Bald Mt. Hike - April 14, 2007
Activity and Photos by Dawn S.
Bald Mt. is in the Monadnock area of New Hampshire. The loop trail
taken (Tudor Trail, Bald Mountain Trail, Tamposi Trail) is about 4 miles
with 900 feet of elevation gain.
Jen met a new friend. |
Jen would have had another new friend
if she was there when the moose was! |
...and the moose probably wasn't too far away! |
X-C Ski at Waterville Valley - February 25, 2007
Activity by Deb S.
Photos and trip report by Ken L.
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Wide, nicely groomed trails |
Finally! Your Webmaster gets out onto some
cross-country skis! Deb S. originally thought of heading to Northfield
Mt., but Waterville Valley had more snow, so we hopped into the car and
drove up I-93 to exit 28 to get over to the Nordic Center at Waterville
Valley.
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The weather was great--very bright and sunny. Trail
conditions were also pretty good, just a little bit of melt here and there.
Later on in the day some of the trails got a little icy. We made our
way onto the trails at around noon, did about 6 1/2 miles, and were back at
the car a little after four. Nope, we were not in a rush, and we had
tons of skate-skiers zooming past us all day. The trails we took were
wide, and there was plenty of room for everyone.
You'll notice the lack of bright blue sky and sunshine in the photos.
Well...ummm...Your Webmaster kinda left the camera in the car. The
view from the yurt where we paused for lunch was great...and unfortunately
all I can do is tell you about it! I guess you'll have to visit
there yourself! The photos were taken near the Nordic Center (not out
on the trail), and it was pretty late in the day.
Sleigh ride
The sleigh passes in front of the Nordic Center
(click for a larger image) This was a good outing for
Your Ol' Webmaster and Deb. It was nice to stretch my legs and chug
along, but I wasn't doing any steep downhills---yeah, it's been way too
long. Deb practiced her snowplows nicely, except on the last big hill,
which was very steep and had a road at the bottom. We both walked that
one. After skiing we drove back down Rte. 49 to the Mad River
Tavern and grabbed some chow before the long ride back home. |
GONewEngland's Tenth Anniversary Pot Luck and Games Night - February
10, 2007
Activity by Pam and Randy
Trip Report and photos by Ken L. and Dawn S. (using Ken's camera)
Five years ago Your Webmaster got the tile, and for our 10th it is neatly printed
and in a frame. And it has Your Webmaster's worst picture from
the entire web site on it! :-)
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But I think Pam and Randy got it about right -- we've done a lot of
things in 10 years, and Pam and Randy (and Shadow) were their usual
gracious hosts at our little Pot Luck and Games gathering at their place
in Goffstown, NH. |
Back: Pam and Randy
Front: Your Webmaster, Lindsey, Leighann, Ashley, and Jan
It was good to see long-timers Eric and Leighann come by with their two
daughters. Jan, too. And, oh, look here:
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<-- Anyone recognize this guy? Probably not. All the way
from the Dark Side, that's Alan, our Social Director!
Yeah, OK, good to see you, too, Alan.
George, Jen, Dawn |
Folks brought along some good food, and we had a few laughs.
Pam, Jan, Alan, Leighann, and Eric have a peek at the
photo albums Alan brought out some old photos from the days before
digital cameras. He's got one more photo album somewhere, and that'll
probably turn up in time for our next one of these get togethers.
Second generation GONewEnglanders mug for the camera
Shadow always mugs for the camera
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Later on Jen broke out Cranium, which is a game that
combines Trivial Pursuit, Pictionary, and charades. Jen likes
games that require a bit of thinking or creativity. Rules changed
frequently, resulting in the guaranteed win by the women in attendance.
That's OK, because we guys know what a French manicure is...now. |
"G" is for GONewEngland
Thank you, Pam and Randy, for a good PL&G night and to those who came out
to say HELLO.
And I'd like to thank everybody out there for a wonderful TEN YEARS of
Getting Outdoors and Making New Friends!
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