TRIP LOCATION: Vermont – Green Mtns.
WAS TRIP
CANCELLED? (y/n): N
MEETING
TIME: 11:30 am at campground –
Little River State Park
NUMBER OF
PARTICIPANTS (INCLUDING LEADERS): 10
TOTAL HIKING
TIME (IN HOURS): 15 – 16 hrs.
(Camel’s Hump, Mt. Mansfield, Mt. Ellen)
LENGTH IN
MILES: 18.7 miles
TOTAL
ELEVATION GAIN (IN FEET): 2700 ft.
DIFFICULTY: B (A=very strenuous;
B=strenuous; C=average; D=easy)
LEADER
NAME(S): Leslie Carson
CO-LEADER
NAME(S): Ken Carson
TRAILHEAD
PARKING LOCATION & DESCRIPTION: Camel’s
Hump – Burrow’s Trail, Mt. Mansfield – Sunset Ridge Trail down Laura Cowles
Trail, Mt. Ellen – Jerusalem Trail to Long Trail
CAR SPOTTING
REQUIRED?: N TIME REQUIRED TO SPOT CARS:
WAS TRIP
WITHIN WHITE MOUNTAIN NATIONAL FOREST? No,
Green Mtns.
WEATHER
CONDITIONS FOR HIKE:
Day 1 – Nice
weather, some clouds. We got settled at the campsite then drove 1 hr. to the
trailhead and hiked up the Burrow’s Trail to Camel’s Hump. Fairly nice views
with some clouds and haze and the trail was dry. Returned to the campsite then
went out for dinner at the Blue Stone restaurant in Waterbury – great specialty
pizzas and microbrews!
Day 2 –
Forecast was for rain so we hiked Mt. Mansfield instead of the longer proposed
hike of Mt. Abraham and Mt. Ellen along the Monroe Skyline/Long Trail. Three
people decided to kayak/canoe this day at Little River (boat launch in the
park). Seven of us hiked in from the west up Sunset Ridge Trail and came down
the Laura Cowles Trail. No views at the top as we were in the clouds. We did
get some peeks of views while on the Sunset Ridge trail. We decided to come
down the very steep Laura Cowles trail and it began to lightly rain. Wet rocks
and slippery made it slow going. We thought it would be a great trail in the
winter snowshoeing. Returned to the campsite and had a delicious group dinner thanks
to Luther and Joyce with help from everyone.
Day 3 –
Forecast again for rain so five of us decided to hike only Mt. Ellen by way of
the Jerusalem trail then going south on the Monroe Skyline/Long Trail to Mt.
Ellen and returning the same way. Others decided to go into town and take a
break from hiking. Mostly overcast with some brightening of sun at times, but
fortunately, no rain. Nice, moderate trail. We had lunch at the top of the
Sugarbush ski lift area with some good views. Returned to the campsite and had
another wonderful camp dinner. Headed for our tents when it began to rain and
we had rain off and on throughout the night.Day 4 – Woke up to the sound of rain. Had breakfast then packed up to leave for home. Some people took some side trips to Waterbury before heading home.
No comments:
Post a Comment