Thursday Morning Blue Hills Snowshoe Hike

TRIP DATE:  2-6-2014                                        

NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS (INCLUDING LEADERS): 8

TOTAL HIKING TIME (IN HOURS): 3 hours

LENGTH IN MILES:  app. 4 miles

TOTAL ELEVATION GAIN (IN FEET):   

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

LEADER NAME(S):       Sue Chiavaroli

CO-LEADER NAME(S):

TRAILHEAD PARKING LOCATION & DESCRIPTION:    Due to the snowed-in parking lots on Rte. 28, we parked at the lot at the corner of Chickatawbut Rd.

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

WAS TRIP WITHING WHITE MOUNTAIN NATIONAL FOREST?  No    

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

WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR HIKE:  Sunny, 18 degrees, no wind

OTHER COMMENTS (problems, views, terrain, etc.)  Due to one foot of fresh snow on the Red Dot Trail, we had to break trail using our snowshoes…

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

Cumberland Monastery Hike

TRIP DATE:      January 30, 2014                                

TRIP LOCATION: Monastery, Cumberland,nRI                      

MEETING TIME:  10:00 am                

NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS (INCLUDING LEADERS): 18       

TOTAL HIKING TIME (IN HOURS):       app. 3 miles

LENGTH IN MILES:      5.2 miles

TOTAL ELEVATION GAIN (IN FEET):  200 ft.  

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

LEADER NAME(S):       Muriel Guenthner

CO-LEADER NAME(S): Sue Chivaroli

TRAILHEAD PARKING LOCATION & DESCRIPTION:    Monastery Grounds parking lot

CAR SPOTTING REQUIRED?:    No                 

WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR HIKE:  Sunny and cold

OTHER COMMENTS (problems, views, terrain, etc.):  some ice on trails

2013-14 Winter Hike #2 - Mt. Monadnock

TRIP DATE:  January 4, 2014                                      

TRIP LOCATION: Mt. Monadnock, Jaffrey, NH (White Spot Trail)                

MEETING TIME:   8:45 am                 

NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS (INCLUDING LEADERS): 13       

TOTAL HIKING TIME (IN HOURS): app. 5 hours         

LENGTH IN MILES:  4 miles    

TOTAL ELEVATION GAIN (IN FEET): app. 1,800 ft.

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

LEADER NAME(S):  Walt Granda, Paul Miller, Maureen Kelly, Mike Woessner      

CO-LEADER NAME(S):

TRAILHEAD PARKING LOCATION & DESCRIPTION:  Park headquarters off Poole Rd.         

CAR SPOTTING REQUIRED?:   No

WAS TRIP WITHING WHITE MOUNTAIN NATIONAL FOREST?  No    

WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR HIKE:  Very cold temperatures to start. Minus 4 degrees F. at trailhead, minus 20 degree wind chill at summit.  Mostly clear skies with moderate wind.  Fresh snow on trails. 

OTHER COMMENTS (problems, views, terrain, etc.):  Fresh snow on trails required microspikes, but not snowshoes.  Full crampons might have worked better on descent, but microspikes worked out ok.  Excellent views, but windchill prevented spending much time on summit, which (amazingly) we had all to ourselves.

 

 

Moose Hill Hike

TRIP DATE:  December 26, 2013                                            

TRIP LOCATION: Moose Hill Mass. Audubon Sanctuary, Sharon, MA                       

MEETING TIME:  9:45 am                   

NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS (INCLUDING LEADERS): 26       

TOTAL HIKING TIME (IN HOURS):       4 hours

LENGTH IN MILES:       5 miles

TOTAL ELEVATION GAIN (IN FEET):    250 feet

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

LEADER NAME(S):  Dick Carnes         

TRAILHEAD PARKING LOCATION & DESCRIPTION:    Moose Hill Audubon Headquarters

CAR SPOTTING REQUIRED?:       No              

WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR HIKE:  Cloudy, 30-40 degrees F., light snow showers

OTHER COMMENTS (problems, views, terrain, etc.):  Per previous agreement, several hikers departed prior to hike end.  View of Blue Hills.  View of Boston skyline obscured by snow.  Ground was solid and frozen with very little ice on trails.

 

2013-14 Winter Hike #1 - Blue Hills

TRIP DATE: December 7, 2013 (Winter Series Hike #1)                                           

TRIP LOCATION:  Blue Hills – Skyline South-North Loop then Buck Hill and back                

MEETING TIME: 8:45 am                   

NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS (INCLUDING LEADERS): 22       

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

LENGTH IN MILES: app. 6 hours

TOTAL ELEVATION GAIN (IN FEET):  ???

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

LEADER NAME(S): Paul Miller, Maureen Kelly, Christine Pellegrini, Bill Pellegrini, Eva Borosody das

CO-LEADER NAME(S):

TRAILHEAD PARKING LOCATION & DESCRIPTION:    parked at main lot at Houghton’s Pond

CAR SPOTTING REQUIRED?:        No                

WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR HIKE: low- to mid 30s with partly sunny skies with temps

OTHER COMMENTS (problems, views, terrain, etc.) – Especially nice views from top of Buck Hill. 

 

Skyline End-to-End Hike (RLBH)

TRIP DATE:  11-16- 2013                                            

TRIP LOCATION: Blue Hills Skyline End-to-End Hike (RLBH)            

MEETING TIME:  8:45 am 
                 
NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS (INCLUDING LEADERS): 28       

 

TOTAL HIKING TIME (IN HOURS):       6.5 hours

LENGTH IN MILES:      8.7 miles

TOTAL ELEVATION GAIN (IN FEET):    2,145 feet

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

LEADER NAME(S):       Maureen Kelly, Joe Keogh, Michael Swartz, Cathy MacCurtain, Paul Miller

CO-LEADER NAME(S):

TRAILHEAD PARKING LOCATION & DESCRIPTION:    Met at Shea Rink, then carpooled to end of Royal St. in Canton

CAR SPOTTING REQUIRED?:      Yes                  TIME REQUIRED TO SPOT CARS: app. 20 mins.

WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR HIKE:  Cloudy in AM, turning to mostly sunny afternoon with unseasonably warm temperatures in the low 60s.  Excellent hiking weather!

OTHER COMMENTS (problems, views, terrain, etc.)  Final RLBH Series hike of the year. Nice views from top of Big Blue, Buck Hill, and several other hills on the Skyline Trail.  Had to bypass one section of the Skyline Trail on the Pipeline Trail due to firefighting activities on Wampatuck Hill.