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 3107 visits
- MP, ready to hike 2799 visits
- MP avoiding bugs 2563 visits
- Dave hiking 2707 visits
- Dave II 2631 visits
- Cooper Lodge 2421 visits
- Dave and Cooper Lodge 2304 visits
- Pull-up attempt 2570 visits
- MP inside Cooper Lodge 2655 visits
- Summit towers 2188 visits
- Dave atop Killington 2191 visits
- Dave, Killington summit, and dishes 2552 visits
- Lake view 2520 visits
- Descending Killington 2306 visits
- Dave at trail junction 2018 visits
- Lunchtime! 2073 visits
- Snow cannon 2432 visits
- Pico summit cabin. 1985 visits
- MP and Dave on chairlift 2039 visits
- Dave at Pico summit 2524 visits
- Mossy stream bed 2371 visits
- Inn at Long Trail 2941 visits
- Dave and me at Cooper Lodge 2948 visits
- Lookout near Killington summit 2576 visits
- Killington summit view 2502 visits
- Dave and MP atop Killington 2608 visits
- Ski runs on Killington 2631 visits
- Another skilift 3250 visits
- Trillium undulatum 2435 visits
- plam, Long/Appalachian Trail 2999 visits
- Dave, Long/Appalachian Trail 2482 visits
- Trees and Mountains 2655 visits
- Mountains in distance 2455 visits
- Pico camp 2997 visits
- Snow remnants 2818 visits
- Cloudy peak; more snow. 2374 visits
- Caution: Lift may start without notice 2627 visits
- MP and plam on chairlift 2948 visits
- Chairs 2326 visits
- Forty Niner 2855 visits
- Blaze 2807 visits
- Array of dishes 2484 visits
- Me at Pico summit 2722 visits
- Hole in rock 2589 visits
- Road on run 2673 visits
- Lake 2757 visits
- Dave and MP finishing 2601 visits
- Car! 2936 visits