| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Galehead Mountain, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Beaver Brook XC ski trail, Gale River Road, Gale River Trail, Garfield Ridge Trail, Frost Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, December 21, 2013 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Gale River Road closed. Beaver Brook x-c ski lot empty on our arrival at 10:50 am, but for a USFS pick up truck with snow plow that had just been used to clean up the mess from earlier in the week. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Trace/Minimal Depth, Wet Trail, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Snow - Wet/Sticky, Snow - Spring Snow, Slush |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
All open, but easily crossed on rocks now exposed. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Couple blow downs on Gale River Trail before relo easily stepped over. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
None seen, but excellent conditions for Portugeese water dogs. |
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 | Bugs: |
None seen, which is why I prefer cold rain, sloppy wet snow conditions, soaking wet boots, and dripping wet gloves in December over the hot, sticky, bug-infested trails of May and June. |
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 | Lost and Found: |
Sanity once again lost on this soaking wet day. |
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 | Comments: |
Returned to complete effort from five days earlier (see report below). Did not care to wait until the beginning of calendar winter (12:11) or a pm grid start (noon). Deep powder from Monday reduced to a few inches of wet slop by warm temperatures and meltdown, from nearly bare x-c ski trail, 1-2 inches lower Gale a River Trail, 3-4 inches upper Gale River, 5-6 inches Garfield Ridge Trail with sections of >12 inches standing slushy water, and 4-8 inches on Frost Trail. Bare booted to a Ghoul hut, then switched to snowshoes when post-holing deepened on Frost Trail; kept shoes on most of way out to smooth out boot imprints from way up. Met "Gritty Wayne" on Garfield Ridge Trail about half way through his monthly CW Pemi Loop; I would say he was going to earn this one; really hard core with a pack half the size of ours. Temperature about 60 F at start, 45 F at Ghoul, and 40 F at finish about 6 pm. |
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 | Name: |
HFKA Dr. D. |
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| Date Submitted: |
2013-12-22 |
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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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