OK, Men!  The New Hampshire Bears are sponsoring a "Aren't-the-Leaves Pretty!  But Altogether Manly Climb of Mount Mondanock!"  Meet us at the Dunkin Donuts Parking Lot (Walmarts shopping Ctr) on Winchester Street just off the traffic circle in Keene at 9:00 SHARP, on Sunday, October 9! (Monday is a holiday, youll have time to recover!)  Comfortable hiking shoes, lunch, and water are musts! We will take the Marlboro Trail, which has some steep sections and involve some scrambling over boulders. Figure 2.5 hours up and 2.5 hours down with a rest/lunch stop at the summit.    If you can't make Dunkin Donuts at 9 or are coming from the east,  meet us at the Marlboro Trailhead on Shaker Rd off of Route 124, Marlborough, no later than 9:30.  Questions? Email me. 

Meeting spot is the Dunkin Donuts (for fueling) at the Walmart Shopping Center in Keene.  We will depart Dunkin Donuts at precisely 9:00 sharp, so plan accordingly!

From Brattleboro/Vermont/Upper Ct R Valley, take I-91 to exit 3, and head east on rte 9 into NH. Once you arrive in Keene, Rte 9 makes a left turn; do not follow it; instead, go straight on rtes 10/101 to the traffic circle.  Go 3/4 around the circle to WInchester St.  Dunkin Donuts is the first business on the right.

From Western/Northern Massachusetts: Take Rte 10 north from Northfield, or Rte 78 from Orange/Warwick to Rte 10 north in Winchester. Follow Rte 10 to the Rotary in Keene, and go 50% around. Dunkin Donuts is on the right.

From East of Keene: Take Rte 101 west into Keene.  At Rotary, take first right out of rotary, and another right into Dunking Donuts.  OR, Take 101 west into Marlboro, and then make a left turn onto Rte 124 south.  Follow to Shaker Road and make a left (rough dirt road).  Follow to unmarked parking area at the end.  The rest of us should be arriving at about 9:30.