Killington Peak with Dave and MP. 10.3mi, 2650'. 6:45: left Waltham (dom and ruth's wedding) at 8:30, got to trailhead at 12:15 (a few stops along the way, including Bridgewater Corners general store), finished at 19:00, ate supper in Bentley's Restaurant. Route: Bucklin Trail to Killington Spur to LT/AT to Pico Spur to Sherburne Trail. GMC lodges are quite different from AMC huts: similar to Cabot cabin (but larger). Partly sunny; only a few drops of rain. Views would be great on a nice day. The LT/AT between Killington and Pico is long and flat; all of the elevation gain is on Bucklin Trail (and Pico spur). Vermont trails are much less bouldery than NH trails (indeed, Vermont has much less above-treeline terrain than NH.)
- Dave booting up 3139 visits
- MP, ready to hike 2819 visits
- MP avoiding bugs 2575 visits
- Dave hiking 2722 visits
- Dave II 2648 visits
- Cooper Lodge 2436 visits
- Dave and Cooper Lodge 2324 visits
- Pull-up attempt 2584 visits
- MP inside Cooper Lodge 2688 visits
- Summit towers 2206 visits
- Dave atop Killington 2207 visits
- Dave, Killington summit, and dishes 2567 visits
- Lake view 2541 visits
- Descending Killington 2327 visits
- Dave at trail junction 2033 visits
- Lunchtime! 2091 visits
- Snow cannon 2454 visits
- Pico summit cabin. 2007 visits
- MP and Dave on chairlift 2059 visits
- Dave at Pico summit 2536 visits
- Mossy stream bed 2384 visits
- Inn at Long Trail 2964 visits
- Dave and me at Cooper Lodge 2987 visits
- Lookout near Killington summit 2598 visits
- Killington summit view 2529 visits
- Dave and MP atop Killington 2632 visits
- Ski runs on Killington 2659 visits
- Another skilift 3277 visits
- Trillium undulatum 2456 visits
- plam, Long/Appalachian Trail 3011 visits
- Dave, Long/Appalachian Trail 2500 visits
- Trees and Mountains 2671 visits
- Mountains in distance 2468 visits
- Pico camp 3011 visits
- Snow remnants 2845 visits
- Cloudy peak; more snow. 2395 visits
- Caution: Lift may start without notice 2657 visits
- MP and plam on chairlift 2961 visits
- Chairs 2342 visits
- Forty Niner 2869 visits
- Blaze 2825 visits
- Array of dishes 2502 visits
- Me at Pico summit 2741 visits
- Hole in rock 2598 visits
- Road on run 2689 visits
- Lake 2773 visits
- Dave and MP finishing 2622 visits
- Car! 2953 visits