| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Galehead Mountain, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Gale River Trail, Garfield Ridge Trail, Frost Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Thursday, December 6, 2012 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Gale River Road is still open. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Ice - Black, Ice - Blue, Ice - Breakable Crust, Snow - Trace/Minimal Depth |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
All crossings were do-able. Boots got wet, but feet didn't. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Excellent hike for Max. Just a dusting of snow (he doesn't like it when the snow goes over his paws). He learned how to skate on the ice flows. |
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 | Bugs: |
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 | Lost and Found: |
Found on Gale River Trail: Dark gray, long-sleeve sweater/shirt. Lighter gray, short-sleeve shirt.
Found on Frost Trail: Small Nalgene bottle full of GORP.
Everything's now at the trailhead. |
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 | Comments: |
We barebooted to Garfield Ridge Trail, then we should have put on microspikes...but didn't. We barebooted/ice skated up and around all the ice flows (there are many on the ridge!). 'spikes went on at the hut and stayed on until we returned to the lower portion of Gale River Trail.
Dusting to half an inch of snow...nothing deeper than that, even up top. Lots of ice on Garfield Ridge Trail (we used 'spikes).
Gorgeous and sunny day up top. Extremely cold wind, but the trees protected us from most of it.
Congrats to Alex for another Trailwrights Peak (she has about 10 left). Congrats to Max for another 4K (I think he's at 30). |
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 | Name: |
TrishAlexSageMax |
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 | E-Mail: |
patriciaellisherr@post.harvard.edu |
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| Date Submitted: |
2012-12-06 |
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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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