| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
North Brother, Fort Mountain, ME |
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 | Trails: |
Tote Road, Marston Trail, bushwhack |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, January 3, 2015 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
We parked at Abol Bridge. Tote road was icy and lacked snow in places. Sunday storm added a coating, which is snowmobile packed on the tote road. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Ice - Breakable Crust, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
No problems |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
A fair amount of blow down higher up on the Marston |
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 | Comments: |
We started early from Daicey Pond, walking the campground road and the tote road in micro spikes. The Marston trail was well packed and firm on this cold day, making for easy going. Higher up, we had to push through spruce invading the trail and some blowdown. We did not put snowshoes on until the upper coe trail junction. It was a great, calm day to be on N. brother. The walk to Fort involved a combination of the three season route, following previous tracks, and forging our own way. The firm surface conditions made for easy going. We had to push through a couple short thick sections, but found lots of great openings. Great visit to Fort. Thanks to Alex and Ozzy for a great trip to BSP. |
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 | Name: |
zporterColdRiverCampCook |
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 | E-Mail: |
zap88@tds.net |
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| Date Submitted: |
2015-01-05 |
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 | Link: |
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Disclaimer: Reports are not verified - conditions may vary. Use at own risk. Always be prepared when hiking. Observe all signs. Trail conditions reports are not substitutes for weather reports or common sense. |
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