AMC SEM Hike Reports: Clair MacDonald

Saturday, August 25, 2018

AMC SEM POST-HIKE TRIP REPORT

TRIP DATE: August 9, 2018

TRIP LOCATION: Blue Hills Reservation

WAS TRIP CANCELLED: No

MEETING TIME: 5:45 PM

NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS (INCLUDING LEADERS):25

LENGTH IN MILES: 3.6

TOTAL ELEVATION GAIN (IN FEET): 347

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

LEADER NAME(S ) Joe Keogh, Michael Swartz

CO-LEADER NAME(S):Clair MacDonald, Nancy Coote

TRAILHEAD PARKING LOCATION & DESCRIPTION Shea Rink, Quincy

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: Hot, muggy evening hike with a light breeze.

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

Friday, July 27, 2018

AMC SEM POST-HIKE TRIP REPORT

TRIP DATE: July 26, 2018

TRIP LOCATION: Blue Hills Reservation

WAS TRIP CANCELLED: No

MEETING TIME: 5:45 PM

NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS (INCLUDING LEADERS): 20

TOTAL HIKING TIME (IN HOURS) 2 hr 10 min

LENGTH IN MILES: 5.00

TOTAL ELEVATION GAIN (IN FEET): 800

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

LEADER NAME(S ) Natalie Halloran, Michael Swartz

CO-LEADER NAME(S):Clair MacDonald

TRAILHEAD PARKING LOCATION & DESCRIPTION State Police parking lot, Hillside St.

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: Hot, muggy evening hike with a light breeze. The rain stopped just before the hike started

OTHER COMMENTS (problems, views, terrain, etc.) The heavy rain that preceded the hike made the ledges slippery.

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