Killington and Pico Peak, June 2008

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Dave, MP and I hike up Killington and Pico Peak in Vermont.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
MP, ready to hike
(Actually, plus a pack this time.)
MP avoiding bugs
They were especially bad at the start, but not bothersome afterwards.
Dave hiking
Dave II
Cooper Lodge
Dave and Cooper Lodge
Pull-up attempt
Easier without a pack.
MP inside Cooper Lodge
The logbook wasn't very useful here.
Summit towers
All summits in Vermont seem to be infested with towers. - All summits in Vermont seem to be infested with towers. At least it's easy to tell where the summit is!
Dave atop Killington
Dave, Killington summit, and dishes
Lake view
Descending Killington
Not much elevation gain after Killington's summit. Only flatness.
Dave at trail junction
Lunchtime!
(sort of late, but there it is.) - (sort of late, but there it is.) We didn't bring lunch due to logistical problems, so we had purchased some sandwiches at a Store 24. Bridgewater Corner had a much nicer deli, if we had known about it. Still, the seafood salad sandwich (which MP ate) was good.
Snow cannon
Pico summit cabin.
Lifties hang out here, I guess.
MP and Dave on chairlift
Dave at Pico summit
Another NE Hundred Highest. Note the cairn.
Mossy stream bed
Inn at Long Trail
Supposed to be a good place to eat; we didn't try. - Supposed to be a good place to eat; we didn't try. But I did like the dinner we eventually had at Bentley's.
Dave and me at Cooper Lodge
Lookout near Killington summit
We were warned of 80mph winds by someone coming down from the Killington summit. Yeah, right. We had experienced much worse on our Presidential Traverse.
Killington summit view
Dave and MP atop Killington
Ski runs on Killington
... including a diamond that Dave couldn't do in the past but thinks he can now.
Another skilift
(I like the look of the line of chairs.)
Trillium undulatum
aka Painted Trillium
plam, Long/Appalachian Trail
Dave, Long/Appalachian Trail
Trees and Mountains
Might've been spectacular on a clear day.
Mountains in distance
Pico camp
(with useful logbook).
Snow remnants
One of these must be Superstar; not sure which.
Cloudy peak; more snow.
Caution: Lift may start without notice
But probably not now.
MP and plam on chairlift
Chairs
Forty Niner
Which way is the run exactly?

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