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 3149 visits
- MP, ready to hike 2826 visits
- MP avoiding bugs 2582 visits
- Dave hiking 2727 visits
- Dave II 2649 visits
- Cooper Lodge 2439 visits
- Dave and Cooper Lodge 2324 visits
- Pull-up attempt 2585 visits
- MP inside Cooper Lodge 2691 visits
- Summit towers 2209 visits
- Dave atop Killington 2211 visits
- Dave, Killington summit, and dishes 2571 visits
- Lake view 2551 visits
- Descending Killington 2329 visits
- Dave at trail junction 2034 visits
- Lunchtime! 2094 visits
- Snow cannon 2455 visits
- Pico summit cabin. 2011 visits
- MP and Dave on chairlift 2060 visits
- Dave at Pico summit 2540 visits
- Mossy stream bed 2386 visits
- Inn at Long Trail 2968 visits
- Dave and me at Cooper Lodge 2993 visits
- Lookout near Killington summit 2603 visits
- Killington summit view 2534 visits
- Dave and MP atop Killington 2636 visits
- Ski runs on Killington 2665 visits
- Another skilift 3287 visits
- Trillium undulatum 2464 visits
- plam, Long/Appalachian Trail 3016 visits
- Dave, Long/Appalachian Trail 2501 visits
- Trees and Mountains 2674 visits
- Mountains in distance 2472 visits
- Pico camp 3017 visits
- Snow remnants 2858 visits
- Cloudy peak; more snow. 2402 visits
- Caution: Lift may start without notice 2662 visits
- MP and plam on chairlift 2966 visits
- Chairs 2346 visits
- Forty Niner 2873 visits
- Blaze 2829 visits
- Array of dishes 2504 visits
- Me at Pico summit 2743 visits
- Hole in rock 2601 visits
- Road on run 2693 visits
- Lake 2774 visits
- Dave and MP finishing 2624 visits
- Car! 2958 visits