Saturday, November 29, 2014

Freetown State Forest Hike

TRIP DATE:      11-5-2014         
                 
TRIP LOCATION:          Freetown State Forest, Assonet, MA 
MEETING TIME:      10:00 am    
NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS (INCLUDING LEADERS): 16 
      
TOTAL HIKING TIME (IN HOURS):       4
LENGTH IN MILES:      6
TOTAL ELEVATION GAIN (IN FEET):    300
DIFFICULTY:       C                           (A=very strenuous; B=strenuous; C=average; D=easy)
LEADER NAME(S):       Rick McNally
CO-LEADER NAME(S):
TRAILHEAD PARKING LOCATION & DESCRIPTION:    Forst Headquarter, 3 Labbridge Rd., Assonet
CAR SPOTTING REQUIRED?:   No                  TIME REQUIRED TO SPOT CARS:
WAS TRIP WITHING WHITE MOUNTAIN NATIONAL FOREST?  No    
PLEASE BRIEFLY DESCRIBE SPECIFIC TRAILS HIKED AND TRAIL CONDITIONS ENCOUNTERED:
Massasoit and Breakneck Trails and others to Profile Rock to Gasline to Old Stoney Acres Camp to Swim Hole, Gasline to parking
WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR HIKE:  50 degree drizzly and showers
OTHER COMMENTS (problems, views, terrain, etc.)  Crossed four unbridged wet areas.  Blowdowns on trail to Stoney Acres Cam.  No Incidents.

Sunday, November 16, 2014

RLBH, Fowl Meadow, November 15, 2014

AMC SEM POST-HIKE TRIP REPORT
TRIP DATE:         November 15, 2014   
TRIP LOCATION:    Blue Hills Reservation   
WAS TRIP CANCELLED? (y/n):  No
MEETING TIME:     9:30 AM   
NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS (INCLUDING LEADERS):    17
TOTAL HIKING TIME (IN HOURS):    3.5 Hours
LENGTH IN MILES:     7.27
TOTAL ELEVATION GAIN (IN FEET):     450
DIFFICULTY:        C                           (A=very strenuous; B=strenuous; C=average; D=easy)
LEADER NAME(S): Len Ulbricht, Joe Keogh,
CO-LEADER NAME(S): Cathy Garry
TRAILHEAD PARKING LOCATION & DESCRIPTION:    End of Royal st. Canton
CAR SPOTTING REQUIRED?:      yes                    TIME REQUIRED TO SPOT CARS:15 min
WAS TRIP WITHIN WHITE MOUNTAIN NATIONAL FOREST?      No
IF YES TO ABOVE, DESCRIBE SPECIFIC TRAILS HIKED AND TRAIL CONDITIONS ENCOUNTERED:
WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR HIKE:  Last hike of the 2014 RLBH season, Sunny day in the 30’s
OTHER COMMENTS (problems, views, terrain, etc.)  IMPORTANT: Contact Hike Committee Chair ASAP with any medical emergencies or other serious incidents.