Sailing school! ⛵️

We are in St Thomas on our catamaran to get certified to sail!! The boat is beautiful!  The captain is the instructor and his wife is the chef.  They are very nice and another couple is taking the class also nice.  We are sleeping at the dock in the marina. On way out to eat.  

Mount Washington

September 12, 2015

Ellen, John, Becky, Lee, Billy, Susan, Jacob, Catherine, John, Molly, Ian, Stephan, Alejandro, Carol, Carol

Elevation Gain: 3000 feet

Elevation: 6288 feet

Distance: 3.8 miles 

Time: 3 hours 50 minutes hiking time, one group hiked it in a little more than 3 hours!!  

Yesterday we hiked the Ammonoosuc Ravine trail to the summit of Mount Washington and took the Cog Railway down. Lee, Billly, and Jake hiked Mt. Monroe too!! The weather was perfect! There were 15 of us.  We stayed over night for two nights at a bed and breakfast. It was a beautiful hike with waterfalls and open views at the top. It was steep but was so great to take the train down.  Great day!!

Mount Morgan Mount Percival

September 5, 2015

Ellen, John, Becky, Lee, Susan, Billy

Distance: 

Time: 3 hours 35 minutes 

Elevation: 2200 feet (Mount Morgan)

Today we hiked Squam Mountain. The weather was perfect! The hike was great with ladders and caves. It was hard for all of us so I'm nervous for next weekend. After the hike we went to the country store at Squam Lake and then to Meredith. It was a great day!

Mount Pierce NH

August 8, 2015

Ellen, Becky, Lee, Kelsey, Billy, and Susan

Time: 4 hours

Distance: 6.8 miles

Elevation: 4300 feet

Today we hiked Mt Pierce in the White Mountains. It was a beautiful day. We stopped at the Mizpah Spring Hut on the way up.  It was a steady hike with one steep section after the Hut.  On the way home we stopped at a swimming hole. Becky, Ellen, Kelsey, and Billy jumped off the cliffs.  

The swimming hole we stopped at was beautiful.