Camels Hump On Saturday, 10-9-2004 - Views From The Top

amstony · 10-07-2004, 12:05 PM

In our continuing quest to to climb all the 4K's in new England, Alpinista and I are traveling to the great state of Vermont to climb Camels Hump (4,083 feet) on Saturday, October 9.

We'll use the Monroe Trail and Dean Trail Loop, which is 8 miles, 2600 feet elevation, 5 hours 20 minutes. If weather conditions look poor or we get lazy, we'll skip the Loop and do the Monroe out and back, 6.8 miles 2600 feet, 4 hours 40 minutes.

We'll be at the Monroe trailhead at 10:00 AM (hopefully), if you plan to go let us know and we'll discuss the logistics.

Tony

MichaelJ · 10-07-2004, 07:43 PM

Waaaah. I have *so* much work I should be doing this weekend.

I'll decide by midday Friday.

By the way, Saturday is October 9th.

hikerfast · 10-07-2004, 08:16 PM

id like to join you. i live in Conquered

alpinista · 10-08-2004, 04:21 AM

Work, schmirk, MichaelJ! It'll always be there waiting for you-- and this is a short hike. We'll be back way early!

MichaelJ · 10-08-2004, 06:55 AM

Quote:

Saturday:
Partly cloudy skies early. A few showers developing later in the day. High 69F.

All right, let's just get it done before the rain (sound familiar, Tony?)

That makes 4 of us. What's the plan? Meet where and when? I'm happy to drive and take on passengers.

alpinista · 10-08-2004, 07:14 AM

MichaelJ -- wanna meet me at my pad at 6:30ish? I'm guessing we should live Tony's place in Nashua by 7ish to get up to Camel's Hump trailhead by 10ish? Does that sound right?

(Even though I used to live in VT, I'm still not used to what kind of travel times we should expect to get up to the mountains there! It's fun exploring a new territory. I could kick myself for not hiking when I lived there in the '80s!)

BTW, I'm also having trouble finding detailed maps of VT mountains. I have the penultimate version of the Long Trail guide but the maps with it aren't all that detailed -- they're certainly not topos. I went to REI in Reading last night and they didn't have a single book on VT -- and claimed, wrongly, that the Long Trail guide is no longer in print! (I was hoping to score the latest edition.)

Do you or Tony have any good maps???

MichaelJ · 10-08-2004, 07:47 AM

Sounds right and not so right. 3 hours to the trailhead from Tony's sounds right. But 1/2 hour from you to Tony doesn't, because it's exactly 1/2 hour for me, and that's directly up Rte 3, 98% highway. We'd actually be better off meeting at my place.

Where we going to meet up with Hikerfast?

If I didn't already lose my brand-new book, I have Jared Gange's guide to hiking VT. Hopefully I'll find it when I get to work today. I can also print a map from Topo USA, which isn't as good as a USGS topo but still has its uses. Tony has the newest of the LT guides.

amstony · 10-08-2004, 07:50 AM

I have the latest Long Trail Guide, which has a good description of the Camels Hump area. Their is a 3+ page section, map, and a short description of the trails to Camels Hump in the guide. Should be sufficient to get us to the top and back. Plus the weather report seems to be improving for tomorrow in that area.

Hikerfast lives in Concord, NH and also wants to join the trip. He could meet us at one of the Park and Rides on I-89, I remember one at exit 2 in NH.

alpinista · 10-08-2004, 08:13 AM

MichaelJ: Sounds good. Can you PM me directions to your pad? I'm assuming you know how to get to Tony's place.

One of the park and ride spots on I-89 sounds good to hook up with Hikerfast.

alpinista · 10-08-2004, 09:53 AM

Of course you all realize that the big tussle at the end of the day will be whether we listen to the Sox or my beloved Yanks on the way back!

MichaelJ · 10-08-2004, 10:23 AM

What tussle? There won't be a game tomorrow; the Sox will complete the sweep today.

I pm'd you the directions.

alpinista · 10-08-2004, 11:09 AM

Thanks, MichaelJ. Got the direx!

10-07-2004, 12:05 PM	#1
amstony Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Nashua, NH; Avatar: IN the ER after being bitten in the eye by a Black Fly or Spider on the Franconia Ridge Trail! Posts: 747	Camels Hump On Saturday, 10-9-2004 In our continuing quest to to climb all the 4K's in new England, Alpinista and I are traveling to the great state of Vermont to climb Camels Hump (4,083 feet) on Saturday, October 9. We'll use the Monroe Trail and Dean Trail Loop, which is 8 miles, 2600 feet elevation, 5 hours 20 minutes. If weather conditions look poor or we get lazy, we'll skip the Loop and do the Monroe out and back, 6.8 miles 2600 feet, 4 hours 40 minutes. We'll be at the Monroe trailhead at 10:00 AM (hopefully), if you plan to go let us know and we'll discuss the logistics. Tony Last edited by amstony; 10-08-2004 at 07:51 AM.

10-07-2004, 07:43 PM	#2
MichaelJ Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Watch City Posts: 3,836	Waaaah. I have so much work I should be doing this weekend. I'll decide by midday Friday. By the way, Saturday is October 9th. __________________ May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view. May your mountains rise into and above the clouds. - Edward Abbey

10-08-2004, 04:21 AM	#4
alpinista Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Atlanta, GA; Avatar: Stone Mountain Posts: 870	Work, schmirk, MichaelJ! It'll always be there waiting for you-- and this is a short hike. We'll be back way early! __________________ Not all who wander are lost... "For once you have tasted flight you will walk the earth with your eyes turned skywards, for there you have been and there you will long to return." - Leonardo da Vinci Alpinista's Pix

10-08-2004, 07:14 AM	#6
alpinista Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Atlanta, GA; Avatar: Stone Mountain Posts: 870	MichaelJ -- wanna meet me at my pad at 6:30ish? I'm guessing we should live Tony's place in Nashua by 7ish to get up to Camel's Hump trailhead by 10ish? Does that sound right? (Even though I used to live in VT, I'm still not used to what kind of travel times we should expect to get up to the mountains there! It's fun exploring a new territory. I could kick myself for not hiking when I lived there in the '80s!) BTW, I'm also having trouble finding detailed maps of VT mountains. I have the penultimate version of the Long Trail guide but the maps with it aren't all that detailed -- they're certainly not topos. I went to REI in Reading last night and they didn't have a single book on VT -- and claimed, wrongly, that the Long Trail guide is no longer in print! (I was hoping to score the latest edition.) Do you or Tony have any good maps??? __________________ Not all who wander are lost... "For once you have tasted flight you will walk the earth with your eyes turned skywards, for there you have been and there you will long to return." - Leonardo da Vinci Alpinista's Pix

10-08-2004, 07:47 AM	#7
MichaelJ Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Watch City Posts: 3,836	Sounds right and not so right. 3 hours to the trailhead from Tony's sounds right. But 1/2 hour from you to Tony doesn't, because it's exactly 1/2 hour for me, and that's directly up Rte 3, 98% highway. We'd actually be better off meeting at my place. Where we going to meet up with Hikerfast? If I didn't already lose my brand-new book, I have Jared Gange's guide to hiking VT. Hopefully I'll find it when I get to work today. I can also print a map from Topo USA, which isn't as good as a USGS topo but still has its uses. Tony has the newest of the LT guides. __________________ May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view. May your mountains rise into and above the clouds. - Edward Abbey

10-07-2004, 08:16 PM	#3
hikerfast Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Concord, NH Posts: 598	id like to join you. i live in Conquered

10-08-2004, 07:50 AM	#8
amstony Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Nashua, NH; Avatar: IN the ER after being bitten in the eye by a Black Fly or Spider on the Franconia Ridge Trail! Posts: 747	I have the latest Long Trail Guide, which has a good description of the Camels Hump area. Their is a 3+ page section, map, and a short description of the trails to Camels Hump in the guide. Should be sufficient to get us to the top and back. Plus the weather report seems to be improving for tomorrow in that area. Hikerfast lives in Concord, NH and also wants to join the trip. He could meet us at one of the Park and Rides on I-89, I remember one at exit 2 in NH.

10-08-2004, 08:13 AM	#9
alpinista Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Atlanta, GA; Avatar: Stone Mountain Posts: 870	MichaelJ: Sounds good. Can you PM me directions to your pad? I'm assuming you know how to get to Tony's place. One of the park and ride spots on I-89 sounds good to hook up with Hikerfast. __________________ Not all who wander are lost... "For once you have tasted flight you will walk the earth with your eyes turned skywards, for there you have been and there you will long to return." - Leonardo da Vinci Alpinista's Pix

10-08-2004, 09:53 AM	#10
alpinista Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Atlanta, GA; Avatar: Stone Mountain Posts: 870	Of course you all realize that the big tussle at the end of the day will be whether we listen to the Sox or my beloved Yanks on the way back! __________________ Not all who wander are lost... "For once you have tasted flight you will walk the earth with your eyes turned skywards, for there you have been and there you will long to return." - Leonardo da Vinci Alpinista's Pix

10-08-2004, 10:23 AM	#11
MichaelJ Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Watch City Posts: 3,836	What tussle? There won't be a game tomorrow; the Sox will complete the sweep today. I pm'd you the directions. __________________ May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view. May your mountains rise into and above the clouds. - Edward Abbey

10-08-2004, 11:09 AM	#12
alpinista Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Atlanta, GA; Avatar: Stone Mountain Posts: 870	Thanks, MichaelJ. Got the direx! __________________ Not all who wander are lost... "For once you have tasted flight you will walk the earth with your eyes turned skywards, for there you have been and there you will long to return." - Leonardo da Vinci Alpinista's Pix

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