Partly as a test of the reinstalled gaisGPS app on my iphone but mostly to get out for a hike, I went directly to the Weston woods and covered some new sections and some trails I hadn't walked on recently. I did a road walk to Wildwood where I got on those flat trails. Then I returned on the smooth bike path. In between, I was always watching the gaiaGPS location on its map. I took two pics, which showed up on my macbook pro, indicating that reinstalling the iphone gaiaGPS app restored the access to both tracks and pics from the web. However, I did not get pics from previous hikes restored to the iphone. The selection in gaiaGPS app to record to photos is on, but there are no images stored. Why?

Summary: 9.5 miles on level road and trails, weather partly cloudy with temperatures in the 50s

I did a 10-mile walk on flat ground up Lower Millbrook, across Claypit Road into Upper Millbrook, and then into the Weston Town Forest. I came back on the Rail Trail, which was heavily populated. A gorgeous day in the early 60s, so I wore shorts. In the Weston woods, I recalled many junctions (numbered or lettered) that I used to follow on the paper map. In this case, gaiaGPS worked well, but the photos still didn't import to the web from my phone so I manually emailed the one from my phone to the macbook pro and then uploaded it.

After I made my way almost to the Sudbury River across the Paine Estate land, I tried bushwhacking to reach high ground toward the south---and discovered some trails I hadn't been on before. They are on SVT land, dubbed with Henry Knox's name, between the Paine Estate and Old Conn Path. I ended up crossing Old Conn Path at the Harland Way junction. Then I headed up Harland Way into the Mainstone Conservation area and then home. Great walk with temperatures in the late 30s and early 40s. Very nice walk on level ground. Wore my gym shoes---no pack and no blisters.

Mike Willett, Richard Bissonnette, Fred Knight

A superb day with temperatures in the teens and 20s and lots of sun. The trail was well broken and the wind was manageable, even on Mt Eisenhower where we stayed only briefly. Met and passed lots of hikers, out and back. Approx. book time, but it's getting harder to equal book time. The trail was superbly cushioned with snow. Used microspikes through out, but Richard tried (and abandoned) snowshoes on the ascent of Eisenhower. A thoroughly fun hike.

After two weeks, I finally installed the photos to the web. Previously they were confined to the iphone due to a gaiaGPS error. I am downloading a replacement version of gaiaGPS on the iphone to attempt to correct this.

Summary: 8.9 miles, 3200' rise, ~book time

Steve Sawyer, Richard Bissonnette, Mike Willett, Mike Pineault, Scott Stuart, and Fred Knight

We did a 23-hour hike up and down the Liberty Spring Trail with sleep in between at our campsite near the junction with Franconia Ridge Trail. We camped just below the Mt. Liberty Summit to allow easy access to good views of the sunset at 5:24pm and the sunrise at 6:33 am. Everybody made it to the sunset after setting up camp and to the sunrise after arising early. The long sleep in between was warm for all, with temperatures in 20s.

Lots of pictures. Steve’s are here: https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipN3E1jv3aLXzDh9HY5WLWcxwtk0L7TSQd9zYU7hyk22uwfpuXjIr1fHhHCwf4NSnw?key=dmo5ajlsQjFuNndiTF95RVhGWW1MYkxFNkFPZlV3. Scott’s are here: https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipM65VakYnTg0BFiC1FCSo4KRjtqDZgrLtVsjcAsWvMsqk6qWLcyp8lczbur9B4v6Q?key=dy1FVzM3YXJkSFV3eF9UV1RDLUUzcklhVVlGZnBB. My GPS track is here with photos recovered from waypoints after I inadvertently clicked on a CLEAR option on my gaiaGPS app during the hike. Some of the photos are quite nice.

We established an itinerary that did not require very early departure. After drives north, we met at Annie’s Overflow in Plymouth, NH at 9am. Everybody, except Mike W. who had the kilbasa special, ordered some variety of Eggs Benedict. After a short drive, we got going at 11am. The under-4hr hike to the campsite was a drain for me. We all made it.

I took a video of the campsite during the morning breakdown. We had 3 tents and 3 bivvies.

The sunrise was against a few low lying clouds.

Steve Sawyer, Richard Bissonnette, Mike Willett, Mike Pineault, Scott Stuart, and Fred Knight

We did a 23-hour hike up and down the Liberty Spring Trail with sleep in between at our campsite near the junction with Franconia Ridge Trail. We camped just below the Mt. Liberty Summit to allow easy access to good views of the sunset at 5:24pm and the sunrise at 6:33 am. Everybody made it to the sunset after setting up camp and to the sunrise after arising early. The long sleep in between was warm for all, with temperatures in 20s.

Lots of pictures. Steve’s are here: https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipN3E1jv3aLXzDh9HY5WLWcxwtk0L7TSQd9zYU7hyk22uwfpuXjIr1fHhHCwf4NSnw?key=dmo5ajlsQjFuNndiTF95RVhGWW1MYkxFNkFPZlV3. Scott’s are here: https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipM65VakYnTg0BFiC1FCSo4KRjtqDZgrLtVsjcAsWvMsqk6qWLcyp8lczbur9B4v6Q?key=dy1FVzM3YXJkSFV3eF9UV1RDLUUzcklhVVlGZnBB. My GPS track is here, but for now my photos are only on my iphone. Why they do not show in the gaiaGPS.com track page is a mystery to me; I’ll investigate.

We established an itinerary that did not require very early departure. After drives north, we met at Annie’s Overflow in Plymouth, NH at 9am. Everybody, except Mike W. who had the kilbasa special, ordered some variety of Eggs Benedict. After a short drive, we got going at 11am. The under-4hr hike to the campsite was a drain for me. We all made it.

I took a video of the campsite during the morning breakdown. We had 3 tents and 3 bivvies.

The sunrise was against a few low lying clouds.