Winter Series Hike #3 - Mt. Tom

TRIP DATE:      2-21-2015                               

TRIP LOCATION:          Mt. Tom from Highland Center in Crawford Notch  

MEETING TIME:          8:45 am          

NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS (INCLUDING LEADERS): 17       

TOTAL HIKING TIME (IN HOURS):       app. 5.5 hours

LENGTH IN MILES:      app. 5.7 miles

TOTAL ELEVATION GAIN (IN FEET):    app. 2,500 ft.

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

LEADER NAME(S):       Wayne Anderson, Eva Borsody Das, Paul Miller

CO-LEADER NAME(S): Paul Brookes, Barry Young

TRAILHEAD PARKING LOCATION & DESCRIPTION:    Parking area at the Crawford Depot was not plowed out, so those staying at the Highland Center parked there; others may have had to park at Mt. Clinton Rd. parking lot or

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

WAS TRIP WITHIN WHITE MOUNTAIN NATIONAL FOREST?              Yes

BRIEFLY DESCRIBE SPECIFIC TRAILS HIKED AND TRAIL CONDITIONS ENCOUNTERED: 
Hiked Avalon Trail to A to Z Trail to Mt. Tom Spur and back again via same route.  Trail nicely packed out for snowshoeing. 

WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR HIKE:   Mostly sunny with temps in the teens and low 20s.  No noticeable wind until summit of Tom.  Started snowing after we returned to trailhead.

OTHER COMMENTS (problems, views, terrain, etc.)
Beautiful hike through the snow-draped woods.  Nice views from summit of Mt. Tom.  Originally had planned to also follow the ridge from Mt. Tom over to Mt. Field and return via the Avalon Trail, but due to the forecast of yet another snowstorm in the afternoon, we skipped Field, which got us back to the trailhead (just) before it started snowing.  Drive home was still interesting, but not as bad as it would have been if we got a later start…

Mt. Pierce via Mizpah Hut - a Chapter Hut Weekend Hike

TRIP DATE:      September 20, 2014            
             

TRIP LOCATION:  Mt. Pierce in Crawford Notch, NH
            

MEETING TIME:  8:45 am
                  

NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS (INCLUDING LEADERS): 13
        

TOTAL HIKING TIME (IN HOURS): app. 6 hours
          

LENGTH IN MILES: app. 8.2 miles

TOTAL ELEVATION GAIN (IN FEET):  app. 2,500 ft.

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

LEADER NAME(S):  Paul Miller, Leslie Carson
          

CO-LEADER NAME(S):

TRAILHEAD PARKING LOCATION & DESCRIPTION:    Parked at the Highland Center as part of annual Chapter Hut Weekend and crossed Rte. 302 to Crawford Path trailhead. (Typically, we would park at the large hikers parking lot off Mt. Clinton Rd. and use the Crawford Connector to get to the Crawford Path...)
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CAR SPOTTING REQUIRED?:       No                TIME REQUIRED TO SPOT CARS:

WAS TRIP WITHIN WHITE MOUNTAIN NATIONAL FOREST?  Yes
      

BRIEFLY DESCRIBE SPECIFIC TRAILS HIKED AND TRAIL CONDITIONS ENCOUNTERED: Hiked Crawford Path from its true trailhead (opposite Highland Center) up to Mizpah Connector to Mizpah Hut, then took Webster Cliff Trail up to summit of Pierce and then back down to Highland Center via Crawford Path.  All trails were in fine condition.

WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR HIKE:  Breezy and cloudy with temps in the 50s and 60s

OTHER COMMENTS (problems, views, terrain, etc.):  No views on that particular day.  “In the clouds” on higher summits, including Mt. Pierce

2013-14 Winter Hike #3 - Mt. Pierce

TRIP DATE:  Feb. 1, 2014                                           

TRIP LOCATION: Mt. Pierce, Crawford Notch, NH             

MEETING TIME:   8:45 am                 

NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS (INCLUDING LEADERS): 16       

TOTAL HIKING TIME (IN HOURS): 6.5 hours  

LENGTH IN MILES: app. 6.6 miles

TOTAL ELEVATION GAIN (IN FEET): app. 2,400 feet

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

LEADER NAME(S):  Paul Miller, Mike Woessner, Wayne Anderson, Chris Pellegrini, Bill Pellegrini           

CO-LEADER NAME(S): Anne Duggan

TRAILHEAD PARKING LOCATION & DESCRIPTION: large Crawford Path parking lot off Mt. Clinton Rd. (at Crawford Connector trailhead)

CAR SPOTTING REQUIRED?:        No

WAS TRIP WITHING WHITE MOUNTAIN NATIONAL FOREST?  Yes

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

Well-packed snow on Crawford Path, Mizpah Cutoff, and Webster Cliff Trails with a few icy spots on the Crawford Path and a little deeper snow on Webster Cliff toward the summit of Pierce

WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR HIKE:  Beautiful weather, with temps in the high 20s/low 30s and no wind.  Got a little cloudy in the afternoon on the way down...

OTHER COMMENTS (problems, views, terrain, etc.):  excellent views from summit of Pierce toward Ike, Monroe, Washington, and even the Northern Presidentials