RLBH, Annual Summer Picnic & Hike, July 13, 2017, Houghton's Pond, Old Rt 128

AMC SEM POST-HIKE TRIP REPORT

TRIP DATE:         July 13, 2017   

TRIP LOCATION:    Blue Hills Reservation   

WAS TRIP CANCELLED 3:50 PM for a 4 PM start   

NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS (INCLUDING LEADERS):  16

TOTAL HIKING TIME (IN HOU4.085.05

TOTAL ELEVATION GAIN (IN FEET):     105

DIFFICULTY:        C                          (A=very strenuous; B=strenuous; C=average; D=easy)

LEADER NAME(S): Michael Swartz

CO-LEADER NAME(S):Cathy Garry, Bill Cannon

TRAILHEAD PARKING LOCATION & DESCRIPTION:Athletic Field parking off Blue Hill River Rd.

CAR SPOTTING REQUIRED?:    no         TIME REQUIRED TO SPOT CARS: minutes

WAS TRIP WITHIN WHITE MOUNTAIN NATIONAL FOREST?      No

IF YES TO ABOVE, DESCRIBE SPECIFIC TRAILS HIKED AND TRAIL CONDITIONS ENCOUNTERED:

WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR HIKE: 57 to start, and overcast with some sprinkles

OTHER COMMENTS (problems, views, terrain, etc.) This was the annual RLBH picnic with a  pre hike. 16 hikers joined 11 Picnickers for a pot luck dinner in the Gazebo. The rain held off, although for a July night it was quite chilly at 54 degrees.

IMPORTANT: Contact Hike Committee Chair ASAP with any medical emergencies or other serious incidents.

Email to: hikingchair@amcsem.org and Cc hikingvicechair@amcsem.org