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 3102 visits
- MP, ready to hike 2796 visits
- MP avoiding bugs 2562 visits
- Dave hiking 2706 visits
- Dave II 2628 visits
- Cooper Lodge 2421 visits
- Dave and Cooper Lodge 2302 visits
- Pull-up attempt 2568 visits
- MP inside Cooper Lodge 2653 visits
- Summit towers 2185 visits
- Dave atop Killington 2189 visits
- Dave, Killington summit, and dishes 2551 visits
- Lake view 2518 visits
- Descending Killington 2300 visits
- Dave at trail junction 2017 visits
- Lunchtime! 2070 visits
- Snow cannon 2427 visits
- Pico summit cabin. 1983 visits
- MP and Dave on chairlift 2038 visits
- Dave at Pico summit 2522 visits
- Mossy stream bed 2370 visits
- Inn at Long Trail 2940 visits
- Dave and me at Cooper Lodge 2943 visits
- Lookout near Killington summit 2573 visits
- Killington summit view 2500 visits
- Dave and MP atop Killington 2606 visits
- Ski runs on Killington 2631 visits
- Another skilift 3248 visits
- Trillium undulatum 2431 visits
- plam, Long/Appalachian Trail 2999 visits
- Dave, Long/Appalachian Trail 2479 visits
- Trees and Mountains 2654 visits
- Mountains in distance 2451 visits
- Pico camp 2993 visits
- Snow remnants 2812 visits
- Cloudy peak; more snow. 2371 visits
- Caution: Lift may start without notice 2622 visits
- MP and plam on chairlift 2948 visits
- Chairs 2325 visits
- Forty Niner 2853 visits
- Blaze 2806 visits
- Array of dishes 2482 visits
- Me at Pico summit 2720 visits
- Hole in rock 2589 visits
- Road on run 2673 visits
- Lake 2756 visits
- Dave and MP finishing 2600 visits
- Car! 2933 visits