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 3132 visits
- MP, ready to hike 2816 visits
- MP avoiding bugs 2574 visits
- Dave hiking 2719 visits
- Dave II 2647 visits
- Cooper Lodge 2435 visits
- Dave and Cooper Lodge 2322 visits
- Pull-up attempt 2582 visits
- MP inside Cooper Lodge 2687 visits
- Summit towers 2203 visits
- Dave atop Killington 2206 visits
- Dave, Killington summit, and dishes 2566 visits
- Lake view 2538 visits
- Descending Killington 2326 visits
- Dave at trail junction 2032 visits
- Lunchtime! 2090 visits
- Snow cannon 2452 visits
- Pico summit cabin. 2006 visits
- MP and Dave on chairlift 2057 visits
- Dave at Pico summit 2535 visits
- Mossy stream bed 2383 visits
- Inn at Long Trail 2962 visits
- Dave and me at Cooper Lodge 2984 visits
- Lookout near Killington summit 2597 visits
- Killington summit view 2526 visits
- Dave and MP atop Killington 2629 visits
- Ski runs on Killington 2657 visits
- Another skilift 3274 visits
- Trillium undulatum 2452 visits
- plam, Long/Appalachian Trail 3009 visits
- Dave, Long/Appalachian Trail 2498 visits
- Trees and Mountains 2670 visits
- Mountains in distance 2465 visits
- Pico camp 3007 visits
- Snow remnants 2842 visits
- Cloudy peak; more snow. 2390 visits
- Caution: Lift may start without notice 2655 visits
- MP and plam on chairlift 2959 visits
- Chairs 2336 visits
- Forty Niner 2868 visits
- Blaze 2824 visits
- Array of dishes 2500 visits
- Me at Pico summit 2740 visits
- Hole in rock 2597 visits
- Road on run 2687 visits
- Lake 2772 visits
- Dave and MP finishing 2619 visits
- Car! 2952 visits