NH Cabin Weekend

The weather was perfect all weekend with warm days and cool nights.  For some it was there first gayoutdoors trip for everyone expect me the trip leader it was the first time to the cabin.  Everyone loved the cabin for it location and rustic feel.  We had fires, out at the awsome fire pit both Friday and Saturday night.  We had a great dinner cooked by Greg Saturday night.  New friendships were formed and old friends got the chance to catch up.  For me it was another great weekend at the cabn and for everyone else it was a new fun adventure. 

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.