Trip report
Lonesome Lake Snowshoe
Hiking/Walk DATE: 02/12/2011 - 02/12/2011
Trip/Event Location: Franconia, NH
US
Trip Leader(s): tdefauw
Max # People: 20
Trip Guiding / Event Fee: No, I will not be asking participants for money
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Join us for this winter snowshoe hike to Lonesome Lake Hut. The whole hike is just over 6 miles with about 1200 feet of elevation gain. We will hike up the Basin-Cascades
... We will start out at the Basin parking lot at 10. Note this will be the side of the parking lot you would be on if you exit from
Trip Report/Photos
On Saturday, February 12, 15 of us (myself, Joe, Kevin 1, Kevin 2, Rick, Scott, Rob, John, Tom, Neil, Ben, Ken, Ram, David, and Matt) and 2 canines (Wonder and Sunny) met at the Basin parking lot for a loop hike to Lonesome Lake Hut. It can be confusing which parking lot to meet in as there are parking lots on both sides of the Franconia Notch parkway, but everybody made it to the right parking lot, although Rick joined us at the start of the Basin Cascades trail instead as he parked in the lot on the other side.
We lucked out with the weather as it was in the high 20s, so it actually felt warm walking uphill. It was definitely high winter, with lots of snow. Joe and Neil decided to join David in driving up to
We had lunch in the hut, and although it’s not heated during the day, it’s warmer than outside, and no wind. A highlight of the trip involved Rob and Scott. Rob and Scott met on the
We all walked down the more popular
About 12 of us decided to go to dinner at Woodstock Station, where we all continued to enjoy good conversation, along with good food and assorted beverages.
Thanks to everyone that joined for a great hike. It was fun to see familiar faces again, and to meet new people. I really enjoyed everybody on the hike, and look forward to seeing everyone on a future adventure.
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