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.)