| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Isolation, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Rocky Branch Trail, bushwhack, Isolation Trail, Davis Path, Isolation Spur |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Sunday, January 20, 2013 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
rocky branch plowed with lots of parking |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow - Drifts |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
The 2 rivers are lightly bridged, lots of streams are open but are easily crossed without getting equipment wet. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
saw 3 dogs all doing fine |
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 | Comments: |
Despite the weather report for snow and sleet before 9, the sky was blue and only 1 car in lot. They had camped and I saw them on my way down. They are the new trail maintainers.
The beginning of the trail is a little rough not the fast track of last week but packed wit increasing amounts of powder and drifting on the way back. Blue skies gave way to heavy snow and I was thinking about turning around just before the blowdowns when a young Canadian blew by. He said that there were 3 more men that he passed. Now I had someone ahead of me to track the new snow, 1"-2" and people behind me. In all there were 10 people on the trail all with snowshoes but the increasing winds were causing drifts. The bushwhack had a dead end so I back tracked and took a left that seemed to be going in the wrong direction but it got me to the trail. The people who followed broke a continueing track from the dead end but I went back the way I came. Just before the parking lot there were about 6 kids barebooting, they said they were going to be here for a week so I suggested that they use snowshoes for the remainder of their hikes as they were messing up the nicely packed trail |
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 | Name: |
Sleeveless |
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 | E-Mail: |
NHSandyp@metrocast.net |
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| Date Submitted: |
2013-01-21 |
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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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