| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Liberty, Mt. Flume, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Bike path, herd path, Liberty Spring Trail, Franconia Ridge Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, February 22, 2014 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
quite a few car at the basin lot today, plowed, no fee |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
larger crossings bridged with some of the smaller ones punched out |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
took out a couple of blowdowns towards Flume.. a good sized one remains, duck under at this point |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
pepper rocked it today , not much water up high |
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 | Comments: |
crunchy on the herd path from the basin but once to Liberty Springs Trail things loosened up. Passed a large group in spikes who were slipping some but not really damaging trails in the morning. Snowshoes with televators were perfect for ascent. Once to the ridge things a bit less consolidated. Windy on the ledges and summit cone. Dropping down the herd path to the ridge trail in deep snow and the track over to flume was much less consolidated. Nice to meet Postal Patty on the way over. A bit cloudy and chilly on Flume, we enjoyed the soft snowshoe conditions back over to Liberty and down. Once to the hardwoods zone the snow was much softer in the sun and there were quite a few more holes, even in the center of the trail. Great day out with Valerie, Gary, and John and Pepper |
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 | Name: |
silverfox |
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 | E-Mail: |
marktaub.metrocast.net |
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| Date Submitted: |
2014-02-23 |
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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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