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 3153 visits
- MP, ready to hike 2827 visits
- MP avoiding bugs 2582 visits
- Dave hiking 2727 visits
- Dave II 2650 visits
- Cooper Lodge 2441 visits
- Dave and Cooper Lodge 2326 visits
- Pull-up attempt 2585 visits
- MP inside Cooper Lodge 2694 visits
- Summit towers 2210 visits
- Dave atop Killington 2212 visits
- Dave, Killington summit, and dishes 2572 visits
- Lake view 2555 visits
- Descending Killington 2333 visits
- Dave at trail junction 2036 visits
- Lunchtime! 2096 visits
- Snow cannon 2457 visits
- Pico summit cabin. 2015 visits
- MP and Dave on chairlift 2063 visits
- Dave at Pico summit 2541 visits
- Mossy stream bed 2388 visits
- Inn at Long Trail 2970 visits
- Dave and me at Cooper Lodge 3000 visits
- Lookout near Killington summit 2607 visits
- Killington summit view 2538 visits
- Dave and MP atop Killington 2640 visits
- Ski runs on Killington 2670 visits
- Another skilift 3292 visits
- Trillium undulatum 2471 visits
- plam, Long/Appalachian Trail 3019 visits
- Dave, Long/Appalachian Trail 2505 visits
- Trees and Mountains 2678 visits
- Mountains in distance 2478 visits
- Pico camp 3021 visits
- Snow remnants 2865 visits
- Cloudy peak; more snow. 2405 visits
- Caution: Lift may start without notice 2664 visits
- MP and plam on chairlift 2971 visits
- Chairs 2351 visits
- Forty Niner 2879 visits
- Blaze 2836 visits
- Array of dishes 2509 visits
- Me at Pico summit 2748 visits
- Hole in rock 2605 visits
- Road on run 2696 visits
- Lake 2777 visits
- Dave and MP finishing 2630 visits
- Car! 2963 visits