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.

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.

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.

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.

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