As a University of Massachusetts Amherst outing club.  I have access to a cool cabin in Bethlehem New Hampshire.  Bethlehem is near countless great hikes in northern New Hampshire and Vermont.  So for the weekend of July 18 we will use the cabin as a base for hikes of various difficulties to be lead out on Saturday morning and Sunday morning if desired.  Those trips will be posted separately and noted as part of this cabin trip.  Also if there is already hikes posted that want to tie into this that is fine.  If people want just come Saturday night that is fine. The cabin has a gas stove for cooking and gas lights.  The cabin can hold around twenty five people and there are a few tent spots. When signing up please let me know if you are tenting, because I may be able to adjust the trip limit if people are tenting outside. The cabin does not have full pluming.  There is a sink that has a limited well source.  Being mid July the well is likely to be very limited.  The well in general is not for drinking it is mainly for washing dishes.  So we will have to bring are own water.  For bathrooms there are two out houses.  There is also a sauna that can be fried up if there is interest.  There is a fire pit outside we could get going either or both nights. As for meals I figured since people will be coming in at different times Friday night. People could do there own thing and use the stove in the cabin if they would like.  Saturday night I wanted to do a big meal together with every body.  This is partially for practical reasons.  There is limited space in the kitchen.  If everybody is making different things it will get to crowded in the kitchen.  But if someone really wants to make something for Saturday night or contribute something we can work it out. For Saturday morning breakfast will we will just do a basic breakfast, so people can get going on there hikes.  Sunday morning we will do a fancier breakfast.  What ever food people want to bring to share with everyone that is great. There is no refrigerator at the cabin so what never food needs to stay cold.  You will have to bring a cooler for it to stay cold.  As for the total cost per person that is going to depend on how many people attend and the cost of food for the group meals.  The cost to rent the cabin for the whole weekend is $175.00.  The total cost of the the cabin rental and the cost of the food for group meals will be divided by the number of people attending.  So while I can't give an exact amount it will not be much. While the cabin can hold up to twenty five people and a few tent spots. The parking lot can not hold nearly as many cars and there is no parking along the road.  So if we get near the limit of people for the trip.  Carpooling will be very helpful and of course good for the environment.  It is easy to miss the parking lot from the road and you can not see the cabin from the road.  I will put some type of marker out by the road.  When we get closer to the weekend I will send a e-mail out letting you what it is.  This is a dog friendly trip.  As my dog will be at the cabin and other dogs are welcome.

Directions
From UMass: Interstate 91 North to Exit 17 in Vermont (near milepost 110) Right onto US Highway 302 East to Littleton, New Hampshire (about 25 miles) Right onto Interstate 93 South to Exit 40 (2 exits from your on-ramp) US Highway 302 East 3 miles to flashing yellow light in center of Bethlehem Right onto NH state highway 142 South 0.9 miles UMOC cabin gravel parking lot is on the right, entrance between two timber posts Trailhead at right rear corner of lot, follow ¼ mile up the hill to the cabin

From Boston: Interstate 93 North to Exit 37 in New Hampshire Right onto NH state highway 142 North 4.5 miles UMOC cabin gravel parking lot is on the left, entrance between two timber posts Trailhead at right rear corner of lot, follow ¼ mile up the hill to the cabin