| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Tom, Mt. Field, Mt. Willey, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Avalon Trail, A-Z Trail, Mt. Tom Spur, Willey Range Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Thursday, March 14, 2013 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
plenty of parking at Highland Center |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow/Ice - Postholes |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
as noted yesterday lower crossing solidly bridged. upper crossing on Avalon Trail open but easily crossed..we went downstream a little and were able to keep snowshoes on snow |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
worked a little on the blowdown project on Willey Range.. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
ran into Pemi in the lot on descent just as Bobcat and Sunshine were heading out |
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 | Comments: |
avalon trail solid and choppy to Mount Tom Spur. Spur trail packed solid and easy going. Cut off corners on consolidated snow from the col to Willey Range Trail which was well packed to Field. Section over to Willey not as well travelled..many postholes and quite the rough footbed in places. Took Avalon trail on descent which was in better shape than I had expected with even some rather lumpy bumpy glissading. Saw one other person today, in spikes, who was punching through in places, fine in others. We wore snowshoes from car to car, they were the right choice today. Picked up from 1-3 inches of nice fluffy stuff while we were out..may hide some of the divots. Also..the gray Jays have competition!! We saw Pine martins at all three summits, they were barely afraid of us at all and hastily gathered any crumbs we had dropped. Kid of cool..they were all pretty small. nice day out with cynthia |
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 | Name: |
silverfox |
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 | E-Mail: |
marktaub@metrocastdot net |
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| Date Submitted: |
2013-03-14 |
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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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