Went back in Dec 2016 and stayed in the cabin by the summit. The trip up in the winter can be sketchy within the last mile as the trail's grade increases and there are more rocks and ice to deal with.
Mid-summer group camp in the larger site along the pond. Fishing Bourn Pond is difficult from the shore since the pond is extremely shallow and full of weeds along the shoreline.
Went back the following weekend in April. Ended up camping directly behind the cabin about 1/8 of a mile beyond the hill. Depending on the rainfall there may be a large pool of water, but there are flat spots for tents close by.
Ended up camping on the summit - wasn't worth it except for the sunrise view. Too much wind, but spent the next night in the summit cabin just below the tree line.
We accidentally hiked ~20 miles on this trip. We went from the Alander campsite up to the summit, then followed the ridge trail to Bash Bish Falls. We then hiked back from the falls on the road and back up the mountain to make a ~20 mile loop.
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