Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Bondcliff, Mt. Bond, West Bond, NH |
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| Trails: |
Lincoln Woods Trail, Bondcliff Trail, West Bond Spur |
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| Date of Hike: |
Sunday, March 16, 2014 |
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| Parking/Access Road Notes: |
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| Surface Conditions: |
Ice - Breakable Crust, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow - Drifts, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Stable), Snow/Ice - Monorail (Unstable) |
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| Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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| Water Crossing Notes: |
Mostly well bridged, a few of the lower, smaller crossings were wet but easily hopped. |
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| Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Couple low limbo moves, very well maintained. |
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| Dog-Related Notes: |
Not in that wind!!! |
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| Comments: |
Much appreciated running into another like-minded soul on a cold, windy Sunday, makes those monotonous, flat miles pass by. Hard-packed monorail all the way to approx the last crossing, then is was drifts up to a foot or so to the summit of Bondcliff. Scoured crust-ice-rock-drifts until the scrub on Bond. Route finding difficulties, full-depth spruce traps, and an all-you-can-eat snow drifts buffet, but eventually found the path. Winds had filled in all previous tracks, but the trough re-emerged just prior to West Bond spur, though only continued in 50 yards or so. Heavy snow and drifts to summit of West Bond.
Hiked out with the rising moon, 14 hours round trip. Amazing day. |
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| Name: |
RichD |
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| E-Mail: |
richdurkee_at_yahoo_dot_com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2014-03-17 |
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| Link: |
https:// |
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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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