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 3163 visits
- MP, ready to hike 2834 visits
- MP avoiding bugs 2587 visits
- Dave hiking 2733 visits
- Dave II 2656 visits
- Cooper Lodge 2445 visits
- Dave and Cooper Lodge 2336 visits
- Pull-up attempt 2595 visits
- MP inside Cooper Lodge 2706 visits
- Summit towers 2216 visits
- Dave atop Killington 2219 visits
- Dave, Killington summit, and dishes 2580 visits
- Lake view 2564 visits
- Descending Killington 2340 visits
- Dave at trail junction 2043 visits
- Lunchtime! 2105 visits
- Snow cannon 2466 visits
- Pico summit cabin. 2023 visits
- MP and Dave on chairlift 2069 visits
- Dave at Pico summit 2547 visits
- Mossy stream bed 2393 visits
- Inn at Long Trail 2979 visits
- Dave and me at Cooper Lodge 3017 visits
- Lookout near Killington summit 2616 visits
- Killington summit view 2548 visits
- Dave and MP atop Killington 2652 visits
- Ski runs on Killington 2679 visits
- Another skilift 3304 visits
- Trillium undulatum 2478 visits
- plam, Long/Appalachian Trail 3028 visits
- Dave, Long/Appalachian Trail 2517 visits
- Trees and Mountains 2685 visits
- Mountains in distance 2489 visits
- Pico camp 3030 visits
- Snow remnants 2874 visits
- Cloudy peak; more snow. 2413 visits
- Caution: Lift may start without notice 2676 visits
- MP and plam on chairlift 2980 visits
- Chairs 2360 visits
- Forty Niner 2886 visits
- Blaze 2847 visits
- Array of dishes 2517 visits
- Me at Pico summit 2757 visits
- Hole in rock 2613 visits
- Road on run 2705 visits
- Lake 2787 visits
- Dave and MP finishing 2639 visits
- Car! 2973 visits