| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
North Brother (attempt), ME |
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 | Trails: |
Williams Pond Road, Tote Road, Marston Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Sunday, February 26, 2012 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Telos Rd not plowed early Saturday morning, but we got to the Williams Pond Rd junction in a Jeep, in about 10 inches new powder from previous night. Shoveled out a parking slot on Williams Pond Rd so the plows could sweep the pullover area. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow - Drifts |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
A couple small stepovers on Marston Tr |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
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 | Bugs: |
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 | Lost and Found: |
Lost one MSR Lightning Tail on the way down N. Brother cone. |
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 | Comments: |
Party of three snowshoed and skied to Nesowadnehunk Cabin Saturday on about 10 inches new wettish snow over existing base which was more or less consolidated in the middle of Williams Pond Rd.
Next day took Tote Rd, which had been sledded Saturday. Martson Trail had a decent base left from party of five which had signed trail register the previous weekend. New snow become powder as we gained elevation, and increased to 12-16 inches above the ridge after the little pond. After the junction with the Mt Coe Trail,depth steadily increased to 25", mid-thigh in Lightnings with tails, on the summit cone. We wallowed upward until sunset, minus 2F and dropping with the wind rising, then bailed near the scrub line, so maybe 200 ft elevation or so from summit. Next day spoke with a party of five arriving at Nesowadnehunk lean-to's for a Tuesday attempt. |
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 | Name: |
ThinMan |
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 | E-Mail: |
twcaldwell@comcast.net |
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| Date Submitted: |
2012-02-29 |
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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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