WALK CANCELLED DUE TO RAIN<br /><br /><br />Monday Walking Group<br />9:30 a.m., Monday, September 5, 2022<br />Ashley Reservoir, Holyoke, Mass 01040<br /><br />MEETING TIME AND PLACE: 9:30 a.m., Monday, September 5, 2022. Entrance gate to Ashley Reservoir, 250 Whitney Avenue, Holyoke, Mass 01040. The entrance gate is adjacent to the Elks Club parking lot where we will park. The Elks Club and the adjacent parking lot are the only structures on Whitney Avenue. In the past, there have been Porta-Potties at the rear of the parking lot thanks to the Elks Club, but there is no assurance that policy will continue. However, there is a Porta-Potti adjacent to the water pumping station (you can find it on Google maps). Link here; https://www.google.com/maps/place/Ashley+Reservoir/@42.1778713,-72.6582434,17z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x89e6de51f2094495:0xa2dbfe656eedd164!8m2!3d42.1754463!4d-72.6526215. <br /><br />DRIVING DIRECTIONS: For those using a GPS, the address is: 250 Whitney Avenue, Holyoke, Mass 01040. From Northampton, take I-91 south to NEW EXIT 12 (OLD EXIT 15). This is the Lower Westfield Road interchange that you may be familiar with since if you go to the left it leads to the Holyoke Mall. However, take the exit to the right which is still Lower Westfield Road, proceed straight ahead about ? mile through the traffic light at Homestead Avenue and up a hill, another ? mile. Make a right hand turn at the first street which is Whitney Avenue. The Elks Club is on the right and has two parking lots, one on each side of the building (there are no other buildings on Whitney Avenue). You can park in either lot. The entrance gate to the Ashley Reservoir is about 500 feet ahead on Whitney Avenue, which is where we will meet. <br /><br />DESCRIPTION OF WALK: Starting at the entrance gate to the Ashley Reservoir, we will walk approximately ? mile on Whitney Avenue (which is a gravel road with no cars allowed) to the reservoir complex itself. Because of the heat, we will proceed s