August 30, 2016 Mount Mansfield West

Guides: Oliver & Dick

Hikers: Jonathan, Lauren, Ethan, Arielle, Elana, Scott, Eric, Daniel, Stephanie, Andrea, Jessica

We drove to Underhill State Park. Hiked to the trail on the CCC road. We hiked up the Sunset Ridge Trail to the Long Trail and onto the Chin for lunch. We went back south on the Long Trail to the Subway Trail. We then went down the Cliff Trail. Oliver took some through Wall Street. We met at the top of the gondola. We walked down a ski trail to pick up the Long Trail to Route 108 where Jay picked us up.

Lunches:

Carrots, hamburger, rice, chia seeds,salt, oil & vinegar

Apple, beef, cheese, tomato, lettuce, sandwich, banana

Vegan energy bar

Trail mix with chia seeds

Bagel with smooth PB and strawberry jam, Smart Food

Seared salmon with cumin mustard with honey sandwich, Mozzarella, tomato, avocado with olive oil, dark chocolate

Honey and Oat granola bar

Coffee yogurt, banana

Four people had Almond butter and jelly sandwiches

My FitBit showed a total of 20,594 steps, 9.06 miles, and 254 flights of stairs.

August 24, 2016 Mount Mansfield East

Guides: Martha & Dick

Hikers: Anabel, Elena, Ally, Brendan, Ryan, Sarah

Jay took us the bottom of the Gondola in Stowe. We hiked up the Hazelton Trail to the Toll road. We walked along the Toll road to the visitors center. We hiked the Lakeview Trail to the Long Trail South. We stopped at the Forehead for lunch and Sarah’s birthday celebrations. We continued on the Long Trail South to the Wallace Cut Off to the Butler Lodge. We took the Butler Lodge Trail down to the trail head where Jay picked us up.

Lunches:

Sheep Cheese with tomato and garlic on spelt bread.

Farmer's cheese with figs on cinnamon raisin bread, green beans, carrots

Farmer’s cheese with tomato on spelt bread, vegies

Two PB&J sandwiches, trail mix

Hummus, cheese, apple sandwich

PB&J, trail mix

Celery, PB, cheese stick, zucchini muffin, pumpkin energy bites

Quinoa, beets, avocados, cheese, zucchini muffin with almond butter and chocolate

My FitBit showed a total of 19,722 steps, 8.67 miles, and 221 flights of stairs.

August 23, 2016 Mount Mansfield West

Guides: Oliver & Dick

Hikers: Anabel, Elena, Max, Mark, Natalia, Janet, Richard, Marianne, Max, Rachel

We drove to Underhill State Park. Hiked to the trail on the CCC road. We hiked up the Halfway House Trail to the Canyon North Trail and onto the Canyon Extension Trail. Oliver took some people up to the Long Trail just before the Subway Trail. I took the others through the Subway Trail and onto the Chin. We continued down to the Long Trail. We met Jay on Route 108 for our ride back to Smuggs.

Lunches:

Carrots, rice, pork, chia seeds, oil and vinager, salt

Sheep cheese, tomato, garlic, lettuce on rye sandwich, Raisin & cinnamon whole wheat sourdough with farmer’s cheese, toasted almond sandwich, hard boiled egg

Sheep cheese, tomato on spelt bread sandwich, boiled egg, purple carrots, radish

Sheep cheese, tomato on spelt bread sandwich,, PB and figs on cinnamon raisin bread

Farmer's cheese with lettuce and tomato on spilt bread, PB on Mark’s cinnamon raisin bread.

PB&J, peach

PB&J, peach

Ham and cheese sandwich, Oreos, plum

PB&J, apple

Spanish teriso, dehydrated hummus, pita bread

My FitBit showed a total of 21,347 steps, 9.39 miles, and 276 flights of stairs.