| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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North Kinsman, South Kinsman, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Mt. Kinsman Trail, Kinsman Ridge Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, April 3, 2010 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Slight rutting near entrance no problem. 7 cars in lot when I left; 1 parked out by road. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Mud, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Snow/Ice - Postholes, Snow - Spring Snow |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
The three major crossings were rock hoppers, water running over some of the rocks. Waterfall at second pretty. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
The might tough little dog had it pretty easy today, and met 7 other dogs including a big Newfy. |
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 | Comments: |
TimC's report was still applicable on our hike up, but the trail was changing on my hike down as barebooters chewed it up a bit in places and more snow melted on the trail, and more of both was certain. There was a bit of a monorail between the two peaks and just a hint of one on Mt. Kinsman. I put the snowshoes on after the last major crossing and kept them on until my return, except for S. Kinsman's very top. The downhill boogie in them was fun as usual. I was the only snowshoer, the rest of the hikers I met were barebooters or microspikers when I met them and I didn't see many carrying snowshoes either. Even met one guy in sneakers and cotton T getting a late start who was surprised to hear there was a fair amount of snow on top. Mud and water on the first steeper sections down low causing trail spread. After a fun wintry bushwacky hike on Moriah last week, getting to meet Silverfox and share Loanshark and Liz's final 48, this was for the most part a "summery" hike by ourselves. We lounged on S. Kinsman it was so nice. We didn't see anybody until the return leg got to N. Kinsman, and there and later we met almost as many dogs as people. Nice to meet J&J however. |
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 | Name: |
Pepper and Me |
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 | E-Mail: |
windriversjohn at gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2010-04-03 |
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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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