RLBH, August 25, 2016, Buck Hill

AMC SEM POST-HIKE TRIP REPORT

TRIP DATE:         August 25, 2016   

TRIP LOCATION:    Blue Hills Reservation   

WAS TRIP CANCELLED? (y/n):  No

MEETING TIME:     5:45 PM for 6 PM Hike   

NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS (INCLUDING LEADERS):  25

TOTAL HIKING TIME (IN HOURS):    2 Hour 17 minutes

LENGTH IN MILES:     4.34

TOTAL ELEVATION GAIN (IN FEET):     755

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

LEADER NAME(S):Michael Swartz, Joe Keogh

CO-LEADER NAME(S):, Skip Mayslies

TRAILHEAD PARKING LOCATION & DESCRIPTION:    Unquity Rd.

CAR SPOTTING REQUIRED?:    no         TIME REQUIRED TO SPOT CARS: minutes

WAS TRIP WITHIN WHITE MOUNTAIN NATIONAL FOREST?      No

IF YES TO ABOVE, DESCRIBE SPECIFIC TRAILS HIKED AND TRAIL CONDITIONS ENCOUNTERED:

WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR HIKE: Nice night, clear skies, a bit on the warm side

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

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

Email to: hikingchair@amcsem.org and Cc hikingvicechair@amcsem.org

SEM Open House at Borderland – Take it Outside with AMC Hike

TRIP DATE:      4/18/15                         

TRIP LOCATION: Borderland State Park                    

MEETING TIME: 10:00am                  

NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS (INCLUDING LEADERS): 10       

TOTAL HIKING TIME (IN HOURS):       2.0 hr

LENGTH IN MILES:      3+

TOTAL ELEVATION GAIN (IN FEET):    0 (flat)

DIFFICULTY:     D   Beginner hike

LEADER NAME(S):       Cheryl Lathrop

CO-LEADER NAME(S): Ellen Correia

TRAILHEAD PARKING LOCATION & DESCRIPTION:    Visitor Center

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:

Wide flat trails around the ponds.

WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR HIKE: Warm, sunny, clear.

RLBH Sept 11 Old Rt 128

AMC SEM POST-HIKE TRIP REPORT

TRIP DATE:         September 11, 2014   

TRIP LOCATION:    Blue Hills Reservation   

WAS TRIP CANCELLED? (y/n):  No

MEETING TIME:     5:45 PM   

NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS (INCLUDING LEADERS):    25

TOTAL HIKING TIME (IN HOURS):    1hr 35 min

LENGTH IN MILES:     3.88

TOTAL ELEVATION GAIN (IN FEET):     1629

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

LEADER NAME(S): Cathy MacCurtain, Joe Keogh, Cheryl Lathrop

CO-LEADER NAME(S): Nancy Coote

TRAILHEAD PARKING LOCATION & DESCRIPTION:    Athletic Fields off Blue Hill River Rd.

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:

WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR HIKE:  Nice evening hike, Cloudy & overcast skies and a bit muggy, light breeze, no bugs.

OTHER COMMENTS (problems, views, terrain, etc.)  IMPORTANT: Contact Hike Committee Chair ASAP with any medical emergencies or other serious incidents.

Email to: hikingchair@amcsem.org and Cc hikingvicechair@amcsem.org

RLBH August 28 Unquity path

AMC SEM POST-HIKE TRIP REPORT

TRIP DATE:         August 28, 2014   

TRIP LOCATION:    Blue Hills Reservation   

WAS TRIP CANCELLED? (y/n):  No

MEETING TIME:     5:45 PM   

NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS (INCLUDING LEADERS):    20

TOTAL HIKING TIME (IN HOURS):    2

LENGTH IN MILES:     3.75

TOTAL ELEVATION GAIN (IN FEET):     674

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

LEADER NAME(S): Michael Swartz, Joe Keogh, Cheryl Lathrop

CO-LEADER NAME(S): Jerry Yos

TRAILHEAD PARKING LOCATION & DESCRIPTION:    Unquity Rd

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:

WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR HIKE:  Nice evening hike, Clear skies, light breeze, no bugs.

OTHER COMMENTS (problems, views, terrain, etc.)  Unquity Path and Chestnut Run Path

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

Email to: hikingchair@amcsem.org and Cc hikingvicechair@amcsem.org

RLBH July 24 Chickatawbut

AMC SEM POST-HIKE TRIP REPORT

TRIP DATE:         July 24, 2014   

TRIP LOCATION:    Blue Hills Reservation   

WAS TRIP CANCELLED? (y/n):  No

MEETING TIME:     5:45 PM   

NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS (INCLUDING LEADERS):    22

TOTAL HIKING TIME (IN HOURS):    2.75

LENGTH IN MILES:     5.09

TOTAL ELEVATION GAIN (IN FEET):     854

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

LEADER NAME(S): Joe Keogh, Cheryl lathrop, Bob Vogel

CO-LEADER NAME(S): Jerry Yos

TRAILHEAD PARKING LOCATION & DESCRIPTION:    Rt 28, Skyline Crossing

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:

WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR HIKE:  Nice evening hike, Clear skies, up and down Chickatawbut 3 times and down the Pipe Line

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

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

Email to: hikingchair@amcsem.org and Cc hikingvicechair@amcsem.org

RLBH Hike - 7-17-2014

TRIP DATE: July 17, 2014

TRIP LOCATION: Blue Hills Reservation

MEETING TIME: 5:45 PM

NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS (INCLUDING LEADERS): 24

TOTAL HIKING TIME (IN HOURS): 2.75

LENGTH IN MILES: 5.69

TOTAL ELEVATION GAIN (IN FEET): 786

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

LEADER NAME(S): Joe Keogh, Cheryl lathrop, Maureen Kelly

CO-LEADER NAME(S): Jerry Yos

TRAILHEAD PARKING LOCATION & DESCRIPTION: Chickatawbut Rd

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:

WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR HIKE: Nice evening hike, warmer than expected in the woods

Blue Hill's Fisherman's Beach Trailwork Hike - RLBH Series

TRIP DATE:      6/5/14,  Thursday                              

TRIP LOCATION: Red Line the Blue Hills (Blue Hills, Milton, MA)                

MEETING TIME: 6:00pm                    

NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS (INCLUDING LEADERS): 17       

TOTAL HIKING TIME (IN HOURS):       2.5

LENGTH IN MILES:      5+

TOTAL ELEVATION GAIN (IN FEET):    0 (flat)

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

LEADER NAME(S):       Cheryl Lathrop

CO-LEADER NAME(S): Kathy McCurtain, Michael Swartz

TRAILHEAD PARKING LOCATION & DESCRIPTION:    Fisherman’s Beach, Ponkapoag, Blue Hills

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:

Facing the beach, we walked left around the pond to the YMCA, gathering each little side trail and spur along the way. We also walked to the end of the boardwalk and back. (We had many side trips into the woods to fetch beer cans at the various “party” spots.)

This edition of the RLBH series hike was a conservation/trailwork hike, in honor of National Trails Day on Saturday June 7. Participants came early to pick up trailhead trash. Then each participant carried a bag and gathered trash along the way.  A brand new $20 hiking/backpacking book was the prize awarded at the end of the hike to make it fun and (slightly) competitive. There’s nothing quite like watching adults scurry and try to beat each other to grab an errant beer can! It was mildly competitive and a lot of fun! Sue S. won the prize.

Friends of the Blue Hills donated trash bags. Blue Hills Rangers donated trash bags.  Trails Committee budget provided the vinyl gloves and hand sanitizer. Prior arrangements had been made with the Rangers to leave the trash gathered at the Fisherman’s Beach map board sign for pick up by truck. All of this made a nice cooperative collaborative effort with both the FBH and the Rangers. It put SEM on their radar as caring. And the FBH were reminded that the Executive Board had just recently made a $250 donation to them. All in all, a lot of good will was generated!

WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR HIKE: Rainy, drizzly. Had rained all day. Trails were wet, muddy, and sometimes flooded. The “boardwalk” (bog bridge) was submerged, but walkable to the end.