Borderland State Park

TRIP DATE:            11/26/2012              

TRIP LOCATION:            Borderland State Park   

WAS TRIP CANCELLED? (y/n):  N

MEETING TIME:  6:00 PM   

NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS (INCLUDING LEADERS):            7         

TOTAL HIKING TIME (IN HOURS): 2         

LENGTH IN MILES:  3      

TOTAL ELEVATION GAIN (IN FEET):             ~0

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

LEADER NAME(S): Bob Vogel, Jim Casey

CO-LEADER NAME(S):      Nancy Coote

TRAILHEAD PARKING LOCATION & DESCRIPTION: “Wedding Parking”        

CAR SPOTTING REQUIRED?:    N                      TIME REQUIRED TO SPOT CARS:

WAS TRIP WITHING WHITE MOUNTAIN NATIONAL FOREST?  N

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

WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR HIKE:  Wanted to drizzle, but still fine for hiking

OTHER COMMENTS (problems, views, terrain, etc.) Nice Hike

Winter Hiking Series #2 - Morgan-Percival, Holderness, NH

TRIP DATE            1/5/2013

TRIP LOCATION: Holderness NH Morgan/Percival Hike

WAS TRIP CANCELLED? (y/n):  No

MEETING TIME:  8:45 AM

NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS (INCLUDING LEADERS):               20

TOTAL HIKING TIME (IN HOURS):            5 hours

LENGTH IN MILES:             5.5 miles

TOTAL ELEVATION GAIN (IN FEET):             1550

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

LEADER NAME(S):             Walt Granda, Leslie Carson, Maureen Kelly

CO-LEADER NAME(S):            Paul Miller, Jim Casey

TRAILHEAD PARKING LOCATION & DESCRIPTION:        Rte. 113 Holdness, NH.  Hiked the loop trail counter clockwise. Going up the Mt Percival trail and down the Mt Morgan Trail.   This was the safest route due to the steep cliffs on Percival and snow covered trails.

CAR SPOTTING REQUIRED?:           NO               TIME REQUIRED TO SPOT CARS:

WAS TRIP WITHIN WHITE MOUNTAIN NATIONAL FOREST?              NO

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

Trail had packed and loose snow-requiring micro-spikes.  Snowshoes were not required.

WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR HIKE: Sunny 30 to 32 degrees

OTHER COMMENTS (problems, views, terrain, etc.)  Clear day with great views on the summit.  Snow pack on the trail varied 8 to 12 inches.  Three people bailed out on the Percival trail.  One due to sickness from a head cold.  Leslie and Maureen walked Kim and Kim’s friend back to the car.  A few minutes later Becky was having some hip pain so Paul walked her back to the car.  Paul, Leslie and Maureen did meet us up on Mt Morgan.

Winter Hiking Series #1 - Blue Hills

TRIP DATE            December 1, 2012

TRIP LOCATION:  Winter Hike #1 Blue Hills              

WAS TRIP CANCELLED? (y/n):  n

MEETING TIME:   8:45              

NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS (INCLUDING LEADERS):   25       

TOTAL HIKING TIME (IN HOURS):             5 1/2

LENGTH IN MILES:             6.25

TOTAL ELEVATION GAIN (IN FEET):             N/A

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

LEADER NAME(S):             Walt Granda, Leslie Carson, Maureen Kelly, Eva Borsody das

CO-LEADER NAME(S):            Paul Miller, Jim Casey

TRAILHEAD PARKING LOCATION & DESCRIPTION:            Houghtons Pond

CAR SPOTTING REQUIRED?:        NO                  TIME REQUIRED TO SPOT CARS:

WAS TRIP WITHIN WHITE MOUNTAIN NATIONAL FOREST?   NO     

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

Started at Houghton’s pond and hiked the South/North Skyline trail continued across the street to Buck hill and back.   Since the group was large we split into two groups

WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR HIKE: 

Cloudy with snow flurries

OTHER COMMENTS (problems, views, terrain, etc.)