Stinson Mountain, Rumney, NH

TRIP DATE:      5/31/2014                              

TRIP LOCATION:          Stinson Mountain, Rumney, NH                     

MEETING TIME:          10:00   am

NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS (INCLUDING LEADERS):    2

TOTAL HIKING TIME (IN HOURS):   2:45

LENGTH IN MILES:    3.6

TOTAL ELEVATION GAIN (IN FEET):    1400

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

LEADER NAME(S):       Bob Vogel

CO-LEADER NAME(S): N/A

TRAILHEAD PARKING LOCATION & DESCRIPTION:    Stinson Mountain Trail trailhead parking lot

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

WAS TRIP WITHING WHITE MOUNTAIN NATIONAL FOREST?           Y

BRIEFLY DESCRIBE SPECIFIC TRAILS HIKED AND TRAIL CONDITIONS ENCOUNTERED:
Stinson Mountain Trail. Trail OK

WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR HIKE: OK. Mostly cloudy but no rain, and good visibility into Baker River valley and of Stinson Lake

OTHER COMMENTS (problems, views, terrain, etc.) At one point there were 6 of us going, but 4 (including CL) cancelled.

Blue Hills Great Cedar Swamp Hike - RLBH

TRIP DATE:                  5/22/14
                                 
TRIP LOCATION:          Great Cedar Swamp in Blue Hills             

MEETING TIME:                      6:00 pm

NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS (INCLUDING LEADERS):             20

TOTAL HIKING TIME (IN HOURS):       2.5

LENGTH IN MILES:      4.8

TOTAL ELEVATION GAIN (IN FEET):    mostly level terrain   

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

LEADER NAME(S):       Joe Keogh

CO-LEADER NAME(S):

TRAILHEAD PARKING LOCATION & DESCRIPTION:    Upper parking lot, West Marine, Wood Rd., Braintree

CAR SPOTTING REQUIRED?:       no                  

 

WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR HIKE:  rain threatened but didn’t happen, quite pleasant

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

North Pack Monadnock Hike

TRIP DATE       May 17, 2014

MEETING TIME:          9:45 AM         

NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS (INCLUDING LEADERS): 8         

TOTAL HIKING TIME (IN HOURS):       6 ¼

LENGTH IN MILES:      8.1 mi.

TOTAL ELEVATION GAIN (IN FEET):    2265 ft.

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

LEADER NAME(S):       Walt Granda

CO-LEADER NAME(S): Luther Wallis

TRAILHEAD PARKING LOCATION & DESCRIPTION:    Miller State Park

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

SPECIFIC TRAILS HIKED AND TRAIL CONDITIONS ENCOUNTERED:

Hiked to summit on North Pack using the Wapack and Cliff trails.  Returned via the Wapack and Marion Davis Trails.

WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR HIKE:    Sunny, Temp 68 degrees

 

Blue Hills- Shea Rink Area - RLBH Series

TRIP DATE:                 May 15, 2014        

TRIP LOCATION:        Blue Hills Reservation        

WAS TRIP CANCELLED? (y/n):  No

MEETING TIME:         5:45 PM        

NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS (INCLUDING LEADERS):        37

TOTAL HIKING TIME (IN HOURS):        2.5

LENGTH IN MILES:         4.4

TOTAL ELEVATION GAIN (IN FEET):         640

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

LEADER NAME(S):         Joe Keogh, Michael Swartz, Cathy macCurtain

CO-LEADER NAME(S): Jerry Yos

TRAILHEAD PARKING LOCATION & DESCRIPTION:        Shea Rink, Willard st., Quincy

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

WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR HIKE:  Nice evening hike out to Squamag Notch and back over Wampatuck.

Wollomonopoag Conservation Area - Wrentham

Trip Date:  5-8-2014

Number of Participants:  24

Length:   6+ miles

Hiking Time:  3.5 hours

Difficulty:  average

Leader:  Muriel Guenthner

Co-Leader:  Jerry Yos

Trailhead Parking: Elysium Rd., Wrentham, MA

Car Spotting Required:  No

Weather Conditions:  Good weather, great day!

Oldham Trail Hike - Clark Forest Foxboro

Trip Date:  4-17-2017

Number of Participants:  24

Length:   5.6 miles

Difficulty:  average

Leader:  Muriel Guenthner

Co-Leader:  Jerry Yos

Car Spotting Required:  No

Trails Hiked and Conditions Encountered:  Streams were high following recent rains, but fordable

Weather Conditions:  Cold and sunny

Randolph RLBH Hike

TRIP DATE: May 1, 2014

TRIP LOCATION: Randolph, from Donovan School, over horse bridge to trails bordering Rt

MEETING TIME: 6:00 pm

NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS (INCLUDING LEADERS): 30

TOTAL HIKING TIME (IN HOURS): 2 hours 10 minutes

LENGTH IN MILES: 4.5 we think. Joe was not present with his GPS. Several cell phone readings averaged 4.5

TOTAL ELEVATION GAIN (IN FEET): mostly flat terrain

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

LEADER NAME(S): Cathy MacCurtain, Michael Swartz

TRAILHEAD PARKING LOCATION & DESCRIPTION: Donovan School on Reed Street, Randolph

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

WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR HIKE: Pleasant, in 50’s, after a day of rain

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

Plenty of mud. With armth and humidity bugs are beginning to show up but not bother us. At the end, we were surprised we had walked so far.