday
Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, NY

Perhaps we should have waited for Halloween, but I couldn’t wait! Explore hills, valleys, glacial ponds, mausoleums and statues within this vast park for the living and the dead in the middle of New York City. Shoot from 1:30 p.m. until closing at 5 p.m. Dinner in the neighborhood afterwards. Read more about this unique place here: Our Story – Green-Wood.

Meet at 1:15 p.m. at the main entrance, the Gothic Gate, beyond 25 Street and Fifth Avenue, one and a half blocks from the subway station at 25 Street and 4^th. Hike starts at 1:30 p.m.

Subway: D, N, and R trains to 25th Street in Brooklyn. Note that 25th Street is an R only local stop and both the D and N express trains bypass local stops including 25th Street; switch from express to an R train beforehand. Google map of walk from subway station to the Gothic Gate.

Links:
Visitor information: Plan A Visit – Green-Wood
Official Cemetery Map: ALIVE_AT_G-W_MAP_for website