Lonesome Lake Snowshoe

A great winter hike!  Recalling some years ago I 'lost' a snowshoe on the hike up to Lonesome Lake, in the rushing waters of Cascade Brook.  In some miracle, Mike B. had noticed a blog that mentioned a found single snowshoe; it was re-united to me by another hiker who sent it from Maine.

Now I'm being more careful - here's a shot from last Sunday, post hike - with BOTH snowshoes in hand (boots).

thanks Thad & Joe, and everyone else who made it a wonderful day.

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Thanks Fred, and thanks to everyone that came!   In total there were 8 of us - myself, Joe, Dave, Wayne, Fred, Barrie, Jim, and Phil, 

It was a beautiful day for a snowshoe hike, and we enjoyed leading this trip that we've led multiple times before (including the time Fred 'lost' his snowshoe!) but hadn't in several years.   Fred did the whole hike this time with two snowshoes instead of one, although Barrie decided to do the hike without snowshoes as the trail was pretty packed down except for the last 2 miles on the Pemi trail where we broke trail. We had a few snow showers during the day, which added to the beauty of the hike.   We enjoyed a nice warm lunch inside Lonesome Lake hut along with some goodies that the hut caretaker had made.  After the hike several of us went to Mad River Coffee House in Campton for warm drinks and desserts.   

Hope to see everyone again sometime soon, either to play in the snow or in the warmer weather.   

-Thad

Join us for this winter snowshoe hike to Lonesome Lake Hut. The whole hike is just over 6 miles with about 1200 feet of elevation gain. We will hike up the Basin-Cascades trail and Cascade Brook trail past cascades and waterfalls to the Lonesome Lake hut, where we will have lunch inside. There is a stream crossing on the Basin-Cascades trail that can be difficult in high water, but this time of year it should be frozen over and snow covered, so it should not be an issue. The hut will be in self service mode, so pack your own lunch. We will then descend the more popular Lonesome Lake trail to Lafayette campground, and then take the Pemi trail back to the Basin parking lot where we're parked.