Tuesday, June 16, 2015

Summer Series Hike #1 - Blue Hills - 5-30-2015

TRIP DATE:      May 30, 2015
                   
TRIP LOCATION      Blue Hills
  
WAS TRIP CANCELLED? (y/n):  N

MEETING TIME: 10:00 AM
   
NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS (INCLUDING LEADERS):  14
     
TOTAL HIKING TIME (IN HOURS):    app. 5.0 hrs.

LENGTH IN MILES:   7.0 mi.

TOTAL ELEVATION GAIN (IN FEET): 1,545
        
DIFFICULTY:      B        (A=very strenuous; B=strenuous; C=average; D=easy)

LEADER NAME(S):            Barry Young, Walt Granda, Bob Vogel (IR), Paul Miller

CO-LEADER NAME(S):     

TRAILHEAD PARKING LOCATION & DESCRIPTION: South parking lot by Trailside Museum Route 138
 
CAR SPOTTING REQUIRED?:    N                      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 with temps in the 80’s.

OTHER COMMENTS (problems, views, terrain, etc.)  Six new AMC hikers joined the group as part of the Summer Hiking Series.   Route was selected to prepare hikers for those who wish to pursue more challenging hikes in NH.  Route was Red Dot to South Skyline Loop, Skyline out to Tucker and back to headquarters building, then the North Skyline Loop to Red Dot to parking area.

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