Saturday, August 30, 2008

Sterling Range Ridge Hike - August 28, 2008

Route:
Sterling Range Hike –Starting at the top of the notch, up the stone steps to Snuffy’s, out to the Mt Mansfield Overview at Spruce Peak, around to the view down into Stowe, back to the Elephant’s Head Trail extension (around the back side of Sterling Pond) to Sterling lodge, out the Long Trail to Drifter Trail, continue on the Long Trail to Drifter again and up Drifter to the top of Madonna. Eat lunch. Go down Chilcoot ski trail to the Long Trail, into the Hansel and Grettle woods, back to Chilcoot and down to Gary B’s Northwest Passage and Ruthie’s, down to Rum Runner’s Reservoir. Down Meadowlark back to the village.

Guide:
Dick Goff

Hikers:
Julie Crossman
Clare Dalton
Cheryl Frydman
Pamela Satterfield
Marta Tarnowska

Lunches:
PH&J, apple, piece of cheese
Turkey, VT cheddar sandwich, blueberries
PB&J, pineapple, cookie
Chicken breast fillet sandwich
Salmon

Mt. Mansfield West Hike August 26, 2008

Hike:
Drove to Underhill State Park. Walked up the CCC road to the trail head. Ed took 5 people up the Sunset Ridge trail I took 10 people up the CCC road to the Half Way House trail to the Canyon trail and Canyon extension to the Subway trail exit and onto the Long Trail. Ed’s group joined us at the intersection of the Long Trail and the Sunset Ridge Trail. We arrived there within minutes of each other. We eat at the Chin. After lunch, we took everyone north on the Long Trail to Route 108 for pick up.

Guides:
Ed and Dick

Hikers:
Dan Bershad
Pam Bolton
Elana Dale
Lisa Demaria
Michael Fortunato
Janet Mills
John Mills
Nicholas Radcliffe
Andrew Scanlan
David Scanlan
Karen Scanlan
Stephen Stafford
Joan Werner
Grant Winton
Marina Winton

Lunches:
Pizza with broccoli and tomato
Turkey, cheese, tomato, lettuce sandwich, hard boiled eggs
Rice cakes with peanut butter
PB & Raisin sandwich
Bagel with grilled chicken, bagel with grilled cheese, granola bar
PB& J
Wrap with turkey, baloney, mustard, & lettuce
PB&J, banana
Grilled cheese, cashews
Mac’s deli Italian sandwich, cherries, nuts
Salami sandwich, granola bar, grapes

Thursday, August 21, 2008

Sterling Range Ridge Hike - August 21, 2008

Route:
Sterling Range Hike –Starting at the top of the notch, up the stone steps to Snuffy’s, out to the Mt Mansfield Overview at Spruce Peak, around to the view down into Stowe, back to the Elephant’s Head Trail extension (around the back side of Sterling Pond) to Sterling lodge, out the Long Trail to Drifter Trail, continue on the Long Trail to Drifter again and up Drifter to the top of Madonna. Eat lunch. Go down Chilcoot ski trail to the Long Trail, into the Hansel and Grettle woods, back to Chilcoot and down to Gary B’s Northwest Passage and Ruthie’s, down to Rum Runner’s Reservoir. Down Meadowlark back to the village.

Guide:
Dick Goff

Hikers:
Andrew Evans
Gregg Wilcox
Tiara Wilcox

Lunches:
PB, Balance bar (cookie dough)
OJ, Pasta Salad, Mentos, Carckers, Brownies

Best time from the first crossing of Drifter ski trail to the place we rejoin Drifter: 5 minutes.

Tuesday, August 19, 2008

Mt Mansfield West – August 19, 2008

Hike:
We started at Underhill State Park. At the junction of Laura Cowles and Sunset Ridge we went up Laura Cowles. We went up to the Chin and then back to and down Profanity Trail to the Taft lodge. We ate lunch. We got down to the trail head at route 108 at about 3:10.

Guides:
Ed Dombroski
Dick Goff

Hikers:
Wayne Brumer
Andrew Evans
Stephanie Green
Stuart Green
Sheila Newman

Lunches:
PB & J (home made blueberry jam)
PB, Balance Bar
PB & J, Plum, Teddy Grahams, Trail Mix, Goldfish
Turkey on whole wheat, Nectarine
Pro Bar, Banana, Cheese sticks, Pretzels

Friday, August 15, 2008

Sterling Range Ridge Hike – August 14, 2008

Hike: We drove (and drove and drove) to Mud City in Johnson / Morristown. We hiked up the Beaver Meadow trail and bushwhacked into the meadow. From there we went up the Beaver Meadow trail to the Whiteface shelter where we ate lunch. From there we went north on the Long Trail to the Chilcoot ski trail. We walked down the ski trail to Ruthie’s to Rum Runner’s reservoir. From there we went down Curlie’s Cutback and Meadowlark back to the village.

Guides: Martha and Dick

Hikers:

Susan Chin
Tom Chin
Beth Friedman

Lunches:
Plum, Trail mix, Ham & Cheese with mustard sandwich
PB&J, Cliff bar
Tomatoes, Beans, Zucchini, Rice, Quinoa, Lentils, Chocolate Zucchini Muffin

Wednesday, August 13, 2008

Mt Mansfield West - August 12, 2008

Mt. Mansfield West Hike:
Drove to Underhill State Park. Walked up the CCC road to the trail head. Ed took 6 people up the Sunset Ridge trail I took 12 people up the CCC road to the Half Way House trail to the Canyon trail and Canyon extension to the Subway trail and onto the Long Trail. Ed’s group joined us at the Chin. We eat at there. After lunch, Ed took his group north on the Long Trail to Route 108 for pick up. I took my group south on the Long Trail to the Cliff Trail cut off. We went down to the top of the gondola, down the ski trails (take 3 rights) to the Hazelton trail. We got to the bottom of the gondola just as the bus arrived.

Guides:
Ed and Dick

Hikers:
Kathleen Crowley
Marty Dayton
Bill Donovan
Robin Doyle
David Gayer
Judith Gayer
Charles Huntington
Anderson Ion
Loraine Langer
Paul Langer
Terry Lockhart
Kelsey Lockhart
Charles Lundberg
Stephen McCulloch III
Marcio Moreira
Howard Sadinsky
Mark Segal
Todd Smith

Lunches:
Toasted Portuguese roll with Tuna, Green Beans
Turkey & Cheese Sandwich, Blueberries, Humus
Ham & Cheese Sandwich
PB&J Sandwich
Bologna Sandwich, Pringles, Cucumbers
Turkey Sandwich, Lake Champlain Chocolate
Yogurt, Carrots, Cheese Stick
PB, Power Bar, Apple
Humus, Cheese, Cucumbers, & Mustard on Whole Wheat
Power Bar, Trail Mix
Turkey, Swiss Cheese, Lettuce, & Red Pepper on Whole Wheat
Turkey, Ham Swiss Cheese, Lettuce, & Red Pepper on Whole Wheat
Chicken Sandwich

Thursday, August 7, 2008

Sterling Range Ridge Hike - August 7, 2008

Route: Sterling Range Hike –

Starting at the top of the notch, up the stone steps to Snuffy’s, out to the Mt Mansfield Overview at Spruce Peak, around to the view down into Stowe, back to the Elephant’s Head Trail extension (around the back side of Sterling Pond) to Sterling lodge, out the Long Trail to Drifter Trail, continue on the Long Trail to Drifter again and up Drifter to the top of Madonna. Eat lunch. Go down Chilcoot ski trail to the Long Trail, into the Hansel and Grettle woods, back to Chilcoot and down to Gary B’s Northwest Passage and Ruthie’s, down to Rum Runner’s Reservoir. Down Meadowlark back to the village.

Guides:
Martha Gamble and Dick Goff

Hikers:
Sophie Erdmann
David Kercher
Joseph Olivo

Lunches:
Nectarine, Granola bar
Quinoa, Millet, Rice
Sweet & Salty trail mix, Tootsie rolls
Apply, Bread, Almonds

Do to the slippery wet conditions, no one ran up the section from the first crossing of Drifter ski trail to the place we rejoin Drifter. Everyone did it in 6 minutes or less.

Tuesday, August 5, 2008

Mount Mansfield West August 5, 2008

Guides: Ed and Dick

Mt. Mansfield West Hike: Drove to Underhill State Park. Walked up the CCC road to the trail head. We went up the CCC road to the Half Way House trail to the Canyon trail. Ed took 4 people up to the ridge and on to the Chin. I took 8 on the Canyon trail and Canyon extension to the Subway trail and onto the Long Trail. We eat at the Chin. After lunch, we went north on the Long Trail to Route 108 for pick up.

Hikers:
Michael Acer
Brooks Bertl
Sophie Erdmann
Victoria Gamburg
Marc Goldstein
Matt Johnson
Matt Lennon
Rick Marks
Terri Maxwell-Frelick
Denis Obuh
Nagymbek Orazbekov
Dmitry Postovalov
John Silva

Lunches:
Turkey and cheese sandwich, egg
PB&J, Sun chips
Ham & cheese on whole wheat, banana peach, chips
PB&J carrots, grapes
Raisins, cheese& crackers
Apple, Turkey, Lettuce on whole grain bread
Bread with cheese
Ham and cheese on bread
PB
Cliff bar

Friday, August 1, 2008

Sterling Range Ridge July 31, 2008

Guides: Martha and Dick

Route: Sterling Range Hike – For a change we started on the Long Trail at the Smuggler’s Notch picnic area on Route 108 in Stowe. We went up what used to be the Elephant Head trail. The Elephant Head Overlook was open and worth the stop. We continued up the Long Trail and took a short cut through the woods to the Spruce Peak Overview. We went back to the front side of Sterling Pond and to Sterling lodge, out the Long Trail to Drifter Trail, continue on the Long Trail to Drifter again and up Drifter to the top of Madonna. Eat lunch. Went down Chilcoot ski trail to the Long Trail, into the Hansel and Grettle woods, back to Chilcoot and down to Gary B’s Northwest Passage and Ruthie’s, down to Rum Runner’s Reservoir. Down Meadowlark back to the village.

Hikers:
Ron Collard
Glen Edwards
Lauren Fisher
Tom Grogan
James Rescsanski
Marty Nagy-Wentz
Jack Wentz

Lunches:
Cheese and smoked sausage on crackers, grapes
Tuna pack, Peanuts, Nature Valley bar
PB&J
Fruit, Granola Bars, Power Bar, Nectarine
Extra Cheese Pizza, Apple, Granola Bar
Sautéed vegetables with pasta & cheese

No one took the challenge for the best time for the section from the first crossing of Drifter ski trail to the place we rejoin Drifter.

Tuesday, July 29, 2008

Mount Mansfield West July 29, 2008

Guides: Ed and Dick

Mt. Mansfield West Hike: Drove to Underhill State Park. Walked up the CCC road to the trail head. I took 4 people up the Sunset Ridge trail Ed took 10 people up the CCC road to the Half Way House trail to the Canyon trail and Canyon extension to the Subway trail and onto the Long Trail. We eat at the Taft Lodge. After lunch, we went north on the Long Trail to Route 108 for pick up.

Hikers:
Mark Brown
John Delano
Doug Doupagne
Bill Eisert
Sean Grogan
Yosef Har-nov
Yersyn Kylyshbekov
Nagymbek Orazbekov
David Owen
Lynne Owen
Ben Reiner
Sharon Reiner
Richar Spry

Lunches:
Egg, mashed potatoes, bread with cheese, green onion, cake
Turkey & Cheese sandwich
Roast beef sandwich with lettuce and mustard, coleslaw
PB & J, nuts, raisins

Sterling Range Ridge July 24, 2008

Guides: Martha and Dick

Route: Sterling Range Hike – For a change we didn’t do the range at all. We drove up to the base lodge and hiked up Lower FIS ski trail to the Link ski trail and on up to Chilcoot ski trail. We went into the woods at Chilcoot Pass and joined the Long Trail north. We followed the Long Trail to the Whiteface Lodge. From there we went down the side trail toward Mud City. We ate lunch at the Beaver Meadow lodge (it was raining pretty well by then). We hiked up the steep trail from the Beaver Meadow lodge back to Chilcoot pass. We went down Chilcoot ski trail and down to Gary B’s Northwest Passage and Ruthie’s, down to Rum Runner’s Reservoir. Down Meadowlark back to the village.

Hikers:
David D’Antuono
Ashley Davidson

Lunches:
Turkey and Swiss sandwich
Chicken and Broccoli roll up

Sunday, July 20, 2008

Hike: Sterling Range Ridge July 17, 2008

Guides: Martha and Dick

Route: Sterling Range Hike – For a change we started on the Long Trail at the Smuggler’s Notch picnic area on Route 108 in Stowe. We went up what used to be the Elephant Head trail. The Elephant Head Overlook was open and worth the stop. We continued up the Long Trail and took a short cut through the woods to the Spruce Peak Overview. We went back to the front side of Sterling Pond and to Sterling lodge, out the Long Trail to Drifter Trail, continue on the Long Trail to Drifter again and up Drifter to the top of Madonna. Eat lunch. Go down Chilcoot ski trail to the Long Trail, into the Hansel and Grettle woods, back to Chilcoot and down to Gary B’s Northwest Passage and Ruthie’s, down to Rum Runner’s Reservoir. Down Meadowlark back to the village.

Hikers:
Laura Avakian
Ralph Avakian
Andrew Lumpkin
Kevin Lumpkin
Lee Lumpkin

Lunches:
Granola bars

Best time for the section from the first crossing of Drifter ski trail to the place we rejoin Drifter: 3:50

Wednesday, July 16, 2008

Mount Mansfield West July 15 2008

Guides: Ed Dombroski and Dick Goff

Route: Drove to Underhill State park. Went up the CCC road to the trail head. Went up Sunset Ridge trail to the Cantilever side trail. Continued up to the Long Trail on the Mt. Mansfield ridge and on up the Long Trail to the Chin. They continued on the Long Trail to Taft lodge and on to Route 108 where we were picked up by Jay.

Hikers:
Bill Carter
Mark Denslow
James Dougherty
Brian Fierro
John Kramer
Sarah Kramer
Brandon Sabina
Jacqueline Sicotte
Luc Sicotte
Martin Sicotte
Patrick Sicotte
Thomas Six
Morgan Sokany
Patrick Stewart

Lunches: I only got a few this week, we separated into two groups.
Bananas, Apples
Bagel with chicken and lettuce
Bagel with chicken and cheese

Sterling Range Ridge July 10, 2008

Route: Sterling Range Hike – Starting at the top of the notch, up the stone steps to Snuffy’s, out to the Mt Mansfield Overview at Spruce Peak, around to the view down into Stowe, back to the Elephant’s Head Trail extension (around the back side of Sterling Pond) to Sterling lodge, out the Long Trail to Drifter Trail, continue on the Long Trail to Drifter again and up Drifter to the top of Madonna. Eat lunch. Go down Chilcoot ski trail to the Long Trail, into the Hansel and Grettle woods, back to Chilcoot and down to Gary B’s Northwest Passage and Ruthie’s, down to Rum Runner’s Reservoir. Down Meadowlark back to the village.

Guides: Martha Gamble and Dick Goff

Hikers:
Kathy Kelly
Martin Kelly
Sue McCarthy
Tracey O’Connell
David Wagar

Lunches:
Turkey & Swiss cheese on whole wheat
PB&J on whole wheat
Turkey cheese with hummus on a bagel
Nuts
PB&J
Macadamia and cashew butter with apple butter on home made bread.

Best time for the section from the first crossing of Drifter ski trail to the place we rejoin Drifter: 4:25

Mount Mansfield West July 8, 2008

Guides: Ed Dombroski and Dick Goff

Route: Drove to Underhill State park. Went up the CCC road to the trail head. Went up Sunset Ridge trail to the Cantilever side trail. About there I got sick and went back down to the state park where I called my wife who came and took me home. Ed continued up to the Long Trail on the Mansfield ridge and on up the Long Trail to the Chin. They continued on the Long Trail to Taft lodge and on to Route 108 where they were picked up by Jay.

Hikers:
Carina Johansson
Ashley Carter
Holly Lorelli
Bill Lorelli
Michal Manro
David Wagar

Lunches: Sorry I missed that part of the hike.

Thursday, July 3, 2008

Sterling Range July 3, 2008

Sterling Range Hike – Starting at the top of the notch, up the stone steps to Snuffy’s, out to the Mt Mansfield Overview at Spruce Peak, around to the view down into Stowe, back to the Elephant’s Head Trail extension (around the back side of Sterling Pond) to Sterling lodge, out the Long Trail to Drifter Trail, continue on the Long Trail to Drifter again and up Drifter to the top of Madonna. Eat lunch. Go down Chilcoot ski trail to the Long Trail, into the Hansel and Grettle woods, back to Chilcoot and down to Gary B’s Northwest Passage and Ruthie’s, down to Rum Runner’s Reservoir. Down Meadowlark back to the village.

Guides: Heather and Dick

Hikers:
Edward Belliveau
Alex Frydman
Cheryl Frydman

Lunches:
Veggie burger with lettuce, pickle and Humus Sandwich
Cashew butter & Jelly Sandwich
PB&J Sandwich

Best time today for the Drifter to Drifter stretch – 5:02 (Last week 4:30, best time 3:09)

Mount Mansfield West July 1, 2008

Mt. Mansfield West Hike: Drove to Underhill State Park. Walked up the CCC road to the trail head. Ed took 3 people up the Sunset Ridge trail I took 10 people up the CCC road to the Half Way House trail to the Canyon trail and Canyon extension to the Subway trail and onto the Long Trail. We eat at the Chin. After lunch, we went north on the Long Trail to Route 108 for pick up.

Guides: Ed and Dick

Hikers:
Craig Bedrosian
Ken Culver
Shelagh Curran
Stephen Curran
Atsuo Horiguchi
Ken Horiguchi
Noby Horiguchi
Takeshi Horiguchi
Raymond Maher
Diana Mckamey
Jack Micay
Racheal Micay
Scot Stewart

Lunches:
Turkey Sandwich
Ham Sandwich
Banana, Raisins, Dried Mango, Fig Newton
Cheese Sandwich
PB&J Sandwich
Bologna Sandwich
Dried Fruit
Onigiri – This is a traditional Japanese hiking lunch. It is rice with seaweed around a pickled plum.

Thursday, June 26, 2008

June 26, 2008 Sterling Range

Hikers:
Katherine Anderson
Michael Anderson
Ann Kolek
Brian Kolek
Scott Lutes
Cara Ocampo
Hazel Ocampo
Nelson Ocampo
Evan Robinson
Phillip Tuttle

Lunches:
Trail mix, Peanuts, Trail bars
Ham & Cheese sandwich M&M
Guacamole, Cheese & Baby greens
Fluffernutter
Turkey & Swiss
Chicken breast sandwich with Grapes
PB & J on oatmeal
Raisin bread
Sausage Patty in a roll, Cheese stick
Cold hot dog in a bun
Peanut Butter with imitation (soy) beacon bits

Martha and I did the usual Sterling Range hike.

June 24, 2008 Mount Mansfield West Hike

Hikers:
Gerard Canavan
Thomasina Canavan
Andy Coggins
Cindy Eichbauer
James Hurwitz
Jennifer Karlovits
Robert Karlovits
Brendon Kelly
Nicole Kelly
Patrick Kelly
Sean Kelly
Ann Kolek
Brian Kolek
Hazel Ocampo
Nelson Ocampo
Evan Robinson
Sarah Schaefer
Wendy Vischer
Kevin Walsh

Lunches:
Sorry, My paper was too wet to write on.

Route:
We started at Underhill State Park. Ed and I split at the junction of Laura Co and Sunset Ridge. Ed went with 3 people up Sunset Ridge and I went up Laura Co with 16 others. There was only one working radio and no cell phone. I took my own cell phone and exchanged numbers with one of the people with Ed. Just before my group got to the place where Laura Co rejoins Sunset Ridge the phone rang. We all had heard thunder and Ed was a long way below us. His group decided to go back. From where we were, it was a lot shorter to go onto Taft Lodge for shelter than to go back to Underhill. So on we went and then the rain started, no more Thunder. We went down Profanity Trail to the lodge, the rain stopped. I called Smuggs for a ride for Ed and asked Jay to try to get us at 3:00 instead of 3:30. After eating we headed down. About half way down it started raining cats and dogs. My boots and everything else was wet. The last of the group reached the road at 2:58. Jay got there at about 2:56.

Tuesday, June 24, 2008

June 19, 2008 Sterling Range Ridge Hike

Hiked today with:
Elaine Judd
Augusto Podesta
Priscila Podesta

Lunches:
Cheese, Lettuce and Mustard Sandwich
Gu, Trail mix, & Energy Bar
Tuna, carrot cuccumber, lettuce, cheese egg on multi grain bread

Did the usual hike with Martha. Up to Spruce Peak, around the back of Sterling Pond, on over to the top of Madonna, and back to the village.

Tuesday, June 17, 2008

June 17 2008 Mount Mansfield West

Hiked today with:
Kathy & Mike Anderson
Robby Eastman
Dan Samson
Deborah Schwengel
Max Seltzer
Dave Whitmore

We went up Sunset Ridge to the Long Trail.
Due to thunder in the distance, we took Profanity Trail to Taft lodge for lunch.
Took the Long trail to route 108.

Some lunches:
Corn Beef Sandwich
Cheese
Snap peas
An apple and trail mix
Cheese Sandwich
PB & J
Nuts
PB & bacon bits