The Friday Walkers hiked the Brook Walk at Castle in the Clouds on Aug. 7, a warm and muggy day.

Nancy, Lisa, Ann, Jorge, Kathie, Mary, Irena

B group hike, Mt Crawford, Aug 5, 2026

Three hikers went up to Mount Crawford then decided to add in Stairs Mountain. John also did Mount Resolution. Beautiful remote area with excellent views and great companionship. 10 miles 3100 ft elevation gain.

B group hike, South Moat, July 16, 2026

 5 Group B hikers went up the South Moat trail. 

It was hot and muggy on the ascent. 
At the top there was a welcome breeze with the great views. Perfect half day hike. Back to our cars before the afternoon rain.

July 30th, B group hike, East Rattlesnake

 On July 30 The over the hill Hikers, B group, enjoyed the Butterworth Trail to East rattlesnake, and then the Ridge Trail to West rattlesnake in an adjusted plan due to the weather. We were joined by two new Hikers and were lucky enough to have excellent weather in spite of the questionable forecast. In the end, we did 4 miles and had a great time.

Mt Eisenhower - August 4, 2026

 A good group of us OTHH hiked up Mt Eisenhower (4,760 ft), "just down the street" from Mt Washington, on a clear, dry summer day. The trail was generally wet, from a soaker the previous day and into the evening, but the air was dry and cool for August. As we got up higher, the breeze became more and more noticeable, and once out of the trees we had to layer up for comfort. The breeze got even stronger as we made our way the last few tenths of a mile to the summit, where there were gusts perhaps to 50 mph. We took our photos, provided by that 360-degree view from the top, then beat it back down to shelter behind a rocky ridge for lunch. Below, at the top, are (front) Chris, (mid) Brenda, Ginger, (rear) Katherine, Dick, and Pat.

 

Turtles hike, Aug 4th

 On Aug. 4, the Turtles hiked Fletcher's Cascade -- a new hike for us.  Thanks to the recent rain, there was enough water in the brook that we could hear it along much of the trail.

B group hike, July 23rd, 2026 Mt. Success

 As John Y stated, only one word can describe the B hike on July 23^rd.  And that is “Success”! 

Five hikers headed up to east of Berlin on a beautiful Thursday to tackle Mt Success.  The trail includes a little of everything, including a small chimney.  We met a few AT thru hikers along the way, including one from Spain. Trail magic cookies and bars were shared and much appreciated by the AT hikers (and B hikers at the end of the hike!) We took a side trip to visit the site of the 1954 plane crash.  While the trail to the crash site is not easy to find, it was well worth the time to find it.  Just Wow!

 

At the top of Mt Success are John, Katherine, Pam, Michele and Bernie

 

Heading up the Chimney at Pam, Katherine and Bernie