WLBH 3-15-16

AMC SEM Post-Hike Trip Report

TRIP DATE: 03-15-2016     

                                        

TRIP LOCATION:         Blue Hills Reservation – Little Blue Hill

MEETING TIME:         10:30 am  

     

NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS (INCLUDING LEADERS):         14

TOTAL HIKING TIME (IN HOURS):    1 hour 30 mins

LENGTH IN MILES:     3.4 miles

TOTAL ELEVATION GAIN (IN FEET): 500 feet

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

LEADER NAME(S):      Paul Brookes, Cathy MacCurtain

CO-LEADER NAME(S):            Pat Acorn

TRAILHEAD PARKING LOCATION & DESCRIPTION: RT 138 Park N Ride in Canton

CAR SPOTTING REQUIRED?:        No                 TIME REQUIRED TO SPOT CARS: N/A

WAS TRIP WITHIN WHITE MOUNTAIN NATIONAL FOREST?         No

BRIEFLY DESCRIBE SPECIFIC TRAILS HIKED AND TRAIL CONDITIONS ENCOUNTERED:

Today was the last hike of the White Line the Blue Hills series (a 13-week series running from the Winter Solstice to the Spring Equinox).  We did a shorter hike in the Little Blue Hill section of the reservation then the group went to the Hillside Pub for lunch and drinks. 

During lunch we celebrated a couple of accomplishments handing out Red Lining Patches to Pete Tierney for completing his first White Lining series (he began last year) and Bob Jabaily for being the second ever person to complete White Lining in one season.

WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR HIKE: Overcast but dry, mid 30’s.

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

The White Lining Series was well enjoyed and attracted a number of new people that had not hiked with SEM before.