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 3157 visits
- MP, ready to hike 2831 visits
- MP avoiding bugs 2585 visits
- Dave hiking 2731 visits
- Dave II 2653 visits
- Cooper Lodge 2442 visits
- Dave and Cooper Lodge 2332 visits
- Pull-up attempt 2590 visits
- MP inside Cooper Lodge 2700 visits
- Summit towers 2214 visits
- Dave atop Killington 2216 visits
- Dave, Killington summit, and dishes 2575 visits
- Lake view 2560 visits
- Descending Killington 2337 visits
- Dave at trail junction 2040 visits
- Lunchtime! 2100 visits
- Snow cannon 2463 visits
- Pico summit cabin. 2020 visits
- MP and Dave on chairlift 2066 visits
- Dave at Pico summit 2545 visits
- Mossy stream bed 2392 visits
- Inn at Long Trail 2975 visits
- Dave and me at Cooper Lodge 3005 visits
- Lookout near Killington summit 2610 visits
- Killington summit view 2542 visits
- Dave and MP atop Killington 2643 visits
- Ski runs on Killington 2674 visits
- Another skilift 3299 visits
- Trillium undulatum 2473 visits
- plam, Long/Appalachian Trail 3022 visits
- Dave, Long/Appalachian Trail 2509 visits
- Trees and Mountains 2680 visits
- Mountains in distance 2484 visits
- Pico camp 3023 visits
- Snow remnants 2868 visits
- Cloudy peak; more snow. 2410 visits
- Caution: Lift may start without notice 2671 visits
- MP and plam on chairlift 2974 visits
- Chairs 2354 visits
- Forty Niner 2880 visits
- Blaze 2840 visits
- Array of dishes 2511 visits
- Me at Pico summit 2753 visits
- Hole in rock 2608 visits
- Road on run 2700 visits
- Lake 2783 visits
- Dave and MP finishing 2635 visits
- Car! 2965 visits