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
- MP avoiding bugs
- Dave hiking
- Dave II
- Cooper Lodge
- Dave and Cooper Lodge
- Pull-up attempt
- MP inside Cooper Lodge
- Summit towers
- Dave atop Killington
- Dave, Killington summit, and dishes
- Lake view
- Descending Killington
- Dave at trail junction
- Lunchtime!
- Snow cannon
- Pico summit cabin.
- MP and Dave on chairlift
- Dave at Pico summit
- Mossy stream bed
- Inn at Long Trail
- Dave and me at Cooper Lodge
- Lookout near Killington summit
- Killington summit view
- Dave and MP atop Killington
- Ski runs on Killington
- Another skilift
- Trillium undulatum
- plam, Long/Appalachian Trail
- Dave, Long/Appalachian Trail
- Trees and Mountains
- Mountains in distance
- Pico camp
- Snow remnants
- Cloudy peak; more snow.
- Caution: Lift may start without notice
- MP and plam on chairlift
- Chairs
- Forty Niner