Dave, William and I started our way up towards Killington, VT around 11am. We stopped first in at the Burger King in Derry to meet up with Tri, Sean, Carol and Rob. From there we drove a bit further up the highway (though I don't remember which town) and added Dave and his family to the mix. The drive was fairly easy though we sort of had a slolem course through the highways in NH as the left then right lanes would be closed down for road work. We got up to Killington at about 3:00 or so and figured we had plenty of time to get checked into the room before tech inspection. The room is a condo in the Trail Creek compound. It is spacious, having 2 bedrooms and 2 baths plus a large living room, a dining room and a kitchenette. We did have a slight problem with getting into the room as the girl gave us the wrong kind of key card but eventually we got in.
After getting settled we headed down for tech inspection and it went a heck of a lot better than last year. We lined up early to not be stuck at the back of the line. The guides that were not leading trails all powered through the tech inspections in short order though so it was almost a non-factor. However, getting through the inspection quickly did get us to the registration line earlier which allowed us to get the trails we wanted. I picked the same two trails that I chose last year in the same order: Vertigo then 5 Corners. David chose to take a higher difficulty trail on Friday in Bullwinkle's Revenge and then Vertigo on Saturday. It turns out a fair portion of the Exploring NH Jeepers we hooked up with were doing the same trails I was so I had an instant group of people to hang out with for the actual trails.
After registration we all got together and went to Choices for Dinner. I had the Striped Bass special which was very good and followed that up with a peach and blueberry pie. The Long Trail Summer which is an unfiltered IPA was also very good.
After dinner we had everyone come over to the room to hang out before heading to bed for the night. All in all, a lot of driving but a good day.
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