Mt. Moosilauke is the westernmost of the high peaks of NH's White Mountains.  On a clear day it has vast extensive views unparalleled in this area.  The summit also contains one of the largest Alpine zones of the Whites, second (or actually thirdly) only to that of the Presidentials and Franconia Ridge.  We will be hiking up via the Gorge Brook Trail which starts at the Dartmouth Outing Club's Ravine Lodge.  It is a fairly moderate way to ascend, though let me emphasize that it does involve an ascent of a four thousand footer.  Since some of us have been living in the flatlands a bit too long, I plan to keep a relatively slow to moderate pace.  As they say in Catalan "mica a mica s'omplia la pica"  (little by little the bucket gets filled).  The ascent is about 3 miles long.  I plan to descend using the even easier Carriage Road trail, unless I am persuaded to come back the same way.  This hike is not fun in bad weather, so I will cancel if it's raining.

We will be starting at the Ravine Lodge, where parking is at a premium.  So we will be meeting at the Post Office parking lot in Campton (across from the Dunkin Donut) off I-93 exit 28.  To get there, drive up (or down) I-93.  Get off at exit 28 (Waterville Valley/Campton), and go east on Rt 49.  Just immediately east of the Interstate you will see a Mobil and a Gulf Station on the right, and on the left you will see a Dunkin Donut.  The Post Office is just next to DD.  We will meet there and figure out the carpooling.  If for some reason you prefer to meet at the Lodge, shoot me an email, and we can arrange that.