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 3124 visits
- MP, ready to hike 2812 visits
- MP avoiding bugs 2568 visits
- Dave hiking 2715 visits
- Dave II 2642 visits
- Cooper Lodge 2430 visits
- Dave and Cooper Lodge 2316 visits
- Pull-up attempt 2579 visits
- MP inside Cooper Lodge 2681 visits
- Summit towers 2199 visits
- Dave atop Killington 2202 visits
- Dave, Killington summit, and dishes 2561 visits
- Lake view 2532 visits
- Descending Killington 2323 visits
- Dave at trail junction 2028 visits
- Lunchtime! 2088 visits
- Snow cannon 2447 visits
- Pico summit cabin. 1999 visits
- MP and Dave on chairlift 2055 visits
- Dave at Pico summit 2532 visits
- Mossy stream bed 2378 visits
- Inn at Long Trail 2956 visits
- Dave and me at Cooper Lodge 2978 visits
- Lookout near Killington summit 2590 visits
- Killington summit view 2521 visits
- Dave and MP atop Killington 2622 visits
- Ski runs on Killington 2649 visits
- Another skilift 3271 visits
- Trillium undulatum 2446 visits
- plam, Long/Appalachian Trail 3006 visits
- Dave, Long/Appalachian Trail 2492 visits
- Trees and Mountains 2666 visits
- Mountains in distance 2463 visits
- Pico camp 3004 visits
- Snow remnants 2837 visits
- Cloudy peak; more snow. 2384 visits
- Caution: Lift may start without notice 2651 visits
- MP and plam on chairlift 2952 visits
- Chairs 2331 visits
- Forty Niner 2865 visits
- Blaze 2819 visits
- Array of dishes 2496 visits
- Me at Pico summit 2736 visits
- Hole in rock 2594 visits
- Road on run 2682 visits
- Lake 2769 visits
- Dave and MP finishing 2614 visits
- Car! 2945 visits