Weather Vane Today we ventured up to Monte Rosa via the Old Halfway House Trail, White Arrow, and Monte Rosa Trail. We saw Lee at the Old Toll Rd. parking. The first trail is an easy-going woodsy
Read more Monadnock Fall – Wednesday October 02 2019
Very Slppery Rocks in the Rain Weather concerns prompted a decision to switch hikes around: we did Cliff Walk on Monadnock today and I moved the summit hike to Thursday, which looked like the best
Read more Monadnock Fall - Tuesday, October 1, 2019
Group admiring the view Nineteen Road Scholars are on the trip. We began with awakening yoga and then breakfast. The sun was out, and it was mild today, so we had an auspicious beginning.
As usual,
Read more Monadnock - Fall Monday, September 30, 2019
Monadnock June 2, 2019 I got up at 4am so that I could get to the Port Authority in New York City for my 5:15am bus to Keene. All went well: grabbed a cab and got there with more than enough time to
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Group at Dublin Trailhead after finishing hike! It’s always a bit sad to see everyone scatter. Many had to leave after breakfast to catch flights or start their long drives home. A small group of
Read more Monadnock – Friday, October 26, 2018
Wintry Conditions on Monadnock After yoga, we all went to breakfast. Al Stoops would be joining us again for Summit day. The route would be via the Dublin Trail and I’d have to see what conditions
Read more Monadnock – Thursday, October 25, 2018
Group Climbing Ladder The day began again with Awakening Yoga at 7:00am which I held in the beautiful chapel nestled in the trees. Breakfast followed at 8am. The plan for today was to pack up our
Read more Monadnock – Wednesday, October 24, 2018
Monte Rosa Trail Today’s hike took us to Monte Rosa. Weather was cool and overcast, but dry. Most of us went up the Halfway House Trail and a few others took the old Toll Road; the group met where
Read more Monadnock – Tuesday, October 23, 2018
Wolf Tree Weather looked great: it was a sunny day, though quite cool mostly in the 40s. The day began with a 30-minute yoga session followed by a hearty breakfast in the Mayflower Lodge.
Ryan Owen,
Read more Monadnock – Monday, October 22, 2018
Toadstool at Tippin Rock Yeti and I got up early to drive from New York City to Pilgrim Pines. We did not encounter any traffic problems and arrived before noon in Swanzey. We stopped at a market to
Read more Monadnock – Sunday, October 21, 2018