Winter Series Hike #1 (Re-scheduled) - Mt. Wachusetts

TRIP DATE:      January 10, 2015
           
TRIP LOCATION      Mt. Wachusetts, Princeton, MA AMCSEM Winter Hike #1   
  
WAS TRIP CANCELLED? (y/n):  N, Rescheduled from 12/6/14
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MEETING TIME: 8:45 AM

NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS (INCLUDING LEADERS):   14
      
TOTAL HIKING TIME (IN HOURS):    approx. 4.0 hrs. (9:15 to 1:15 including brief stops and brief lunch)

LENGTH IN MILES:   4.8 mi.

TOTAL ELEVATION GAIN (IN FEET): Approx. 1,000 feet
      
DIFFICULTY:      C         (A=very strenuous; B=strenuous; C=average; D=easy)

LEADER NAME(S):            Barry Young, Maureen Kelly

CO-LEADER NAME(S):     None

TRAILHEAD PARKING LOCATION & DESCRIPTION: Parked in Wachusett State Park parking lot near ski lodge, row 10, Mid-State Trail Head.

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

WAS TRIP WITHING WHITE MOUNTAIN NATIONAL FOREST? No

DESCRIBE SPECIFIC TRAILS HIKED AND TRAIL CONDITIONS ENCOUNTERED: Ascent route – Balance Rock to Old Indian to Semuhenna to West Side  to Old Indian (Mid-State Trail).  Descent route – Harrington (icy and rocky) to Semuhenna to Old Indian to Balance Rock. 

WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR HIKE:  Sunny, temperatures at start 15 degrees F, 23 degrees F at hike end.  Windy at summit.