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1 LISTINGS / TRIPS AND ACTIVITIES
Charles River MudTHE
APPAL ACHIAN MOUNTAIN CLUB / BOSTON CHAPTER : : w w w. a m c b o s t o n . o r g Apri l 2011 / Vol. 36, No. 4
TRIP LISTINGS: 3 - 98 ARTICLE: 1,2, 9 & 10
ARTICLE By Pat Keane
Music & Mountains – Presidents’ Day Weekend
IMPORTANT INFORMATION: BOSTON CHAPTER TRIPS
Boston Chapter volunteers lead the following activities. Volunteer leaders do their best to facilitate safe, quality events. Your participa-tion in these trips, however, acknowledges that there are inherent risks in any outdoor activity that cannot be entirely eliminated. You will therefore be required to sign a liability waiver to participate in any AMC event other than social activities. To view the liability waiver and the AMC “Leadership Requirements and Guidelines” which all AMC leaders follow, go to www.outdoors.org/volunteers/leadership/. Organizers of activities are not paid, nor take any personal profit, for running a particular event. However, when funds are collected for food and/or lodging, a portion of each participant’s trip fee could possibly be used to subsidize the organizers’ expenses. If the trip is being run at a facility owned by a leader, it will be designated with the following code: LOF (Leader Owned Facility).
From the music to the outdoor sports and weather, to the food and overall ambiance that permeated the entire week-end, this was a wonderful and memorable event.With approximately 40 instrumentalists and 40 singers participating (along with a dozen listeners), a very moving playing of Mendelssohn’s Symphony #4 “Italian” was pre-sented at the Saturday evening concert along with the choral and instrumental rendition of Bach’s “Magnificat” followed by a delicious dessert reception prepared by the excellent food crew at Pinkham Notch. Additionally, Sunday morn-ing singing resulted in many chuckles as the singers read through madrigals.How special to walk through the lodge and hear various in-strumental ensembles gathered to read music together -- in-cluding violins, cellos, flutes, clarinets, bassoons and piano – just to name a few!As for outdoor sports, the complimentary tickets to Great Glen Cross Country Ski and Tubing area provided great out-
door activities during the days; and there also was plenty of Alpine skiing available close by.For those who stayed the third night, all were treated to a Musicale in which many also enjoyed participating.To top it all off, the outstanding food prepared by the Pinkham Notch kitchen crew throughout the weekend was decidedly top notch with fresh baked goods a part of each delicious meal.All in all, if you love music and you love mountains, these “Music & Mountains” Weekends should not be missed! There are three offered each year: the fall and winter ones are at Pinkham Notch Visitor’s Center and the spring week-end is at Nature’s Classroom at Sargent Camp, located on a lovely lake in Peterborough, NH. We hope you’ll join us April 29 through May 1 at Peterbor-ough for our spring weekend ; check the AMC web site for an application – or check the MUD and Outdoors magazines for further information. For any further questions, e-mail : [email protected]
Allegra Martin conducts the Evening Concert Photo Credit Pat Keane
Sally Kolodkin & Brian Warnock provide wake-up music Photo Credit Pat Keane
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AMC Boston Chapter Executive Committee and Committee ChairsEXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Chair Paul Dale [email protected]
Past Chair John Lisker [email protected] 617-244-1636
Secretary John Geiss [email protected]
Treasurer Steve Dennen [email protected] 781-942-4634
Ombudsman John Lisker [email protected] 617-244-1636
Members-at-Large Jeff [email protected]
Gary [email protected]
Brenda [email protected]
Regional Director Mike Barry [email protected] 617-257-2251
COMMITTEE CHAIRS AND CONTACTS Andover Helen Palmer [email protected] 978-657-9153
Bicycling Ingrid Shuttleworth [email protected] 617-576-2542
Conservation Steve Connors [email protected] 617-527-1925
Diversity Coordinator Kate Chang [email protected] 617-623-5942
Family Outings Ken Anderson [email protected]
George [email protected]
Forty Plus Lisa Bryant [email protected] 781-862-3131
Hiking/Backpacking Silvia Dubinsky [email protected]
Intro Ed [email protected]
Local Walks/Hikes Robert Winters [email protected] 617-661-9230
Membership Nathan Karol [email protected]
Mountaineering Simon Kozin [email protected]
Music Mary Riendeau [email protected] 207-247-6123
Charlotte Swartz [email protected] 781-488-3615
Paddling Julia Khorana [email protected] 978-897-5124
Jeff (Packy) Pacuska [email protected] 617-388-4635
Skiing Peter Lindholm [email protected]
Trails Mal Crawford malcolm_crawford@ raytheon.com
Webmaster TBD [email protected]
Windsurfing Steve Sevcik [email protected]
Young Members Jamie Villanueva [email protected]
Rumblings from the EditorThis April 2011 issue marks the start of my third year as edi-tor of The Charles River Mud, which is itself in its 36th year of publication. Of course, things have changed since the first single-sheet steno-copied issue. Today publishing even a simple newsletter such as the Mud involves a myriad of tasks. Sorting and editing hundreds of trip listings; gathering specific committee notices and mak-ing sure to highlight them as requested; sourcing and editing articles of interest and finding photographs, editing them to illustrate the mood and content; 12-pages of design layout; checking contents and checking again; placing orders with printer and mail distribution house (and chasing them); cre-ating a different file set for the electronic version and upload-ing; creating a monthly email for distribution to subscribers; and answering emails on content and delivery problems. All this takes an inordinate amount of time.Many different computer programs, file types and systems now link almost seamlessly, nudged along over a period of perhaps 12 days each month, to produce what you now either hold in your hand or are viewing on any number of different reading devices.
Of all the tasks in the list above, the one that inevitably takes the longest is actually writing the articles that fill pages that would otherwise be blank. Don’t get me wrong. I love writing. In fact, that’s how I started as a contributor to Mud four years ago. It’s just that I can not do it in a meaningful way for every issue. That’s why I am always delighted, and sometimes relieved, to re-ceive submissions from you, our members.The guidelines are simple. Send in a Word or RTF docu-ment of 500 to 1000 words in length (longer by agreement), on subjects you might expect to read about in the AMC or-ganization. Include two or three original non-copyrighted photographs at 300 dpi (2-3 Mega pixels or ideally straight from the camera and non fuzzy or with blown out high-lights) to illustrate the words. Include a caption, plus the photographer’s name, and you’re done.Go on-help out. Send an article, tip, poem or illustration. And remember, any one of our 20,000 chapter members can make an editor happy.Geoff Moore [email protected]
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THE CHARLES RIVER MUDis published 12 times a year by the AMC’s Boston Chapter. We welcome feedback and contributions from members. Send articles, photos, trip reports, letters, and book reviews to the MUD committee at MUD08@ amcboston.org no later than the first of the month preceding the month of publication. MUD Committee: Geoff Moore (Editor/Layout), Sara Cleto (Article Coordinator), Jean Sideris (trip listings)[email protected] For Membership Detail Changes and Electronic Newsletter Sign up Contact AMC Member Services:5 Joy Street Boston, MA 02108 1- [email protected] go to www.outdoors.org/membership
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BackpackingSAT-SUN, APR 16-17 LATE WINTER CAMP AT CLINTON (C2B), NH (Hiking/Backpacking). Experience camping on the “Presidents’ western shoulder.” Hike to Mount Clinton (aka Mount Pierce) via Crawford Path, and camp overnight. Possible ridgerunning to Eisenhower or tracking varmints around Mizpah. Full winter regalia required. Route starts from trailhead/parking lot across from Highland Center, and proceeds up historic Crawford Path, the oldest continuously-main-tained trail in the United States. Make camp a bit past Mizpah cutoff, around 2.5-3 miles up from trailhead. Traditionally, folks have stayed at Highland Center bunkhouse (or HiC itself if feeling posh) Friday night. Alterna-tively, participants may meet at trailhead at end of parking lot on Saturday morning. Hike tends to be quite leisurely, but we’ll want to get a reasonably early start Saturday morning to make the most of the day. 7:45am should be fine. It’s nice to stop along the way to look at waterfalls and enjoy views as we gain altitude up forested ledges. Once camp is set up, folks can enjoy lounging, reflecting upon the often fantastic shapes the snow forms on the taiga at that time of year, do an afternoon hike around the Mizpah loop (lots of nice views), or bound up the path and bag a Presidential peak or two (quite spectacular views along with the attendant usual risks of spectacularly danger-ous weather and full-on winter conditions). There are lots of possibilities once camp is made. Great trip for beginner winter over-night backpackers as long as they are suitably equipped and prepared for an overnight camp on a shoulder of the Presidentials. Double boots, snow shoes, crampons, a 0-degree bag, and proper winter regalia are a definite neces-sity. Participants will receive a required gear list. Ls R Matthew Pearson ([email protected]; 617-359-6085 evenings), James Schroeder. CL Kellie Connelly ([email protected]).
SAT-SUN, MAY 21-22 GALEHEAD HUT: GARFIELD, GALEHEAD, NORTH AND SOUTH TWIN (A3B), NH (Hiking/Back-packing). See HIKING section for description.
BicyclingClassification of rides: Easy: 10-13 mph average speed Intermediate: 13-16 mph Advanced: 16 mph and above Distances and terrain vary. Helmets are required on all AMC Boston Chapter rides. For details and updates check our web site
calendar: http://www.amcboston.org/bicycle/calendar.php
THU MAY 5 CINCO DE MAYO BIK-ERIDE (Bicycling/Intro). (Easy) 6:15PM Meet in Woburn Center next to Library on left of Mobil station. Parking available at ballpark or courthouse. Ride is 18 miles at 11 mph pace. Dinner and celebration follows at the IX-TAPA Mexican restaurant in Woburn Center. No reg. L Dan Pratt ([email protected]; 781-933-7833 before 9PM).
SAT MAY 14 NEW MEMBERS’ RIDE (Bicycling). (Easy/Intermediate). Join us for a fun and beautiful approximately 25-mile ride through Concord, Carlisle, and Acton. Rolling terrain, no big climbs. Ride will be split into two groups: intermediate (13-16mph) and easy (10-13mph). Meet at 10:00am, Keyes Road municipal lot by Visitors’ Center in Concord Center (off Main Street). No sign-up neces-sary. Helmet, water, spare tube, and bike in good working order required. Rain cancels. No reg. Ls Robyn Maislin ([email protected]; 978-254-5599 before 9:00pm), Steve Maislin ([email protected]; 978-254-5599 before 9:00pm).
FRI-MON, MAY 27-30 MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND IN THE WHITE MOUN-TAINS (Bicycling). (Intermediate) Biking in the beautiful Jefferson, NH area of the Whites. Daily rides ranging from 30-50 miles on rolling to hilly terrain. Helmets required. Stay at comfy B&B with mountain view. Cost ranges from $220-$280 including lodging, three breakfasts, two dinners, and gratuities. Luxury rooms (with hot tub) available at a higher price. Register with Susan. For room availability and to register online, visit link below. Ls Jack Donohue ([email protected]; 781-275-3991 before 9pm), Susan Grieb ([email protected]; 781-275-3991 before 9pm).
FRI-MON, MAY 27-30 MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND BLOCK ISLAND BIKING AND HIKING, RI (Forty Plus). Beautiful island Inn/Cottage overlooking Old Harbor. Guided combined biking/hiking tours daily for $275 including three breakfasts. Dinner and lunches may be prepared in cottage kitch-en, or restaurants on island. Bike in good order and helmet required. Tool kit recommended. To register, send $175 deposit to Ken Samo-ylenko at 256 Thoreau Street, Concord, MA 01742. L R Ken Samoylenko ([email protected]; 978-369-3409 before 9pm). CL R Karen Deady ([email protected]; 978-369-3409 before 9pm).
SAT JUN 4 33RD ANNUAL SPRING BICYCLE RALLY (Bicycling). (Easy/Inter-mediate/Advanced) Our annual bicycle rally
at the Friendly Crossways Hostel in Harvard, MA. For more information, see link below or contact Jack Donohue. No reg. L Jack Dono-hue ([email protected]; 781-275-3991 before 9pm). See http://amcboston.org/bicycle/bikerally.htm
THU-SUN, JUN 9-12 3RD ANNUAL CASUAL BIKING ON NANTUCKET IS-LAND (Intro). This island, 30 miles out to sea off the coast of Cape Cod, is a magical place to visit. Join us as we bike around the island, exploring beautiful stretches of beach, bogs and the natural beauty of its moors. Other options include visiting a whaling museum, movies, shopping or just reading at book. Stay at the hostel on the island. $225.00 includes 3 nights lodging, 3 breakfasts, 2 dinners and 1 HH. L Elaine Kerrigan ([email protected]). CL Heather Latady.
SAT-MON, JUN 25-27 BIKE CAMPING ON NANTUCKET (Bicycling). (Easy). Stay at private, rustic campsite, and enjoy Nan-tucket before the busy season. $90 includes campground fees and meals. Hyannis parking and ferry not included. Participants must have own camping equipment and panniers to get to
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KEY TO TRIP RATINGSMany of our trips have ratings, indicated by a code immediately following the trip name. Please look under the relevant activity type below for a description of these ratings. Distances and terrain will vary.
Bicycling: Easy: 10-13 m.p.h. average speed Int.: 13-16 m.p.h. Adv.: 16 and over m.p.h.
Day Hikes and Backpacks: First letters indicate mileage: AA=13 miles and over A=9 to 13 miles B=5 to 9 miles C=under 5 miles
Number indicates L’s pace across “average” terrain: 1=very fast (2.5 mph+) 2=fast (2 to 2.5 mph) 3=moderate (1.5 to 2 mph) 4=leisurely (0 to 1.5 mph)
Last letters-terrain: A=very strenuous B=strenuous C=average D=easy
Note: Two letters at end indicate a terrain level between the values. Actual trip pace may differ from pace number if trip terrain is not “average”. Terrain ratings may not match Connecticut or Southeastern Mass. values. Backpacks rate the most difficult day of hik-ing planned.
Sea Kayaking: Intro: Trips with instructional focus lead with the assistance of a professional outfitter who also provides boats and basic gear; no exp. req. L1: Easier trips in mostly protected waters. Req. Intro Instruction or equiv. exp. inc. familiarity with strokes, maintaining a steady pace/heading, and wet exit demo. L2: Int. trips with wind and wave exposure. Req. exp. that inc. rescues, solid strokes/braces, and maintaining pace heading in ocean conditions for extended periods.
the campground. Easy riding of 3-12 miles to nice beaches. Share in food prep and clean up. Ls Jeri Schefts ([email protected]; 781-893-0467 before 9pm), Jon Grand ([email protected]; 617-566-1849)
Climbing/Mountain-eeringFRI-SUN, APR 1-3 AMC ADVANCED SKILLS WORKSHOP (B3A), HARVARD CABIN, NH (Hiking/Backpacking). This workshop is an introduction to skills required for alpine mountaineering on big peaks at high altitude. Topics will include glacier and crevasse rescue, high angle snow skills (snow anchors/tech gear, roped travel, fixed ropes), self arrest, avalanche awareness, and high altitude physiology/pharmacology. Ideal participant will have some technical climbing experience (rock and ice ideal), significant multi-day winter backpacking experience, a desire to climb high altitude peaks, and an ability to perform strenuous exercises. Since this is meant to be a beginner workshop, folks with no previous alpine mountaineering experience will get first preference. Workshop will be held at Harvard Cabin first weekend in April 2011. Cost is $105 includes lodging and food(self service). Application and acceptance required. Contact Registrar Jim Schroeder. Ls Jim Schroeder ([email protected]; 508-435-5108), Peter Logan. CL John Aveni.
HikingSAT APR 2 NORTH PACK MONADNOCK AND PACK MONADNOCK HIKE, NH (Forty Plus). Approximately 6.4-mile hike. Ascending Wapack Trail to North Pack Monadnock continuing via Cliff Trail loop depending on conditions. Descending Marion Davis Trail to Miller State Park. Car spotting required. Register early; limited group size. L Mary Littlefield ([email protected]; 508-361-0032). CL R Dawn Jones ([email protected]).
SAT APR 2 LUSCIOUS LINCOLN/LA-FAYETTE LOOP (A3B), FRANCONIA, NH, NH (Hiking/Backpacking). Join us for a snowy early spring edition of the classic Old Bridle Path / Falling Waters loop visit to Mts. Lafayette (5260’), Lincoln (5089’), and Little Haystack (4780’). The route entails approxi-mately 9 miles of hiking in winter conditions, with 3500’ of elevation gain. Two miles of this will be above tree line, complete with the commensurate exposure to challenging condi-tions - and the potential for amazing views.
We will make the clockwise/counterclockwise decision based on our understanding of the likely weather and trail conditions as of the day of the trip. Full winter gear is required, including crampons and snowshoes. L Alex Nedzel ([email protected]; 781-862-7823 be-fore 9:30pm). CL R Fred Smith (fredsmith [email protected]; 774-270-1207 7pm-9pm).
SUN APR 3 MINE FALLS PARK, NASH-UA, NH (Local Walks/Hikes). 6-mile easy walk along Nashua River, canal with 1886 gatehouse, spectacular waterfall in 325-acre park, from 9:45am-2pm. Bring lunch and water. Route 128 Exit 32, Burlington, to Route 3N toward Nashua. Stay right on Exit 5 lane and take Exit 5A (Simon Street), then left on Simon Street, left on Whipple Street to parking lot at the end. Heavy rain cancels. No dogs. Non-AMC members, $1. No reg. L Mark Levine ([email protected]).
SUN APR 3 WARNER TRAIL, CUMBER-LAND, RI (Local Walks/Hikes). 10-mile moderate hike. 9am. Bring lunch and water. I-95S to Route 295S Exit 11 in Cumberland, RI, then Route 114N for 3.7 miles to Diamond Hill State Park on the right opposite the Ice Cream Machine. No dogs. Non-AMC members, $1. No reg. L Corinne Waite (781-331-8472 7-9:00pm).
WED APR 6 LYNN WOODS HIKE (Forty Plus). We’ll hike (if snow is gone) and tour the Saugus Iron Works. Bring lunch. L Barbara Fay ([email protected]). CL Ira Benowitz.
FRI-SUN, APR 8-10 SPRING HIKING TO WATERFALLS IN WHITE MOUNTAINS, NH (Intro). Join us for hikes to waterfalls in White Mountains. We will stay at Pembrook Lodge in Woodstock, NH. $150 covers two nights, two breakfasts, and one dinner. L Anna Panszczyk. Please register with CL R Fran Scullin ([email protected] 401-233-2163). L Anna Panszczyk.
SAT APR 9 CASTLE ISLAND - SOUTH BOSTON (Local Walks/Hikes). Fast-paced seven-mile scenic walk along ocean to Castle Island, 10:30am-2:30pm. Bring lunch and water. Meet inside JFK/UMass Red Line T station, upper level gates (no nearby park-ing). Storm cancels. No e-mail after 4/9. No dogs. Non-AMC members $1. No reg. L Beth Mosias ([email protected]; 781-335-5034 7-9 p.m.).
SAT APR 9 DELANEY WILDLIFE MAN-AGEMENT AREA, STOW (Local Walks/Hikes). 10am, finish by mid-afternoon. 6-7 miles. Two small stream crossings. Registra-tion required. Short car pool. No dogs. Non-AMC members, $1. L Jim Loughlin (617-923-8039).
SAT APR 9 BLUE HILLS SKYLINE HIKE (Forty Plus). Join us for an approxi-mately 9-mile invigorating hike. We’ll enjoy views of the Boston skyline as we traverse the hills along the length of this reservation. Car spotting required. L Mary Littlefield (mari [email protected]; 508-361-0032). CL Mary Wright. R Mary Wright ([email protected]).
SAT APR 9 MOUNT AUBURN CEM-ETERY, CAMBRIDGE, MA (Forty Plus). Walk roads and paths in the cemetery, visiting Halcyon Lake, Auburn Lake, and to the top of the Tower. Approximately 5 miles. L Kather-ine Moss ([email protected]).
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Hiking cont...SUN APR 10 CHARLES RIVER WALK (Forty Plus). Explore parks, factory sites, and falls along the Charles River from the duck feeding area near Route 128 in Newton, along the edge of the peninsulas to Moody Street in Waltham, returning by way of Newton Cove area on the other side of the river. Stop for lunch on Moody Street. Approximately 6 miles. Limited to 15 people. L Florence Walker (617-969-8857 before 9pm). CL Alice McDougall.
SUN APR 10 MINUTE MAN NATIONAL HISTORIC PARK, BATTLE ROAD (Lo-cal Walks/Hikes). Approximately 8-mile hike. 1-4pm. Meet at Minute Man National Park Visitor Center, 250 North Great Road, Lincoln, MA. No dogs. Non-AMC members, $1. L Gail Zwink ([email protected]; 508-369-1645).
SUN APR 10 BREAKHEART RESER-VATION, SAUGUS (Local Walks/Hikes). 9:30am-2:30pm. Moderately-paced hike around ponds and over hills with views. Bring lunch and water. Meet at Northeast Metro School. From I-95/Route 128 Exit 39 (Wake-field), take North Avenue east for 2.5 miles (it becomes Nahant Street), then go right on Farm Street. Left on Hemlock Street to the end. Heavy rain cancels. No dogs. Cost for non-members is $1. No reg. L Henry Gardner ([email protected]; 781-894-4383).
SUN APR 10 BLUE HILLS, MILTON (Lo-cal Walks/Hikes). 7-mile hike on a variety of trails in the Blue Hill Section of the Blue Hills Reservation. Some steep trails, including the Skyline Trail with views, 10 am-4 pm. Meet at Houghton’s Pond parking lot. From I-93/Route 128 Exit 3, go north to the stop sign at Hillside Street and turn right. Go 0.2 miles to the lot on the right. Joint with Friends of the Blue Hills. No dogs; non-AMC members $1. No reg. L Steve Olanoff (781-326-6585).
FRI-SUN, APR 15-17 WATERFALLS OF THE WHITE MOUNTAINS, WOOD-STOCK, NH (Intro). Enjoy scenic waterfalls while they are still raging from winter snow-melt. Gently paced hikes in Franconia and/or Crawford Notch, under 5 miles each day, less than 1500’ elevation gain. Good way to start hiking season. Stay at Pembrook Lodge (LOF)in Woodstock, NH. $150 covers lodging, two breakfasts, and one dinner. L Kathy Didier ([email protected]; 603-726-3553). R Kathy Didier ([email protected]; 603-726-3553). See http://pembrook.blogspot.com
SAT APR 16 MIDDLESEX FELLS, STONEHAM (Local Walks/Hikes). Hilly 6.5-mile hike on a mix of trails with lunch at Wright’s Pond, 10:30am. Dogs welcome. Bring
lunch, water, and sturdy footwear. I-93N Exit 34, turn right on South Street to Stone Zoo parking lot. I-93S Exit 35, pass under highway and turn right. Head straight across Route 28 to parking lot on the right. Storm cancels. Non-AMC members, $1. No reg. L Dan Pratt. CL Joyce Bailey.
SAT APR 16 DOGS WELCOME HIKE, STONEHAM (Intro). Middlesex Fells. Meet at the Stone Zoo parking lot at 10:30am. Bring lunch and water. Sturdy shoes required. 6.5-mile on hilly terrain. See Local Walks. Storm cancels. No reg. L Dan Pratt ([email protected]; 781-933-7833 Before 9:00PM). CL Joyce Bailey ([email protected]).
SUN APR 17 WARNER TRAIL, WREN-THAM (Local Walks/Hikes). 10-mi. mod. hike. 9am. Bring lunch & water. Meet at EMS store at Patriot Place at Gillette Stadium on Rte. 1 in Foxboro. No dogs; non-AMC $1. No reg. L Lou Carreras ([email protected]).
SUN APR 17 MOUNT MISERY, FARRAR POND, ADJ. CONSERVATION AREAS, LINCOLN (Local Walks/Hikes). 8-9 miles. Meet at 9:30am, Lincoln RR commuter park-ing lot. I-95/Route 128 Exit 28, Waltham, and follow Trapelo Road west for 2.5 miles. Turn left on Lincoln Road and follow for 1.4 miles, then turn right just before the tracks into the RR station parking lot. No dogs. Non-AMC members, $1. No reg. L Jim Loughlin (617-923-8039).
MON APR 18 MARATHON DAY WALK (LOCAL WALKS/Hikes). Natick train sta-tion, 1 Walnut St. 9:25am. 1st annual walk to South Station via the marathon route. 20 miles. Dinner in Chinatown and take 7:15pm train to Natick. Option to shorten to 10 miles by taking 1:24pm Auburndale Newton train back to Natick. Option to skip dinner and take 5:06pm train from Back Bay. Bring lunch. Rain cancels. No dogs; non-AMC $1. No reg. L Carol Leiter ([email protected]).
MON APR 18 HALF-MARATHON WALK, MINUTEMAN NATIONAL PARK - LEXINGTON (Local Walks/Hikes). Brisk 13-mile walk on Battle Road Trail to Fiske Hill in Lexington, Meriam’s Corner in Con-cord, and back. 9:30am-3:30pm. Bring lunch/water. From Route 95/128, exit 30B in Lexing-ton, take Route 2AW one mi. to Visitor Center lot on R. Storm cancels. No dogs; non-AMC members $1. No reg. L Marc Hurwitz.
MON APR 18 BOSTON MARATHON HIKE (Local Walks/Hikes). 16th annual hike, eight miles via Arboretum, Allandale and Hancock Woods, Hammond Pond Park to Heartbreak Hill, 9:00am-12:30pm. Watch race on trolley back into town or hike back via Marathon route. Meet at Forest Hills T at exit
gates. Call if severe weather. No dogs. AMC members $1. No reg. L Mike Stadelmaier (617-282-3182).
TUE APR 19 BOSTON CHAPTER: SPRING 2011 BEGINNER HIKING PRO-GRAM (Hiking/Backpacking). Series of five different lectures on Tuesday evenings from 6:30-9:00pm on 4/19 and 4/26, and 5/3, 5/10, and 5/17 at Cabot Auditorium, AMC, 4 Joy Street, Boston, MA. The program of Lectures, Demos and Guided Hikes are designed to introduce beginners to safe enjoyment of the outdoors. Lectures cover equipment, clothing, safety, weather, nutrition, above-treeline hik-ing, backpacking, and other topics. Lectures demonstrate equipment, and participants may interact with experienced hike leaders. First four nights cover general and day hik-ing topics; 5/10 and 5/17 lectures complete general and day hiking topics, then focus on backpacking. Program includes a number of weekend day hikes reserved for participants to practice skills and gain experience. Intensive weekend of day hiking at Cardigan Lodge and a backpack weekend both reserved for program participants are available at addi-tional cost. More info and registration at link http://www.hbbostonamc.org/index.php/Table/Spring/. $45/members, $50/non-members in advance; $50/$55 after April 1 or at the door. L Bob Knudsen (781-491-0698 7:00-10:00pm).
WED APR 20 BLUE HILLS, PONKA-POAG POND (Local Walks/Hikes). 4 mi. hike 10:30am-2:00pm to celebrate Eddie DeSantis’ 90th birthday. Bring lunch+water. I-93/Rte 128 exit 2A to Rte.138S for 0.7 mi. to Ponkapoag Golf Course pkg lot on L. Storm cancels. No dogs; non-AMC $1. No reg. L Beth Mosias ([email protected]; 781-335-5034 7-9 p.m.).
SAT APR 23 BREAKHEART RESERVA-TION, SAUGUS (Local Walks/Hikes). 5-mile moderate hike, 9:30am. Bring snacks, water, and hiking boots. From Route 1 in Saugus, take Lynn Fells Parkway west for 0.3 miles, then turn right on Forrest Street. Park at the end, and meet at the Visitors Center. Heavy rain cancels. No dogs. Non-AMC members, $1. No reg. L Nick Palky (NickPalky@hot mail.com; 781-933-8783).
SAT APR 23 HAMMOND POND RESER-VATION/WEBSTER CONSERVATION LAND (Local Walks/Hikes). Hike 2-3 mi. See glacial cliffs, cave, possible deer. Meet 1:30pm., DCR lot. Take Rte. 9 to the Ham-mond Pond Pkwy exit. Reservation pkg lot is north of Pkwy, on L on entering Chestnut Hill Shopping Ctr. Inclement weather cancels. No dogs; non-AMC $1. No reg. L Dick Fallona (617-325-2721 6-9 p.m.).
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Hiking cont...SAT APR 23 WEIR HILL (TRUSTEES OF RESERVATIONS PROPERTY), NORTH ANDOVER (Andover). Short hike to sum-mit of Weir Hill, a Trustees of Reservations property. Double drumlin with beautiful view of the Merrimack Valley. 9-11am. Bring water, snacks, and hiking boots. I-93, to Route 125N for 7.3 miles, then turn left on Route 114W. Turn right on Route 125 and go 0.2 miles to a right at the lights. Go 0.6 miles (past Stevens-Coolidge Place) and turn right at the fork. Continue 0.2 miles. At Old North Andover Center, go straight for 0.1 miles and turn left on Stevens Street. Go 0.8 miles to the entrance on the right. Storm cancels. No reg. L Richard Soo Hoo ([email protected]). See http://www.thetrustees.org/places-to-visit/northeast -ma/weir-hill.html
SAT APR 23 WELLFLEET BEACH WALK (Forty Plus). Seek plovers, eagles, whales on this mixed trail of sand and soil through a forest and on the beach. Six miles RT. Après hike lunch at nearby restaurant (optional). Boots or sturdy hiking shoes rec-ommended. L Barbara Fay ([email protected]; 617-694-5612 Before 9PM).
SUN APR 24 WEIR HILL, NORTH ANDOVER (Local Walks/Hikes). Short hike to summit of Weir Hill, Trustees of Reserva-tions’ double drumlin with beautiful view of the Merrimack Valley. 9-11am. Bring water, snacks, and hiking boots. From I-93, take Route 125N for 7.3 miles and turn left on Route 114W. Turn right on Route 125 and fol-low for 0.2 miles. Turn right at the lights and go 0.6 miles (past Stevens-Coolidge Place). Turn right at fork and follow for 0.2 miles. At Old North Andover Center, stay straight for 0.1 miles and turn left on Stevens Street. Fol-low for 0.8 miles to the entrance on the right. Storm cancels. No dogs. Non-AMC members, $1. No reg. L Richard Soo Hoo ([email protected]; 978-470-2293).
SUN APR 24 NOANET WOODLANDS, DOVER (Local Walks/Hikes). Briskly paced 5-mi. hike in beautiful woods w/ponds & views. 10am. Bring water/lunch. From Need-ham Ctr., take Chestnut St. 1.5 mi. to end. Bear R onto Dedham St. 1.5 miles to pkg. lot on L at tennis courts. Heavy rain cancels. No dogs; non-AMC $1. No reg. L Joyce Beatty ([email protected]; 781-444-5618).
FRI-SUN, APR 29-MAY 1 GLEN BOUL-DER/BOOTT SPUR FROM JOE DODGE (B3B), NH (Hiking/Backpacking). 7.2 miles with a 3500’ elevation gain, 3 miles above treeline. Favorite hike with a mild scramble before leaving the trees, rugged beauty and a stunning view into Tucks. Winter gear
required. On Sunday, hike Tucks trail to watch the skiers (5 miles with a 1800’ elevation gain). Stay at Joe Dodge Lodge. $120 includes two nights, two dinners and two breakfasts. L R Richard Reardon ([email protected]; 508-560-8043).
SAT APR 30 MIDDLESEX FELLS - MEDFORD (Local Walks/Hikes). Six-mile moderate hike on rocky terrain, 9:30am. Bring snacks, water and hiking boots. Meet at DCR Flynn Rink on Woodland Road. From Route 93, exit 33 in Medford, take Fellsway West (Route 28) north 0.5 miles; right on Elm Street, 0.5 miles; left at rotary and left at rink. Bus 99 from Wellington T station. Heavy rain cancels. No dogs. Non-AMC members $1. No reg. L Nick Palky ([email protected]; 781-933-8783).
SUN MAY 1 WARNER TRAIL, FOX-BORO (Local Walks/Hikes). 10-mi. mod. hike. 9am. Bring lunch & water. Meet at EMS store at Patriot Place at Gillette Stadium on Rte. 1 in Foxboro. No dogs; non-AMC $1. No reg. L Jim Goyea ([email protected]).
SUN MAY 1 HAVERHILL’S MEADOW BROOK CONSERVATION AREA (Ando-ver). Hike 3-4 miles in Haverhill’s Meadow Brook Conservation Area, through rolling terrain, and along shore of Millvale Reser-voir. Rugged footwear recommended. Meet at 1:30pm, Thompson Road trailhead.I-495 to Route 110 toward Merrimac, and go 2.2 miles. Turn right onto Amesbury Line Road to Old Amesbury Line Road to East Broadway. Go 1.2 miles and turn right on Thompson Road at the brown Meadowbrook Conservation sign, then follow the dirt road 0.2 miles to the gate. Park along right side of road. Insert N 42.79704 W 71.02387 into website below. No reg. L Debra Sager. CL Dave Williamson. See http://mapper.acme.com
SAT MAY 07 ACTON-CONCORD BACK ROUTES HIKE (Forty Plus). 10am. 6.5-mile walk, partially on Bay Circuit Trail, varied terrain. Limited to 20. L Laura Bernstein ([email protected]). CL Mary Hoffman.
SAT MAY 07 WELLESLEY WANDER (Local Walks/Hikes). 5-6-mile circuit with Wellesley College greenhouses and campus, Lake Waban, Charles River, brooks and aque-ducts. 10:30am. Bring lunch. Meet at Welles-ley College Greenhouses. Route 16W from Wellesley Center to campus entrance; right into campus, right to East Campus/Science Center and parking lot. Rain cancels. No dogs. Non-AMC members $1.
SUN MAY 8 WHITNEY & THAYER WOODS, COHASSET (Local Walks/Hikes). Brisk 7-mi. hike incl. holly grove, Oden’s Den & lunch on Turkey Hill w/scenic views,
9:30am. Bring lunch, water, sturdy boots. Meet at Trustees of Res. pkg. lot on W side of Rte. 3A, 2 mi. S of jct. w/Rte. 228. Storm can-cels. No e-mail after 5/6. No dogs; non-AMC $1. No reg. L Beth Mosias ([email protected]; 781-335-5034 7-9 p.m.).
SAT MAY 14 HABITAT WILDLIFE SANCTUARY, BELMONT, MA (Forty Plus). Approximately 6 miles on marked trails and pathways in the Sanctuary and adjoining Western Greenway. L Katherine Moss (moss [email protected]).
SAT MAY 14 WARNER TRAIL, SHARON (Local Walks/Hikes). 15-mi. mod. hike. 9am. Bring lunch & water. Meet at EMS store at Patriot Place at Gillette Stadium on Rte. 1 in Foxboro. No dogs; non-AMC $1. No reg. L Jim Goyea ([email protected]).
FRI-SUN, MAY 20-22 WATERFALLS AND WOODLAND WILD FLOWERS OF THE WHITE MOUNTAINS, NH (Intro). Enjoy a spring weekend with gently-paced hikes in Franconia and/or Crawford Notches. Under 5 miles each day, less than 1500’ eleva-tion gain. Always a good group, good food, good times. Stay at Pembrook Lodge (LOF) in Woodstock, NH. $150/pp includes two nights lodging, two breakfasts, and one dinner. Ls Elaine Kerrigan ([email protected]; 781-335-5464). R L Kathy Didier ([email protected]; 603-726-3553). See http://pem brook.blogspot.com
SAT MAY 21 FRANCONIA RIDGE TRA-VERSE (B3B), NH (Hiking/Backpacking). Join us for a Franconia Ridge Traverse. At 5260’ and 1603m, Mount Lafayette is the high-est peak in the Franconia Ridge, and the sixth tallest peak outside of the Presidential Range. Hike offers stunning views of the Pemige-wasset Wilderness Area and a challenging 8.9-mile loop with an elevation gain of 3900’. On the way to Lafayette, we’ll climb Mount Haystack and summit a second New Hamp-shire 4000’er, Mount Lincoln (5890’). On the way down, we’ll stop at Greenleaf Hut. White Mountain parking pass or day fee required. L R Paul Mancinelli ([email protected]). CL Darren MacCaughey (o_dab@hot mail.com).
SAT-SUN, MAY 21-22 GALEHEAD HUT: GARFIELD, GALEHEAD, NORTH AND SOUTH TWIN (A3B), NH (Hiking/Backpacking). 14.3 miles with 4000’+ eleva-tion gain. Get 4 summits: Garfield (4500’), Galehead (4024’), South Twin (4902’), and North Twin (4761’). Stay Saturday night at Galehead Hut. $35 for bunk. Winter gear may be required. Potluck dinner. Friday night op-tion: bunks have been reserved at Shapleigh Bunkhouse. B&B $43. L R Richard Reardon ([email protected]; 508-560-8043).
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Hiking cont...SAT MAY 21 WELCH/DICKEY MOUN-TAINS, NH (Forty Plus). 4.4 miles RT. Traverse two summits on loop trail. Moder-ate hike with incredible summit views and steep ledges (some exposure). L Linda Greco ([email protected]; 781-799-5150 before 7pm). CL Lloyd Tarlin.
FRI-MON, MAY 27-30 MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND IN THE WHITE MOUN-TAINS, WOODSTOCK, NH (Intro). With four Ls you’ll have a choice of two guided hikes each day (one moderate and one 4000’er). Long days allow time for ridge walks. Enjoy the beauty of the mountains. Lodging at Pembrook Lodge (LOF) in Wood-stock, NH. $250/pp covers three nights lodg-ing, three breakfasts, and two dinners. Bob and Nancy DiMeo (978-649-6255). R L Kathy Didier ([email protected]; 603-726-3553). See http://pembrook.blogspot.com
THU-SUN, JUN 23-26 MONHEGAN IS-LAND, ME GETAWAY (Forty Plus). Stay at AMC destination at Knubble Bay on Thurs-day. Motor to ferry and B&B on Mohegan Island Fri. and Sat. Cost: approx. $230 for lodging plus Knubble Bay ($50.00 for bed and meals, if you choose.) All other meals are out of pocket. Optional barbecue dinner and happy hour on Sat. $. L Barbara Fay ([email protected]; 617-694-5612 Before 9PM). CL Dawn Jones.
FRI-SUN, JUN 24-26 HUT TO HUT IN THE PRESIDENTIALS, NH (Forty Plus). Strenuous and spectacular. Spend two nights in the huts and possibility bag seven 4000-footers. Hike on Friday from Highland Center to Lakes of the Clouds hut. Saturday, from Lakes of the Clouds to Madison Hut. $215. Limited to 10 active hiking participants. Full payment due by 5/15. L Don Provencher ([email protected]). CL R Teresa Pagluica ([email protected]).
FRI-SUN, JUN 24-26 GENTLE HIKING IN THE WHITE MTNS PLUS BREW-FEST OPTION, WOODSTOCK, NH (In-tro). Enjoy hiking on scenic trails to mountain lakes or overlooks. Hikes of about 5 miles per day with elevation gains of under 1200’. After hiking on Saturday, those who are interested may attend optional New England Brewfest http://www.nebrewfest.com/ Stay at Pembrook Lodge, Woodstock, NH (LOA) $150 covers 2 nights lodging, 2 breakfasts, and one dinner. CL Cliff Teixeira ([email protected]). R L Kathy Didier ([email protected]; 603-726-3553). See http://pembrook.blogspot.com http://www.nebrewfest.com/
Instruction (Skills)FRI-SUN, APR 1-3 AMC ADVANCED SKILLS WORKSHOP (B3A), HARVARD CABIN, NH (Hiking/Backpacking). See CLIMBING/MOUNTAINEERING section for description.
SUN APR 3 MIDDLESEX FELLS, MED-FORD (Local Walks/Hikes). Slow-paced nature walk in search of early flowering plants and other signs of spring. Walk will focus on plant ID and fun and interesting natural his-tory. 9am-12pm. I-93 Exit 33. At rotary, bear right at South Border Road/Winchester and travel 0.2 miles to Bellevue Pond parking lot on the right. Heavy rain or snow cancels. No registration. No dogs. Non-AMC members, $1. Boot Boutwell is a freelance itinerant natural-ist who teaches and leads nature walks for Mass Audubon-Habitat, New England Wild Flower Society, Winchester Public Schools, the Friends of the Middlesex Fells, AMC, and other organizations. No reg. L Boot Boutwell (781-729-4712).
TUE APR 19,26, MAY 3,10,17 BEGIN-NER SPRING HIKING PROGRAM 2011 (Young Members/Hiking & Backpacking). Eager to try hiking or backpacking and don’t know where to get started? Feeling rusty and want to brush up on hiking knowledge and skills? Looking to meet fellow hikers? Let the Beginner Spring Hiking Program help you hit the trails this spring! This interac-tive course introduces the basics of spring, summer and fall day hiking and backpacking in New England. Taught by Boston Chapter AMC leaders, student will have lectures, small group sessions, and hands-on opportunities with hiking gear. Topics are different each night and include: clothing and footwear, heat and energy management, nutrition, heat inju-ries/hypothermia, backcountry stewardship, accident prevention, map and compass skills, weather hazards, sleeping bags, tents, and more! A comprehensive course manual and the current AMC White Mountain Guidebook are included. Weekend day hikes, trips and back-packs will also be offered for participants to put learned skills into practice. Plus, this is a great opportunity to meet lots of other people who love the outdoors and make new friends! The program takes place 7:00-9:00pm on April 19, 26, and May 3, 10 & 17 at Cabot Au-ditorium, 4 Joy St., Boston, MA. Price is $45 for AMC members and $50 for non-members before April 1. Prices increase $5 after April 1. To register, visit: http://www.hbbostonamc.org/index.php/Table/Spring/ L Maura Hume ([email protected]).
SAT APR 30 ACTON ARBORETUM, ACTON (Local Walks/Hikes). Slow-paced
nature walk in search of a variety of early spring wild flowers and other signs of spring. The walk will focus on plant ID and natural history. 9am-12 noon. From Concord rotary, take Rte. 2 west for 2.2 mi. R on Taylor Rd. 0.7 mi. to Arboretum on R. (Note: Sign faces opposite direction.) Steady rain cancels. No dogs; non-AMC members $1. Boot Boutwell is a freelance itinerant naturalist who teaches and leads nature walks for Mass Audubon - Habitat, The New England Wild Flower Society, the Winchester Public Schools, the Friends of the Middlesex Fells, the AMC and other organizations. No reg. L Boot Boutwell (781-729-4712).
Leadership TrainingSat Apr 30 One Day Leadership Training for 40+ Committee (Forty Plus). All-day instruc-tion to become eligible as an L for any of the activities of Forty Plus. Will include talks by current Ls and culminate with outdoor role playing. There will be a $5 charge. Location TBA. L Dawn Jones ([email protected]).
MusicFRI-SUN, APR 29-MAY 1 MOUNTAINS & MUSIC, NATURE’S CLASSROOM, SARGENT CTR., NH (Music). For those who share love of music and the outdoors! Informal chamber music, choral singing, orchestral playing. Hiking, including around beautiful lake on which Sargent Center is located. Instrumentalists and singers should have some playing/singing proficiency. Listen-ers welcome! Approximately $152/members, $172/non-members includes two nights and five meals. Contact Ls for more info. Down-loadable registration form available soon at link below. Ls Gary Seligson ([email protected]; 617-491-7488 before 9pm), Karin Tate ([email protected]; 617-876-9507 before 9pm). See http://amcboston.org/music
Paddling - FlatwaterSUN JUN 19 IPSWICH RIVER (Pad-dling). Meet on Sunday morning at Topsfield Fairgrounds parking lot entrance, Route 1, Topsfield, MA. We’ll shuttle to the launch on Rowley Bridge Road, then shuttle vehicles to the take-out at Bradley Palmer State Forest. Get on the river by 10:00am, take-out about 3:30-4:00pm. Ls Ken Kaiser ([email protected]; 978-664-5984 call before 9 pm), Donna Jean Kaiser ([email protected]).
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PhotographyMON APR 11 CLIMBING NEPAL’S MERA PEAK - POTLUCK & SLIDE-SHOW, AMC AUDITORIUM, 4 JOY ST (Hiking/Backpacking). Mera Peak stands at 21,247 feet above sea level, as the tallest “Trekking Peak”, those peaks with little or no technical climbing involved. This peak is in the Mount Everest region of Nepal. For 10 days in October of 2007, Phill Hunsberger and his team struggled uphill with cold, damp tents and the effects of the altitude to arrive at the summit. It took only 3 days to return to Lukla airport where the trek started. This was a difficult camping trip, but with strong sun-shine, spectacular views and porters to carry our gear, the trip was one of Phill’s life’s high-lights. Join us on April 11 to hear more and see some spectacular photos of the trip. Phill has been an AMC member since 1997. He has led hikes and backpack trips with the AMC during most of that time. Having a nephew living in Kathmandu, Nepal has made it easy to visit and trek in some exotic places. Phill has visited all 48 of New Hampshire’s 4,000 Footers and is about to finish the 35 3,500 foot peaks in the Catskills, NY during the Winter. Many times during the ‘80’s and ‘90’s, Phill was in Boston on the third Monday in April to run the Marathon. Phill is a retired Landscape Architect and spends much of his time making pottery and wood working. (Phill lives in PA and is traveling all the way to Boston to do this slide show!) If you plan to attend, please RSVP to Julie at [email protected]. For those who wish to participate in the potluck at 6:30, feel free to use the following guidelines: Last names beginning with K-Z bring a main dish, A-J bring an appetizer or side dish. Homemade dishes are welcome, store bought goodies & takeout are equally welcome:) Plates, bowls, cups, cutlery, napkins and drink pitchers will be supplied. The auditorium has a kitchen if you need to do any re-warming or prep (stove top, oven, microwave, sink, fridge, etc). In the event of a schedule change or cancellation, an email will be sent out to those who RSVP. Doors open @ 6:15pm, potluck @ 6:30pm, slide show @ 7:15pm. For photos and map/directions, view link below: L RSVP to Julie LePage @ email below: ([email protected]). See http://tinyurl.com/6d8cnv7
WalksSAT APR 2 WELD WOODS, WEST ROX-BURY (Local Walks/Hikes). Easy 3-mile walk in former estate with woods and ponds, 1pm. Meet at trailhead at the corner of West Roxbury Parkway and Weld Street. Bus 51,
stop near Parklawn Road. Rain cancels. No dogs. Non-AMC members, $1. No reg. L Dick Fallona (617-325-2721 6-9pm).
SAT APR 2 WILDCAT CONSERVATION AREA, BOXFORD (Andover). Easy terrain at a moderate pace, about 1.5 hours. Meet at 1pm. From OLD North Andover Center, take Salem Street to Dale Street, which becomes Ipswich Road in Boxford. Go past Main Street, and at the next four-way intersection-by the police station-turn right onto Herrick Road. Parking area on the right. From the east (Boxford Center), go north on Elm Street and turn left onto Herrick Road. Parking area almost at the end of the street. No reg. L Steve Davis ([email protected]).
SUN APR 10 IPSWICH RIVER WILD-LIFE SANCTUARY, TOPSFIELD (An-dover). Early spring hike on beautiful trails, eskers. Possible parking fee. Meet at 1:30pm, parking lot. Route 1N past Topsfield Fair-grounds. Turn right onto Route 97 to the second left on Perkins Road. Proceed 1 mile to sanctuary. No reg. L Faith Evans ([email protected]). See http://www.massaudubon.org/Nature_Connection/Sanctuaries/Ipswich_Riv er/index.php
SUN APR 10 WALDEN WOODS, WRIGHT FOREST, CONCORD (Local Walks/Hikes). Easy hike. Thoreau interpre-tive path, forest, marshes, vernal pool (frog chorus). 10AM-1PM. Bring snack. From Rte. 2, take 126 North 0.6 mile. Park on R behind Concord Courthouse. No reg. L Joel Snider ([email protected]; 617-492-2292).
FRI APR 15 CASTLE ISLAND, SOUTH BOSTON (Local Walks/Hikes). Leisurely 4-mi. walk along harbor, 6:45-8:15pm. From SE Expressway take JFK Exit, follow beach along Day Boulevard to end. Meet in front of Sullivan’s. Bus: Red Line to Broadway Sta-tion, then City Point buses #9 or #11. Walk E toward water, L on Day Boulevard. No dogs; non-AMC $1. No reg. L Marc Hurwitz.
SAT APR 16 NEPONSET RIVER GREEN-WAY (Local Walks/Hikes). Five-mile walk in largely new parkland, 1:00pm-3:30pm. Bring snack. Meet at Hallet Street entrance to Pope John Paul II Park. From Route 93N, take exit 11 (11B from Route 93S) to Granite Avenue; north over Neponset River, immediate right on Hilltop Street; right under bridge into parking lot. Call if severe weather. No dogs. Non-AMC members $1. No reg. L Mike Stadelmaier (617-282-3182).
SUN APR 17 MIDDLESEX CANAL, WO-BURN (Local Walks/Hikes). Level 3-mi. walk w/Middlesex Canal Assoc. along 2 sections of historic canal, 1:30pm. From Rte. 95/128 exit 35 in Woburn, take Rte. 38 S 0.1 mi., R onto
Middlesex Canal Dr. past Ramada Inn to SE corner of prkg. lot behind Woburn Cinemas. Info: www.middlesexcanal.org. No dogs; non-AMC $1. No reg. Ls Roger Hagopian (781-861-7868), Robert Winters ([email protected]; 617-661-9230). See http://middlesexcanal.org/
SUN APR 17 WARD RESERVATION HIKE, ANDOVER (Andover). Approxi-mately 2.5 hours. Hike through woods and by stone walls; Boston and Holt Hills with solstice stones and views of Boston skyline. Bring snack and water. Meet at 1:30pm, parking lot. I-93 Exit 41 to Route 125N. Go 5 miles on Route 125N to Prospect Road, then turn right and go 0.4 miles south to park-ing on right. Rain cancels. No reg. L Sheila Pendleton ([email protected]). CL Ted Harney ([email protected]; 978 764-1272). See These websites provide some information about this trip: http://www.outdoors.org, http://www.thetrustees.org/places-to-visit/northeast-ma/ward-reservation.html
SAT APR 30 GREAT MEADOWS WILD-LIFE REFUGE, CONCORD (Local Walks/Hikes). Bird walk to look for migrating ducks, hawks, and warblers, 8-10am. Bring binocs & bird book. From Concord ctr., take Rte. 62 E 1.2 mi., L on Monson Rd., to lot on L. Heavy rain cancels. No dogs; non-AMC $1. No reg. L Peter Norton ([email protected]; 978-263-4180).
SUN MAY 1 WALK FOR HUNGER/PROJECT BREAD, BOSTON (Local Walks/Hikes). Join the Local Walks group for Project Bread’s annual Walk for Hunger. We’ll leave the Boston Common at 7:30am and walk 20 miles (or as far as possible!) to raise funds for local organizations that provide food assistance to those in need. No reg. L Valerie Paul ([email protected]; 508-561-8097 evenings before 9pm). See For information or to register visit: http://www.projectbread.org/goto/AMClocalwalks, or contact team captain Valerie Paul for details.
SAT MAY 7 BLUE HILLS BIRD WALK, MILTON (Local Walks/Hikes). Beginner’s bird walk 3 miles through Fowl Meadow, 7-10:30 am. Learn to bird. See both common and rare bird species at the height of spring migration in the best birding area in the Blue Hills Reservation. Bring your binoculars and a bird book if you have one. From Route 93/128 Exit 2B, take Route 138 north 1.7 miles, turn left on Neponset Valley Parkway and go 0.5 miles to the small lot at Brush Hill Road. Joint with Friends of the Blue Hills. No dogs; non-AMC members $1. No reg. L Steve Olanoff (781-326-6585).
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Young MembersActivities are designed for AMC members in their 20s and 30s (but are open to all 18+). For news and an up to the minute listing of current trips and activities, visit our website http://amcboston.org/youngmembers/. For spe-cific questions or more information, contact our Young Members Committee Chair, Jamie Villanueva at:
April 19, 26, and May 3, 10 & 17Ever wanted to try hiking or backpacking and didn’t know where to get started? Are you rusty and want to brush up on your knowledge and skills? Do you want to get involved with our organized hikes? Do you want to meet other hikers? Then the Hiking/Backpacking Committee’s Annual 3-Season Hiking Program is for you!
This interactive course consists of 5 instructional sessions to introduce the basics of spring, summer and fall day hiking and backpacking in New England. The program includes a series of lectures and demonstra-tions at the AMC HQ, 4 Joy Street, Boston in the Cabot Hall on the dates listed above as well as guided hikes exclusively available to participants during May and June weekends and designed to increase and facilitate the safe enjoyment of the outdoors.
The instruction topics on each Tuesday evening are different and in-clude: clothing, heat and energy management, nutrition, footwear, heat injuries/hypothermia, choosing the right gear, backcountry stewardship, physical conditioning, accident prevention, map and compass skills, weather hazards, sleeping bags, tents, and more! Day Hiking topics will be covered the first three evenings and Backpacking topics on the fifth with a mix of subjects on the fourth evening. Comprehensive course manual and the current AMC White Mountain Guide book included. During the program participants are also given a choice of weekend day hikes, trips and backpacks that are exclusive to the program to practice new skills (some additional charges may apply).
Beginner Spring Hiking Program 2011
Saturday, 30 April 2011 Middlesex Fells Day HikeSunday, 01 May 2011 Blue Hills Day HikeSaturday, 07 May 2011 Mt Monadnock Day Hike - SaturdaySunday, 08 May 2011 Mt Monadnock Day Hike - Sunday
Saturday, 14 May 2011 Welch-Dickey Loop Day HikeFriday, 20 - 22 May 2011 Cardigan Lodge Workshop WeekendSaturday, 28 May 2011 Mt. Moosilauke Day HikeFriday, 3 – 5 June 2011 Beginner Backpack WeekendFriday, 10 - 12 June 2011 Beginner/Intermediate Backpack Weekend
Program Hiking and Backpacking TripsThese trips are open exclusively to participants in the 2011 Spring Hik-ing and Backpacking program. They are an opportunity for participants to get outside with experienced AMC leaders and practice what they have learned in the classroom sessions. Though many of these trips have a particular mountain as an objective, the emphasis is on learning and reinforcement of the classroom discussions. Registration for these trips will open after the first classroom session. Program participants will get the most out of the entire program by going on as many trips as possible. The Cardigan Lodge Workshop Weekend and the SHP Beginner Back-pack Trip are capstone trips for this program. These two weekend trips provide a range of challenges from easy to more difficult in a beginner friendly environment. Please plan time to participate in these two and the many other trips!
NOTE: You must be a participant of the 2011 SHP with full pay-ment received to register for the trips
Register For The Program at :
http://www.hbbostonamc.org/index.php/Table/Spring/ If you have general questions about our SHP program, please contact the program organizer, Robert Knudsen, at [email protected] or registrar Abby Driscoll at [email protected]
Trip Summary - More deatails online at:http://www.hbbostonamc.org/index.php/Table/Spring/
Online Gear SaleIt doesn’t need to be new to be good. That’s why the Hiking and Backpacking Committee created an Online Gear Sale group. And
with the upcoming Beginner Spring Hiking Program, now is a great time to clear out the gear box, upgrade or downgrade, whichever direction the journey is leading you. Give your unused equipment a new lease of life or pick up that missing must have item.
So join the Google Group created specifically for the buying & selling of used hiking, backpacking and car camping gear online! Opt-in to receive email updates when new gear is posted, or just visit the site to see what’s for sale. Instruc-tions for posting is available on the site. Join the group and view the sale at:
Boston H/B Gear Sale > http://tinyurl.com/66pzqwr
Wanted: Your short articles, trip and event
reports, “how to’s” and learnings send to [email protected]
Back To Nature Yoga Retreats Three Mile Island Camp, Lake Winnipesaukee,
in Meredith, NHAugust 29-September 2: Intensive, Iyengar Yoga September 5-September 9: General, Iyengar Yoga
$600. Or $550 If Paid In Full By 4/15 Contact Carol Faulkner At 617-492-5246 or email: [email protected]
Three Mile Island Camp is a volunteer-managed, fami-ly-oriented facility of the Appalachian Mountain Club.
10 THE CHARLES RIVER MUD
Too Lazy to Go Slow – How to Reach Peak Cycling Form by Jodee Varney
“The bigger the base, the higher the peak” is the mantra for early in the cycling season. Essentially, if you really want to “peak” – that is, in simple terms, to reach your potential – you need to spend a long time cycling SLOWLY. I’m pretty new to the idea of creating a training plan. I cycle to exercise, and I exercise to stay fit. But that was before I bought a new bike, and before I read “Heart Zones Cycling”. And, before listening to the talk by Nicole Freedman (Bos-ton Director of Bicycle Programs, “bike czar” and former Cycling Olympian) at the June 2009 AMC Annual Bike Rally. Nicole explained that it wasn’t until she stopped using all her training time going as fast as she could, for as long as she could, and instead fo-cused on going “slow”, that she finally started to improve her race perfor-mance consistency – and won a spot to go to the 2000 Olympics. For Ni-cole, going slow meant training with her heart rate (HR) under 145 beats per minute (bpm).Post-Nicole, I still spent that summer following my usual practice, which was to spend my precious cycling time go-ing as fast as I felt motivated. However, along with this, I read Sally Edwards and Sally Reed’s “Heart Zones Cycling” and I began monitoring everything using a HR monitor with GPS that records an entire workout for download to a com-puter for analysis. I determined my cycling maximum HR, I estimated my lactate threshold HR. I determined that I had plenty of “base” under my belt already (look at all the time I’d already spent at HR higher than that!) and I started actu-ally going out the door with my bicycle and a specific target workout written on my arm. No more 15-20 miles at the pace I felt up to. Now a typical breakthrough workout was some-thing like 20 minutes warming up, then three eight-minute intervals at just over threshold HR with a 2-minute recovery in between each, and 20 minutes warming down. I began to understand the bare-teeth look of Tour de France racers at the end of a race. This hurts. And feels awesome--and so do my quads.
I am past going to the Olympics, and I am a little ambiva-lent about organized racing, but I do have a serious competi-tive streak, and there’s nothing like spending a good hour or two hammering the pedals up a gruesome hill or trying to beat my best average speed on my favorite circuit. I am determined to get as fast as I possibly can with what I have: limited time, limited bike budget, and, well, a midlife body (sigh).To improve, I had to recognize that if I really want to go
fast, I needed to buy into the concept of “peaking”. I couldn’t be at my best fitness 100% of the time, the body needs a break! It then needs a chance to build up to peak again in a sequence termed peri-oditization. The training year is now rooted around the races (or dates) that I want to peak at and working backwards to define a timeline for ‘Base and
Build’. Base and Build are sub-divided into groups of weeks with progressively increased
training load and then easier days to allow the body to recov-er and be stronger for the next sets of progressively higher training load. An individual workout requires some measure (HR is most accessible, watts is most accurate) as the guide to effort and is matched to the appropriate point in training. Even during the week and during an individual workout, a much finer level of periodization is used to allow the body to work very hard, and then time to allow it to recover stronger. So 2010 was my first real attempt at perioditization, with an actual training plan and a target first peak at the end of May. Base training began on an indoor trainer in Decem-ber with three months of progressive training loads, each month broken into three weeks ramping up, then one easy week. During Base, most training time is spent in the aero-bic zone. In the base cycle, I worked on endurance, speed, and basic technique. Speed in this case is ability to cycle at very high revolutions per minutes. One thing I failed to do well was weight training, which also helps improve perfor-
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The author gets up to speed on a Lomond Revolution Trainer
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mance more than can be achieved by simply adding time on the bike. Build training introduced ‘intervals’, and I could already see that I was outperforming anything I had done in the year prior. Then real life interrupted everything: a ruptured appendix with accompanying week in hospital on IV antibiotics and then 6-weeks later a lost week for surgery to remove said ap-pendix. My huge base served me well in a fast recovery and getting quickly back into training, not to mention summiting Mt Rainier two weeks after surgery. My biggest failings were inadequate self-measurement and not identifying another target peak later in the summer. I drifted back toward going as fast as I felt motivated to go. Testing and analysis needs to be built in throughout the training plan, and I didn’t have sufficient test data to be sta-tistically relevant. However, by summer’s end, my estimated Lactate Threshold HR (basically, the red zone, lactate acid starts building up and you can’t stay above this point for long) had gone up by 6 bpm! And I had rock solid cycling legs. So I could see that sticking to a plan could potentially see an even greater improvement.Guidance on what it means to build an appropriate base was not initially very clear. I found that the Zone 1 (50-60% of Max HR) and Zone 2 (60-70% of Max HR) workouts pro-posed by Edwards and Reed was not enough to maintain fit-ness with my limited 7-8 hours per week that I can dedicate to cycling. This couldn’t be what base building is about. So very early on, I switched to Joe Friel’s “The Cyclist’s Train-ing Bible”.
Friel still guides cyclists to spend most of their base train-ing in Zones 1-2, but redefines Zone 1 to 65-81% of Threshold HR (roughly 60-74% of Max HR) and Zone 2 to 82-88% of THR (~74-82% Max HR). I found that with the shift to Friel, that my training load had actually been going down for the weeks that I had spent with the Edwards and Reed system. Friel’s HR zones still force me
to hold back during Base training, but no longer to the point that I question whether I’m actually training at all. Friel also has better guidance on building a complete train-
ing plan with suggestions on how to organize each period and then each week’s training and then down to a daily plan, in so doing building volume and intensity, but still providing recovery time. I do miss the creative workouts from Edwards and Reed, that always made even the tough-est workouts go quickly, but have found it difficult to really mix and match their approach with Friel’s.
I recently acquired “Workouts in a Binder for Indoor Cycling” by Dirk Friel and Wes Hobson which I have found nicely complements Joe Friel’s approach and gives me a lot more pre-configured workouts that keep the indoor training time interesting and allow me to spend more time on the bike with less time planning.
No matter what approach I had chosen, I would be gradual-ly building up my training load each week for a few weeks, then a week of lower load before building up further. It seems pretty typical to work around a 12-week base cycle, then 8-week build cycle and 2-week peak cycle. Introduc-ing multiple peaks is just a matter of going back to build for a couple weeks then peak again, or spending a short time back in transition then build and peak again. My 2010 ap-pendix interrupt was followed by return to base for a couple weeks, and then back to build.This year it all feels natural. I’ve had a good 8-plus week “Transition Period” with limited time spent on a bike and lots of time spent doing other activities like winter hiking and backpacking. Base training started mid Jan on an in-door trainer with some cross training. I’m still struggling to fit in weight training and so perhaps won’t be able to truly maximize my potential this year. There is always next! By the time you read this, Base training will be almost over and hopefully outdoor training will have begun in earnest. First target peak mid July for a race, a 2nd peak in early August, and a 3rd peak in late September.I am a complete convert. The time investment in planning is significant. But I feel stronger, I go faster, I train with purpose. I am fitter for everything that I do outdoors (50lb pack for that 4-day winter backpack or 2 weeks out in the Alaskan backcountry – no problem!). I have renewed my enthusiasm for cycling. I am not lazy. I am sticking to a plan. Really.
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Ice Climber in Crawford Notch spotted from the road and taken in January at the AMC Boston Chapter’s Highland Centre Weekend. Photographed hand-held at ISO 200, 1/800 sec at f2.8, using a lens at 300mm.
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