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Hiking Trail Conditions Report
Peaks
Peaks Galehead Mountain, NH
Trails
Trails: Beaver Brook XC ski trail, Gale River Road, Gale River Trail, Garfield Ridge Trail, Frost Trail
Date of Hike
Date of Hike: Wednesday, January 8, 2014
Parking/Access Road Notes
Parking/Access Road Notes: Beaver Bk parking sanded. 
Surface Conditions
Surface Conditions: Ice - Black, Snow - Trace/Minimal Depth, Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular 
Recommended Equipment
Recommended Equipment: Light Traction 
Water Crossing Notes
Water Crossing Notes: Gale River running briskly. First crossing swollen. Bridge on reroute crossing sufficient. 
Trail Maintenance Notes
Trail Maintenance Notes:  
Dog-Related Notes
Dog-Related Notes: Pre-treated Grete with musher's wax. Bushwacked approx 150 yards upstream and located stable dry paw crossing at start of Gale River trail. 
Bugs
Bugs:  
Lost and Found
Lost and Found:  
 
Comments
Comments: Microspikes car to car. Minimal snow cover down low. Mostly icy trail underneath some fresh snow. Borderline traction conditions between cutoff to Mt Garfield and hut. Views from outlook before top of Galehead, South Twin in the clouds in the am.  
Name
Name: ken and grete 
E-Mail
E-Mail: kenandlaurar@myfairpoint.net 
Date Submitted
Date Submitted: 2014-01-08 
Link
Link: https:// 
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