Signal Mountain Failed Attempt

On Tuesday, December 30, 2008 I set out to hike to the top of Signal mountain, the high point of Caledonia county, VT. I ended up hiking 5.4 miles and getting about 200 yards up the base of the mountain before calling it a day. The snow drifts were too high to bushwhack up the incline. I ended up hiking along a nice snowmobile trail in an out-and-back effort. I also used my new Garmin ForeTrex 201 GPS unit to assist me - it works great.

Wright Mountain Multiple Trails Day Hike

On Saturday, December 6, 2008 I hiked multiple trails on Wright Mountain in Bradford VT near the New Hampshire border. The day was pleasant with a low of about 20 degrees and a high of about 28 degrees. The mountain was not that tall, peaking at 1,820 feet. The climbing I did totaled about 1000 feet over a seven mile distance. I left the car at 10:00 am and returned at 2:00 pm. I never needed my ice spikes or my snow shoes. I also saw some rasther larger bird tracks that I assume were Turkey tracks and not some prehistoric carnivorous rapter.


I followed the following trails:

Wright's Mountain Trail - 1.5 miles (to a shelter and nice lookout)
Ernie's Trail - 0.85 miles (to a cliff/cave formation called Devil's Den
Chase Hollow Trail - 0.75 miles
Joel's Trace - 0.3 miles
Commemorative Way - 0.2 miles
Nancy's Trace - 0.6 miles
J. Arthur's Trail - 0.4 miles
Sylvia's Trail - 0.5 miles

Gile Mountain Trail Day Hike

Sunday, November 9, 2008 - Kim and I hiked Gile Mountain today with Dixie and Casius. This is a 1.5 mile out and back hike up Gile Mountain to a Fire Tower and abandoned Fire Ranger Hut. The climb is slight (390 ft) and the trail easy to find and navigate. Being November, the trail is starting to get a bit muddy. This was Kim's first outing in Vermont on a true trail.

Ty