Winter Series Hike #1 (Re-scheduled) - Mt. Wachusetts

TRIP DATE:      January 10, 2015
           
TRIP LOCATION      Mt. Wachusetts, Princeton, MA AMCSEM Winter Hike #1   
  
WAS TRIP CANCELLED? (y/n):  N, Rescheduled from 12/6/14
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MEETING TIME: 8:45 AM

NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS (INCLUDING LEADERS):   14
      
TOTAL HIKING TIME (IN HOURS):    approx. 4.0 hrs. (9:15 to 1:15 including brief stops and brief lunch)

LENGTH IN MILES:   4.8 mi.

TOTAL ELEVATION GAIN (IN FEET): Approx. 1,000 feet
      
DIFFICULTY:      C         (A=very strenuous; B=strenuous; C=average; D=easy)

LEADER NAME(S):            Barry Young, Maureen Kelly

CO-LEADER NAME(S):     None

TRAILHEAD PARKING LOCATION & DESCRIPTION: Parked in Wachusett State Park parking lot near ski lodge, row 10, Mid-State Trail Head.

CAR SPOTTING REQUIRED?:    N                      TIME REQUIRED TO SPOT CARS:

WAS TRIP WITHING WHITE MOUNTAIN NATIONAL FOREST? No

DESCRIBE SPECIFIC TRAILS HIKED AND TRAIL CONDITIONS ENCOUNTERED: Ascent route – Balance Rock to Old Indian to Semuhenna to West Side  to Old Indian (Mid-State Trail).  Descent route – Harrington (icy and rocky) to Semuhenna to Old Indian to Balance Rock. 

WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR HIKE:  Sunny, temperatures at start 15 degrees F, 23 degrees F at hike end.  Windy at summit. 

 

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