Comments for Green Mountain Club (GMC) Burlington section http://gmcburlington.org Exploring, appreciating, and protecting the Long Trail in Vermont Wed, 30 May 2012 00:14:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ Comment on Trip Reports for May – August 2012 (updated 5/14/12 with photos) by Pam Gillis http://gmcburlington.org/2012/05/14/trip-reports-for-may-august-2012-updated-5142012-with-photos/#comment-877 Wed, 30 May 2012 00:14:42 +0000 http://gmcburlington.org/?p=1959#comment-877 May 26, 2012
Trail work on the Lake Mansfield Trail and the Long Trail Taylor Lodge to Puffer Lodge. We had 9 participants. We cleared the trails with 3 main groups. ,It was a hot day and we were on the trails for 7 hours (a few had to turn back earlier), but it was a good work day. A number of trees were cut and lots of clipping done plus some water bar clearing/improving. Participants included: Pam Gillis, John Sharp, Fred Royce, Lisa Hardy, John Pennucci, Rick Manning, Ted Albers and Diane Stevens.

]]> Comment on Trip Reports for May – August 2012 (updated 5/14/12 with photos) by Pam Gillis http://gmcburlington.org/2012/05/14/trip-reports-for-may-august-2012-updated-5142012-with-photos/#comment-874 Fri, 25 May 2012 14:35:26 +0000 http://gmcburlington.org/?p=1959#comment-874 May 19, 2012
Long Trail/side trail Work Hike Butler to Taylor
Great turnout (14) and good weather. Divided into 3 groups, 2 with chain saws. One group went Nebraska Notch Trail and then the LT to Taylor, most coming back via Clara Bow trail. Another group went the Butler Lodge trail and then the LT south with a chain saw (that did have to be used). the third group went up Nebraska Notch Trail and then north on the LT until they met the second group and then they went down. Participants: Pam Gillis, John Sharp, John Pennucci, Forrest Aldrich, Phil Hazen, Ryan Bean, George Long, Carlene Squires, Wendy Savoie, Joey Corcoran, Anneliese Koenig, Richard Keach, Rick Manning, and Meg Manning.

]]> Comment on Trip Reports for May – August 2012 (updated 5/14/12 with photos) by Pam Gillis http://gmcburlington.org/2012/05/14/trip-reports-for-may-august-2012-updated-5142012-with-photos/#comment-873 Fri, 25 May 2012 14:28:45 +0000 http://gmcburlington.org/?p=1959#comment-873 May 12, 2012
Long Trail work Hike Bolton Notch Road to Harrington’s View. Good turnout (13) and good weather. Split into 3 groups, with one group going down to Buchanan Lodge. Several trees to cut. Group that went to Harrington’s view took the longest. Participants: Pam Gillis, John Sharp, John Pennucci, Forrest Aldrich, George Long, Ryan Bean, Sharon Fosbrook, Dot Myer, Phil Hazen, Ted Albers, Cindy Taska, Nick Branch, and Pat Branch.

]]> Comment on Trip Reports for May – August 2012 (updated 5/14/12 with photos) by Pam Gillis http://gmcburlington.org/2012/05/14/trip-reports-for-may-august-2012-updated-5142012-with-photos/#comment-872 Fri, 25 May 2012 14:22:58 +0000 http://gmcburlington.org/?p=1959#comment-872 May 5, 2012
Trail work on the Long Trail Jonesville to Bolton Notch Road. Very good turnout with 12 participants and good weather. We split into 2 groups, meeting at the beaver pond. Trail in pretty good shape except the beaver pond stream was hard to cross and no easy way to fix that. We saw a beaver swimming around (just the top of his head)! Participants: Pam Gillis, John Sharp, John Pennucci, Rick Manning, Forrest Aldrich, George Long, Keith Morgan, Lisa Hardy, Phil Hazen, Ryan Bean, Sue Girouard, and Jennifer McDonald.
(can’t seem to copy the pictures here)

]]> Comment on Trip Reports for January – April 2012 (updated 5/14/12 with photos galore) by Kelley Christie http://gmcburlington.org/2012/01/15/trip-reports-for-january-april-2012/#comment-837 Sat, 07 Apr 2012 15:40:05 +0000 http://gmcburlington.org/?p=1807#comment-837 March 31, 2012
Mt.Philo

It was a gorgeous day with clouds lifting as we approached the summit. We enjoyed admiring the beautiful trail work on the hike up. Though a lower elevation peak, the steep hike had our hearts pumping and lungs working. The views from the top were refreshing as we saw early signs of spring. We enjoyed slices of banana bread, while Triggered mingled with other dogs Piper Christie (3 months old) enjoyed her first hike with the Green Mountain Club! As did Jan and Russ Decoonman!
Attendees: Jan and Russ Decoonman, Larry Gagne, Taylor Christie, Piper Christie and Trigger. Trip Leader: Kelley Christie

]]> Comment on Trip Reports for May – August, 2011 (updated 10/1/11) by Anonymous http://gmcburlington.org/2011/06/22/trip-reports-for-may-august-2011-updated-may-3rd/#comment-603 Fri, 14 Oct 2011 19:01:32 +0000 http://gmcburlington.org/?p=1553#comment-603 Trip report – Carlene Squires, Darryl Smith, Nancy Somers and Pam Cary hiked on September 17, 2011 starting from the Stephensville Parking Lot. A beautiful day on the Nebraska Notch Trail to the Long Trail and then lunch at Butler Lodge and return on the Butler Lodge Trail. Very few people seen on the trails on this gorgeous day.

]]> Comment on Trip Reports for May – August, 2011 (updated 10/1/11) by Pam Gillis http://gmcburlington.org/2011/06/22/trip-reports-for-may-august-2011-updated-may-3rd/#comment-542 Wed, 06 Jul 2011 21:17:17 +0000 http://gmcburlington.org/?p=1553#comment-542 National Trails Day Work Hike
Leaders: Pam Gillis and John Sharp
Participants: 7
Had enough volunteers, so we split into 3 work groups and got the trees left between Bolton Notch Rd. and Jonesville, as well as clearing the Long Trail from Harrington’s View to past Puffer. Completed our spring work!
Participants: Ken Austin, George Lockwood, Marty Morrissey, Phil Hazen, Darryl Smith, Tim Welsh, Carlene Squires

]]> Comment on Trip Reports for May – August, 2011 (updated 10/1/11) by Pam Gillis http://gmcburlington.org/2011/06/22/trip-reports-for-may-august-2011-updated-may-3rd/#comment-541 Wed, 06 Jul 2011 21:11:24 +0000 http://gmcburlington.org/?p=1553#comment-541 Spring Trail Work, May 28, 2011
Leaders: Pam Gillis and John Sharp
Other participants: 8
Cleared Lake Mansfield to past the summit of Mt. Mayo. A lot of the participants left early, so it was a long day for the rest of us. But we got the work done and the weather wasn’t bad.
Pariticpants included: Rick Manning, Scott Springer, David Feurzeig, Zeke Benshirim, Jacob September, Zoey November, and Annelies McVoy

]]> Comment on Trip Reports for January – April, 2011 (updated 5/3/11) by Sheri Larsen http://gmcburlington.org/2011/02/20/trip-reports-for-january-april-2011-updated-11011/#comment-371 Sun, 30 Jan 2011 01:12:32 +0000 http://gmcburlington.org/?p=1363#comment-371 For our Mt. Abe Hike on January 17th, we hiked up the Battell Trail. It’s hard to say what the conditions will be on February 7th. People do use that trail but if there is new snow you could end up breaking trail. When we hike Mt. Abe in the winter we always bring snowshoes just in case and we carry or wear microspikes or crampons in case it is icy, especially near the top. On the January 17th I used microspikes the whole way, others wore snowshoes the whole way and at least one person wore just hiking boots. So, it depends on personal preference as well as the trail conditions. Good luck.

]]> Comment on Trip Reports for January – April, 2011 (updated 5/3/11) by Hughes Pack http://gmcburlington.org/2011/02/20/trip-reports-for-january-april-2011-updated-11011/#comment-369 Fri, 28 Jan 2011 06:20:21 +0000 http://gmcburlington.org/?p=1363#comment-369 Hi Folks,
The Mt. Abe hikes looks great.
What trail did you take?
I am hoping to come up Feb 7 to snowshoe the Battell trail as far as I can manage, but am wondering about trail conditions. I might be solo and will not be able to break trail the whole way, so I am hoping others have been on it recently. I am also wondering about the piece to the summit from the Battell shelter. It sounds like crampons might be in order, but you did not mention them in your report. I am not obsessed with the summit, but with being outside, peaceful and getting a good workout. Thanks for any info.
I hope this is OK to post.
Hughes

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