Homer Stone Brook Trail snowshoe

Three hardy adventurers and a 4 legged friend headed up the Homer Stone Brook Trail today, passing many blow downs from the storm last week. We had lunch at the stream crossing at 1.8 miles and did not finish the last 0.5 miles to Little Rock Pond because the water in the stream was up and deep enough without stepping stones that is was not a safe crossing. In spite of that a lovely time was had by all.

Winter Calendar

Our winter snowshoe hike calendar is being posted, slowly but surely. It should all be posted by the end of this weekend. Check it out and join us for some great winter fun.
If you have a favorite snowshoe in the area that is not listed and would like to lead a hike contact contact <marge.fish@gmail.com> with details and to have it posted on our calendar.

Fall trail work report

We have had a very successful series of fall trailwork trips.
On Oct 15 a group of 11 Burr Burton Academy Freshmen plus 1 teacher and 2 GMC members cleared the water bars from Rt 11/30 to the south summit of Bromley. They then ere able to walk down the work road to the baselodge where they were picked up for the trip back to school. The group included 5 exchange students from Ecuador.
On Oct 20 the entire fifth and sixth grade from the Mountain School in Winhall plus two teachers, several parents and three GMC'ers cleared the water bars from Mad Tom Notch to the summit of Styles Peak.
On Oct 22 the entire seventh and eighth grade from the Mountain School in Winhall plus two teachers, several parents, and three GMC'ers   cleared the water bars from mad Tom Notch to the south summit of Bromley.
Finally, on Oct 25 eleven energetic GMC members, including GMC Executive Director Mike DeBonis, hiked into Grifftih Lake and then cleared the water bars south from Griffith Lake to the summit of Styles Peak and then hiked out to Mad Tom Notch, admiring the work of the Mountain School students on the way down.
Our entire 10 mile stretch of trail is ready for the winter now thanks to the great work of all these volunteers. 

Help the GMC get $10,000

click on the link and vot e ofr Green Mountain Club to help the club get $10,000
http://www.pcconstruction.com/donations/

A hiking and Yoga opportunity set up by one of our section members

contact Katie.adams@shejumps.com for details

pictures from lye brook hike

Report from August 23 hike

Six intrepid hikers met at 7am at the Lye Brook Falls parking lot off of Glen Rd in Manchester Center, left some vehicles there and carpooled to the trail head on Rootville Rd.
After hiking up to Prospect Rock, where there was fine view of Manchester and Mt Equinox with its summit in the clouds, we continued on to Douglas Shelter for our first break and snack. Then we headed down the Branch Pond Trail into the heart of the Lye Brook Wilderness, enjoying the relocations away from the beaver pond problems, until we reached Bourne Pond. This is one of the treasures in the Lye Brook Wilderness. We had our lunch at the shoreline. then we started onto the Lye Brook Trail. This trail winds through some beautiful woods that have grown up on what had been a clear cut plateau before the Lye Brook Wilderness was created in the 1960's. Three of our group took the side trail to see the falls before doing the final 2.4 miles for the day for a total of 15.2 miles and three  of us just kept going to the parking lot for a total of 14.4 miles for the day.
It was a great hike and we all enjoyed it.
Pictures to follow.