On a mid-May trail work weekend, 8 hard workers cleared blowdowns on the Langdon and Stanton trails.

On the Memorial Day weekend trip, hikers spotted many woodland and alpine flowers along the Edmands Path, from just before the Crawford Path all the way to Eisenhower. Fog was the perfect backdrop for the flowers, which included Diapensia, Lapland Rosebay, and Alpine Azalea. The hikers dropped down from the windy summit to eat lunch just before the Eisenhower Loop. Then on to Mt. Pierce and more Diapensia and down to Mizpah Hut, where they found a small patch of snow. "Maybe a dwarf could have gotten in a turn." Sunday, more woodland flowers (Spring Beauties, Jack in the Pulpit, and Trout Lilies) were spotted at Stairs Col. Jack and Bob continued up to Stairs, returning via Crawford, finding Rhodora starting to flower between Resolution and Crawford.

On Mark and Diane's early June trip, four hikers climbed North Twin from Rte. 3. The cool morning kept the bugs down. The view from an outlook just before the summit was spectacular. The three stream crossings were challenging. Half the group bypassed the first two by using a well-worn bushwhack. The trail above the river was steep, but with good footing. On Sunday, several climbed Table Mountain, finding great views for little effort.

The destination of the mid-June Alpine flower trip was Lakes of the Clouds via Ammonoosuc Ravine. The hikers saw lots of the old favorite flowers, plus Goldthread, Rose Twisted Stalk, Bog Laurel, Mountain Heath, and Dwarf Birch. Bob and Marlene continued on to Monroe, the Mt. Washington summit, and down the Jewell Trail. They had no views from the summit, but great, if brief, views of Madison. And, at last, the summit came out of the clouds. Hans, a vistor from Belgium, joined the hike, his very first.

Art G. popped in at the cabin on June 15, meeting Anya and Tasha. Art was heading soon for Harper's Ferry to hike on the AT, doing it for the 3rd time, this time in pieces. He said he hopes to come on a Sub Sig trip soon. Anya was heading up Mt. Washington via Tucks. It was Bikers' Day, and she found hundreds of them on the summit.

A rainy forecast scared off most people at the end of June. The rain held off though, and the small group hiked the Sawyer River Trail and some logging roads, coming out the Sawyer Pond Trail. They met no one until Sawyer Pond, and saw two loons on the pond. On Sunday they climbed the Peak above the Nubble, enjoying the great view from the summit.

Old time member Lu was in town to join Eva and Joe's mid-July Carrigain trip, up the back side via the Carrigain Notch Trail. Kathy fell, and was taken to North Conway Hospital where, fortunately she was determined to have no serious injuries. Others continued, completing the hike. On Sunday, people scattered to different destinations. Jack, Joe and Eva headed up the Davis Path, finding an interesting bushwhack with intermittent hints of trail. They named their new destination the "Crawford View Ledge."

Lenny and Anne's late July trip to Mt. Success was -- a success! Six hikers were rewarded by views, and by cloudberries in bogs just beyond the summit. These are not common even in Alpine areas. Lenny and Anne continued a little farther and found debris from the 1954 crash of a DC3. Tamara was welcomed back on this trip, after a 10 year absence from Sub Sig.

The first weekend in August, Kathy, Bob, and Jack hiked the Sabbaday Brook Trail, with Jack and Bob going on to Middle Tripyramid and down Pine Bend Brook.

On July 16, three paddlers joined Dave Roy's day trip on Contoocook River, from Peterboro to Bennington, a distance of 8 miles. Because of low water, they had to get out of canoe a couple of times. The day was sunny and warm.

The week of Aug. 20, Dave Roy was up for week of hiking and trail work.

Marlene (new leader!) led an ambitious hike Sept. 17; up the Airline to Mt. Adams, and down Lowe's to Gulfside to Madison Hut and Valley Way -- 9.3 miles and 4500' elevation gain. It was an absolutely gorgeous day, with steam coming off Saco Lake on the way over, rime covered rocks and summits, and a moose at Madison Hut. Meanwhile, Chris and Sharon headed into Zealand Notch, with Chris continuing on up to Zeacliff. Two birthdays were celebrated that night (Marlene's and Jack's), with lemon meringue pie and cupcakes. On Sunday, all except Sharon hiked into Arethusa Falls.