AMC SEM Post-Hike Trip Report

TRIP DATE:      December 15, 2018                            

TRIP LOCATION:          Blue Hills- Buck hill loop         

MEETING TIME:          9:15 am           

NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS (INCLUDING LEADERS):4          

TOTAL HIKING TIME (IN HOURS):       2.5 hours

LENGTH IN MILES:       Approximately 4.5 miles

TOTAL ELEVATION GAIN (IN FEET):    

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

LEADER NAME(S):       George Danis

CO-LEADER NAME(S):NA

TRAILHEAD PARKING LOCATION & DESCRIPTION:     Houghtons pond parking lot

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

WAS TRIP WITHIN WHITE MOUNTAIN NATIONAL FOREST?  No       

BRIEFLY DESCRIBE SPECIFIC TRAILS HIKED AND TRAIL CONDITIONS ENCOUNTERED:

Hike included sections of skyline and red dot trails; also Forest path trail

WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR HIKE: Cloudy and cool

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

AMC SEM Post-Hike Trip Report

TRIP DATE:      December 13, 2018                            

TRIP LOCATION:          Ponkapoag pond         

MEETING TIME:          10:00 am         

NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS (INCLUDING LEADERS):30        

TOTAL HIKING TIME (IN HOURS):       2.5 hours

LENGTH IN MILES:       5.0 miles

TOTAL ELEVATION GAIN (IN FEET):    

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

LEADER NAME(S):       Ken Cohen

CO-LEADER NAME(S):NA

TRAILHEAD PARKING LOCATION & DESCRIPTION:     Ponkapoag pond golf course parking lot

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

WAS TRIP WITHIN WHITE MOUNTAIN NATIONAL FOREST?  No       

BRIEFLY DESCRIBE SPECIFIC TRAILS HIKED AND TRAIL CONDITIONS ENCOUNTERED:

Green dot trail around Ponkapoag pond

WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR HIKE: Cloudy and cold

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

IMPORTANT: Contact Hike Committee Chair ASAP with any medical emergencies or other serious incidents.

AMC SEM Post-Hike Trip Report

TRIP DATE:      November 24, 2018                            

TRIP LOCATION:          North Hill Marsh Wildlife Sanctuary   

MEETING TIME:          8:30 am           

NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS (INCLUDING LEADERS):7          

TOTAL HIKING TIME (IN HOURS):       2:38 hours

LENGTH IN MILES:       4.8 miles

TOTAL ELEVATION GAIN (IN FEET):    247

DIFFICULTY:          C3C                        (A=very strenuous; B=strenuous; C=average; D=easy)

LEADER NAME(S):       Claire MacDonald

CO-LEADER NAME(S):Pam Johnson

TRAILHEAD PARKING LOCATION & DESCRIPTION:     North Hill Marsh parking lot, Mayflower Street, Duxbury

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

WAS TRIP WITHIN WHITE MOUNTAIN NATIONAL FOREST?  No       

BRIEFLY DESCRIBE SPECIFIC TRAILS HIKED AND TRAIL CONDITIONS ENCOUNTERED:

Hiked around the marsh on the yellow, red and blue blazed trails connecting to the white/yellow blazed trail around kettle ponds. Good trail conditions.

WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR HIKE: Sunny, no wind. Starting temperature was 35, ending was 44 degrees., 

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

AMC SEM Post-Hike Trip Report

TRIP DATE: 11-29-2018

TRIP LOCATION:          Burrage wildlife mgmt area, Hanson  

MEETING TIME:          10:00 am         

NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS (INCLUDING LEADERS):19

TOTAL HIKING TIME (IN HOURS):       3:15 hrs 

LENGTH IN MILES:       6.8 miles

TOTAL ELEVATION GAIN (IN FEET):    0 feet

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

LEADER NAME(S):       Sue Svelnis, Rob MacDonald

CO-LEADER NAME(S):N/A

TRAILHEAD PARKING LOCATION & DESCRIPTION:     Off Hawks Ave. Hanson, MA

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:

Hiked through old bogs, between upper and lower reservoir, on an old Indian trail, then reversed over a slightly larger loop

WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR HIKE: Sunny, mid 40’s, slight wind

OTHER COMMENTS (problems, views, terrain, etc.) Mostly solid terrain with a few large puddles

IMPORTANT: Contact Hike Committee Chair ASAP with any medical emergencies or other serious incidents.

AMC SEM Post-Hike Trip Report

TRIP DATE: 12-1-2018

TRIP LOCATION:          Blue Hills         

MEETING TIME:          10:00 am         

NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS (INCLUDING LEADERS):

TOTAL HIKING TIME (IN HOURS):       2 hrs 

LENGTH IN MILES:       1.5 miles

TOTAL ELEVATION GAIN (IN FEET):    0 feet

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

LEADER NAME(S):       Paul Brookes, Cathy MacCurtain, Pam Johnson, Claire MacDonald

CO-LEADER NAME(S):N/A

TRAILHEAD PARKING LOCATION & DESCRIPTION:     Houghtons Pond

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:

An enjoyable time singing holiday and Christmas carols as we walked around Houghton’s pond.  Thanks to Pam Johnson who brought festive garlands, kazoos and jingle bells for our feet and especial thanks to her for putting together the song-sheets in a reusable binder.  She also added a couple of her own fun and very creative verses interspersed among the songs honoring the Blue Hills and AMC.  Here’s a video link to one àhttps://1drv.ms/v/s!AiqwzZ_0nJEkj9YCWRuY77hr3TNQBg

Afterwards we gathered at the Visitors Center for food and holiday fellowship.  Thanks Claire MacDonald for holiday cookies, Cathy MacCurtain for homemade eggnog desert-bread and Paul for hot spiced cider.  

WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR HIKE: Sunny, mid 30’s

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

IMPORTANT: Contact Hike Committee Chair ASAP with any medical emergencies or other serious incidents.

AMC SEM Post-Hike Trip Report

TRIP DATE:      November 15, 2018                            

TRIP LOCATION:          Walpole conservation land     

MEETING TIME:          10:00 am         

NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS (INCLUDING LEADERS):21        

TOTAL HIKING TIME (IN HOURS):       3 hours

LENGTH IN MILES:       4.7 miles

TOTAL ELEVATION GAIN (IN FEET):    

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

LEADER NAME(S):       Hans Luwald

CO-LEADER NAME(S):NA

TRAILHEAD PARKING LOCATION & DESCRIPTION:     VFW post on Robbins Road, Walpole

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

WAS TRIP WITHIN WHITE MOUNTAIN NATIONAL FOREST?  No       

BRIEFLY DESCRIBE SPECIFIC TRAILS HIKED AND TRAIL CONDITIONS ENCOUNTERED:

WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR HIKE: Cloudy, 32 degrees

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

IMPORTANT: Contact Hike Committee Chair ASAP with any medical emergencies or other serious incidents.