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 3159 visits
- MP, ready to hike 2832 visits
- MP avoiding bugs 2586 visits
- Dave hiking 2733 visits
- Dave II 2654 visits
- Cooper Lodge 2444 visits
- Dave and Cooper Lodge 2334 visits
- Pull-up attempt 2591 visits
- MP inside Cooper Lodge 2703 visits
- Summit towers 2216 visits
- Dave atop Killington 2217 visits
- Dave, Killington summit, and dishes 2577 visits
- Lake view 2562 visits
- Descending Killington 2339 visits
- Dave at trail junction 2042 visits
- Lunchtime! 2104 visits
- Snow cannon 2465 visits
- Pico summit cabin. 2021 visits
- MP and Dave on chairlift 2067 visits
- Dave at Pico summit 2545 visits
- Mossy stream bed 2393 visits
- Inn at Long Trail 2977 visits
- Dave and me at Cooper Lodge 3012 visits
- Lookout near Killington summit 2614 visits
- Killington summit view 2545 visits
- Dave and MP atop Killington 2647 visits
- Ski runs on Killington 2678 visits
- Another skilift 3301 visits
- Trillium undulatum 2477 visits
- plam, Long/Appalachian Trail 3025 visits
- Dave, Long/Appalachian Trail 2515 visits
- Trees and Mountains 2684 visits
- Mountains in distance 2486 visits
- Pico camp 3027 visits
- Snow remnants 2871 visits
- Cloudy peak; more snow. 2411 visits
- Caution: Lift may start without notice 2674 visits
- MP and plam on chairlift 2977 visits
- Chairs 2358 visits
- Forty Niner 2884 visits
- Blaze 2845 visits
- Array of dishes 2516 visits
- Me at Pico summit 2755 visits
- Hole in rock 2611 visits
- Road on run 2703 visits
- Lake 2786 visits
- Dave and MP finishing 2637 visits
- Car! 2972 visits