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Garlinghouse and French Hill Rd – 42.602094,-77.467518

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Directions To Garlinghouse Rd and French Hill Rd intersection.

Warning: Garlinghouse Rd is seasonal at the north end and does not connect with Dutch Hollow Rd in Springwater in the winter.  Directions from Harriet Hollister should help hikers who like to drive back roads to avoid getting stuck in snow.

From Springwater: Head south on Rt 15 for 5 miles to Wayland. Turn left on Rt 21 East for 5.6 miles. Turn left on Co Rd 38 (Rowe Rd) and follow that road for 2.9 miles (the name of the road changes from Rowe Rd to Garlinghouse Rd to Garlinghouse-Atlanta Rd). Turn right at the stop sign onto French Hill Rd and park on the right side.

From Honeoye: take W Lake Rd (CR 36) south. About 4.3 miles south of the intersection with East Lake Rd, turn right onto French Hill Rd. After 1.9 miles French Hill Rd has a stop sign at Dug Rd. Turn right to stay on French Hill Rd. Park on the left side just before the first left (Garlinghouse/Atlanta Rd). (You can turn around at Garlinhouse/Atlanta Rd).

From Harriet Hollister Spencer Park: The following directions avoid the seasonal roads Warner, Liddiard, Coates and Richards which your GPS may recommend.  These roads are closed in the winter going over the top of the hill.  From Harriet Hollister, head south on Canadice Hill Rd which becomes Wetmore at the Springwater town line.  At the end of Wetmore, bear right onto CR 36 (Tabors Corners Rd).  Continue on Tabors Corners Rd for 5.4 miles.  Turn left on Rt 21N. In 1.5 miles, turn left on Co Rd 38 (Rowe Rd) and follow that road for 2.9 miles (the name of the road changes from Rowe Rd to Garlinghouse Rd to Garlinghouse-Atlanta Rd). Turn right at the stop sign onto French Hill Rd and park on the right side.

Add Color! Put pictures into your posts.

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AddPostThere is a saying, “a picture is worth a thousand words”.  At least a picture makes your post more attractive.

Adding a picture is quite easy. First you want to save the picture on your computer and resize it so you can upload it quickly and so viewers don’t have to wait long to see it.

  1. Load your pictures onto your computer.  (Remember where they are!!)
  2. Use a simple image editor to create a low resolution picture for the web.  This will speed things up.  In Windows, I use Paint to open the picture and use the Resize command to make the picture about 600×800.  For HD pictures from my phone,I scale the picture to 25% of the original.  Use the Crop command to get rid of parts of the picture you do not want.
  3. Then save the picture with a new name (like IMG1023_Web.jpg if the original is IMG1023.jpg).  That way you don’t lose the high resolution picture if you want to print it.

addMediaNow you can upload the picture to the website as you edit your post.

  1. When adding your post, click at the spot where you want to insert the picture and click on Add Media at the top.
  2. You can drag your picture to the popup window or click on Select Files to find your picture.

alignment

You will want to select an Alignment – either the left or right side of the column.  I find I like to alternate between right and left alingment. Also, set the Size to Medium.  And enter a caption if you wish.

Updated Feb 3, 2014

Pam is getting proficient at adding reports about our hikes. However, the pictures are still frustrating to her.  So here are some hints to help with pictures.

The most common problem I have seen is caused by how the pictures are displayed.  In order to support different width browsers, pictures will float.  I have suggested that you alternate between aligning on the left and right.  This staggers the pictures and tends to avoid getting them on top of each other.  Since the setup doesn’t actually allow pictures on top of each other, the lower one will often float down (I guess I should say sink down) with results that can be surprising.  So, here is my hint:

Put in your words first.  This allows you to focus on your story.  Get the flow right.  Edit your story until you are happy with it.  You may want to use your favorite editor and paste it into the blog editor when you like how it reads.

Add one picture per paragraph.  This separates your pictures and makes it easier to read.  To add a picture, click at the beginning of the paragraph, and then click on the Add Media button.  The paragraph will get pushed to one side to make room for the picture.

Add more pictures as a gallery.  If you have more than one picture per paragraph, you can add a picture gallery at the end of your post.

  1. Click your mouse after the last bit of text.
  2. Press the Add Media button
  3. Click on Create Gallery on the left sidebar.  You still will be looking at the Media Library, although it will say Create Gallery at the top, rather than Insert Media.  You can upload more pictures by dragging them from your computer to the browser.
  4. Click on the pictures you want to include in the gallery.  You will see that they are checked.
  5. Click on Create Gallery button in the lower right corner.
  6. There are three settings:  Link to Attachment Page, Columns: 3, and Random Order.  

    1. Link to Attachment Page means that when a user clicks on the picture, they will get a page with a title and your caption and a larger picture.
      Link to Media File will bring up just the picture at full resolution.
      Since Link to Attachment Page is faster, I prefer it.
    2. Columns 3 is clear.  Don’t go above 3 columns because our newsletter column is narrow.
    3. Checking Random Order causes the gallery to rearrange each time you view it.
  7. Finally click on the Insert Gallery button in the lower right.

Wolf Gull on Garlinghouse Rd – 42.584565, -77.481375

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Directions to Schum Acres and the South end of Wolf Gull on Garlinghouse Rd.  Look for the Springwater Trails sign to coordinate parking.

From Springwater: go to Wayland and follow those directions.

From Wayland: take Rt 21N for 5.6 miles. Turn left on Co Rd 38  (Garlinghouse Rd AKA Rowe Rd). Wolf Gull is on the north (left) side about 1.1 miles from Rt 21.  (about 0.3 miles past Pardee Hollow Rd).

From Honeoye: take W Lake Rd south. Turn right onto French Hill Rd. At the tee (at Dug Rd) turn right to stay on French Hill Rd. Take the first left on Garlinghouse/Atlanta Rd. After 1.1 miles Wolf Gull is on the right (north) side.

Richards Rd at Pardee Hollow Rd – 42.594002, -77.502889

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Directions to the Richards Rd intersection with Pardee Hollow Rd.

From Springwater: go North of 15A for .8mi from the light. Turn right on Wheaton Hill Rd (see the maple sign). At the tee, at the top of the hill, turn right onto Wetmore Rd. Bear right on Tabors Corner Rd. After 1.8 miles, turn left on Pardee Hollow Rd . Turn right at the tee to stay on Pardee Hollow Rd. Continue south for 1.9 miles.  Park on the west (right) side of Pardee Hollow Rd near Richards Rd (the second left off of Pardee Hollow.

From Wayland: take Rt 21N for 5.6 miles. Turn left on Co Rd 38  (Garling House Rd AKA Rowe Rd). Take the first left onto Pardee Hollow Rd and continue for 1.9 miles. Park on the west side (left) of Pardee Hollow Rd near Richards Rd.

From Honeoye: take W Lake Rd south. Turn right onto French Hill Rd. At the tee (at Dug Rd) turn right to stay on French Hill Rd. Take the first left on Garlinghouse/Atlanta Rd. Go Right on Pardee Hollow Rd and continue for 1.9 miles. Park on the west side (left) of Pardee Hollow Rd near Richards Rd.