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 3152 visits
- MP, ready to hike 2826 visits
- MP avoiding bugs 2582 visits
- Dave hiking 2727 visits
- Dave II 2649 visits
- Cooper Lodge 2441 visits
- Dave and Cooper Lodge 2326 visits
- Pull-up attempt 2585 visits
- MP inside Cooper Lodge 2693 visits
- Summit towers 2210 visits
- Dave atop Killington 2211 visits
- Dave, Killington summit, and dishes 2571 visits
- Lake view 2554 visits
- Descending Killington 2333 visits
- Dave at trail junction 2036 visits
- Lunchtime! 2095 visits
- Snow cannon 2457 visits
- Pico summit cabin. 2013 visits
- MP and Dave on chairlift 2061 visits
- Dave at Pico summit 2541 visits
- Mossy stream bed 2388 visits
- Inn at Long Trail 2969 visits
- Dave and me at Cooper Lodge 2998 visits
- Lookout near Killington summit 2606 visits
- Killington summit view 2536 visits
- Dave and MP atop Killington 2638 visits
- Ski runs on Killington 2667 visits
- Another skilift 3291 visits
- Trillium undulatum 2468 visits
- plam, Long/Appalachian Trail 3019 visits
- Dave, Long/Appalachian Trail 2504 visits
- Trees and Mountains 2676 visits
- Mountains in distance 2474 visits
- Pico camp 3018 visits
- Snow remnants 2862 visits
- Cloudy peak; more snow. 2403 visits
- Caution: Lift may start without notice 2664 visits
- MP and plam on chairlift 2970 visits
- Chairs 2349 visits
- Forty Niner 2877 visits
- Blaze 2835 visits
- Array of dishes 2507 visits
- Me at Pico summit 2746 visits
- Hole in rock 2604 visits
- Road on run 2695 visits
- Lake 2776 visits
- Dave and MP finishing 2628 visits
- Car! 2960 visits