Wednesday, February 19, 2014

Thursday Morning Blue Hills Snowshoe Hike


TRIP DATE:  2-6-2014                                        
NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS (INCLUDING LEADERS): 8

TOTAL HIKING TIME (IN HOURS): 3 hours
LENGTH IN MILES:  app. 4 miles

TOTAL ELEVATION GAIN (IN FEET):   
DIFFICULTY:     BCB                            (A=very strenuous; B=strenuous; C=average; D=easy)

LEADER NAME(S):       Sue Chiavaroli
CO-LEADER NAME(S):

TRAILHEAD PARKING LOCATION & DESCRIPTION:    Due to the snowed-in parking lots on Rte. 28, we parked at the lot at the corner of Chickatawbut Rd.
CAR SPOTTING REQUIRED?:       No                  TIME REQUIRED TO SPOT CARS:

WAS TRIP WITHING WHITE MOUNTAIN NATIONAL FOREST?  No    
IF YES TO ABOVE, DESCRIBE SPECIFIC TRAILS HIKED AND TRAIL CONDITIONS ENCOUNTERED:

WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR HIKE:  Sunny, 18 degrees, no wind
OTHER COMMENTS (problems, views, terrain, etc.)  Due to one foot of fresh snow on the Red Dot Trail, we had to break trail using our snowshoes…

Wednesday, February 5, 2014

2013-14 Winter Hike #3 - Mt. Pierce


TRIP DATE:  Feb. 1, 2014                                           
TRIP LOCATION: Mt. Pierce, Crawford Notch, NH             

MEETING TIME:   8:45 am                 
NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS (INCLUDING LEADERS): 16       

TOTAL HIKING TIME (IN HOURS): 6.5 hours  
LENGTH IN MILES: app. 6.6 miles

TOTAL ELEVATION GAIN (IN FEET): app. 2,400 feet
DIFFICULTY:          B             (A=very strenuous; B=strenuous; C=average; D=easy)

LEADER NAME(S):  Paul Miller, Mike Woessner, Wayne Anderson, Chris Pellegrini, Bill Pellegrini           
CO-LEADER NAME(S): Anne Duggan

TRAILHEAD PARKING LOCATION & DESCRIPTION: large Crawford Path parking lot off Mt. Clinton Rd. (at Crawford Connector trailhead)
CAR SPOTTING REQUIRED?:        No

WAS TRIP WITHING WHITE MOUNTAIN NATIONAL FOREST?  Yes
IF YES TO ABOVE, DESCRIBE SPECIFIC TRAILS HIKED AND TRAIL CONDITIONS ENCOUNTERED:

Well-packed snow on Crawford Path, Mizpah Cutoff, and Webster Cliff Trails with a few icy spots on the Crawford Path and a little deeper snow on Webster Cliff toward the summit of Pierce
WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR HIKE:  Beautiful weather, with temps in the high 20s/low 30s and no wind.  Got a little cloudy in the afternoon on the way down...

OTHER COMMENTS (problems, views, terrain, etc.):  excellent views from summit of Pierce toward Ike, Monroe, Washington, and even the Northern Presidentials

Cumberland Monastery Hike


TRIP DATE:      January 30, 2014                                
TRIP LOCATION: Monastery, Cumberland,nRI                      

MEETING TIME:  10:00 am                

NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS (INCLUDING LEADERS): 18       
TOTAL HIKING TIME (IN HOURS):       app. 3 miles

LENGTH IN MILES:      5.2 miles
TOTAL ELEVATION GAIN (IN FEET):  200 ft.  

DIFFICULTY:        C                    (A=very strenuous; B=strenuous; C=average; D=easy)
LEADER NAME(S):       Muriel Guenthner

CO-LEADER NAME(S): Sue Chivaroli

TRAILHEAD PARKING LOCATION & DESCRIPTION:    Monastery Grounds parking lot
CAR SPOTTING REQUIRED?:    No                 

WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR HIKE:  Sunny and cold
OTHER COMMENTS (problems, views, terrain, etc.):  some ice on trails