| Date of Hike: |
Monday, December 30, 2013 |
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| Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Small lot on Rte 302 was plowed as of 8:30AM (about a foot of snow last night). Was very pleased by that after a long ride up from CT (roads from Manchester or so on were not that great) Only one other car when I hit the trail and they must have taken a different trail. No tracks. Willey Station and Clinton Road were not plowed at all (in fact there was a car buried near the train station). I was dodging some traffic as I left so I didn't notice if they had plowed when I left around 3:30PM or so. |
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| Surface Conditions: |
Ice - Breakable Crust, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Snow - Drifts, Slush |
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| Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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| Water Crossing Notes: |
The one actual river crossing was pretty well snowed over with a few deep holes down to the water. Was OK. There were numerous smaller brooks that had some water an various levels of snow cover. Some actual open patched with shallow water and rocks but were not hard. |
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| Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Trail in excellent shape. All the trail signs looked new or near new and there were many new blue blazes that were nearly all visible. One very small duck under toward the top. |
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| Dog-Related Notes: |
Trail is fine for dogs right now. Saw one group with three dogs, although they turned back because they were getting cold (and had sweaters too). |
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| Bugs: |
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| Lost and Found: |
none |