Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Fort Mountain, Mt. Coe, South Brother, ME |
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 | Trails: |
Tote Road, Marston Trail, South Brother Spur |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Wednesday, March 7, 2018 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
The Golden Rd and Telos Rd were plowed and in good shape. Williams Pond Rd was plowed for 1 mile with a couple of safe parking spots leaving us an easy 5 mile pull to Nesoudnehunk cabin. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Unpacked Powder |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
2 minor step across streams |
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 | Comments: |
We got a 4 a.m. start hiking the tote Road to the Marston Trail. Bare booting and light traction got us to The Coe Junction where we put on snowshoes for the rest of the day. We encountered varying snow amounts - about 4-6 inches and a little more in drifts. We made our way up to North brother and decided to skirt around it since both Steve and I have hiked North Brother in winters past. We followed an old trail over to Fort for a while before it disappeared into the spruce where Steve managed to find a few exciting spruce traps, nothing major. After tagging Fort, my 99th and Steve's 98th we worked our way back to the T and decided to muster the energy to continue on to Coe. We knew we had one good day with good conditions to complete our Baxter peaks so we went for it. Steve tagged Coe, his 99th and then, eventually South Brother for his 100th NEHHW! It was a long, hard, and exciting day with friends Dick and Christen. No views from the summits but that didn't stop it from being a beautiful day. |
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 | Name: |
Slow and Steady, Steve Spot |
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 | E-Mail: |
Suzanneblackburn@gmail.com |
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 | Date Submitted: |
2018-03-08 |
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 | Link: |
https:// |
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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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