| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Lafayette, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Old Bridle Path, Greenleaf Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Wednesday, December 7, 2016 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Empty lot at 9am, one other car when leaving around 3. They were plowing it as I got back to my car. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Drifts |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction, Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
None |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Trail was clear |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Wish I had one! The final exposed section leading up to the summit might be hard for dogs, though. |
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 | Bugs: |
Seeing some little black spiders on the snow, and always in the trail, lately. |
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 | Lost and Found: |
One single microspike left by the bathrooms at trailhead. |
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 | Comments: |
Despite finding another car at the trailhead when I finished, I had Lafayette to myself today, which has never happened to me before! Bridle path up to Greenleaf is in good shape and getting packed down. I wore light traction to the hut but probably should have upgraded before tthose final steep ledges. They are really icy beneath the snow. Put on hillsounds at greenleaf but quickly changed to snowshoes once I got fully above treeline. Snowdrifts and fresh snow had mostly filled in the trail so i don't think I would have gone all the way up without the snowshoes. Conditions on the ridge were pretty bad so I just turned around and went back the way I can instead of attempting the loop. Clouds started lifting as I came down, which gave me some views at least. Awesome day to be out hiking. |
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 | Name: |
Nathan |
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 | E-Mail: |
Ncmahan@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2016-12-07 |
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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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