| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Passaconaway, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Dicey's Mill Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Thursday, April 17, 2014 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Dirt road up to Ferncroft had a hard winter, but I negotiated it in a Honda Civic. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Wet Trail, Ice - Blue, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Stable), Snow - Wet/Sticky, Mud - Significant, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Unstable), Snow - Spring Snow, Snow/Ice - Postholes, Slush |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Birch tree holding; could have crossed on rocks without it, but it was definitely the best way to go. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
A few blowdowns but just one was inconvenient. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
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 | Bugs: |
Two spiders, small, sluggish, and irritated. |
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 | Lost and Found: |
There's a Tracphone and a glove in the plastic case at parking. |
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 | Comments: |
There was no snow on the road, but the monorail traces started immediately when the trail left it. Spikes were good for the puddles on the trail that had frozen. Going up, spikes were fine -- coming down, after sun had been on the snow a few hours, I could have used snowshoes. The path down to the noth viewpoint had not been touched in a week or two. A few spruce traps there. |
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 | Name: |
#whitoutside |
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 | E-Mail: |
WHIT@POBOX.COM |
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| Date Submitted: |
2014-04-17 |
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 | Link: |
 https://www.flickr.com/photos/whita/sets/72157644106243683/ |
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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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