| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Flume, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Lincoln Woods Trail, Osseo Trail, Franconia Ridge Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Friday, June 11, 2010 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Lots of parking at Lincoln Woods, pay station is open |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Wet Trail, Mud |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
None |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Not a blowdown to be seen!, Kudos to those maintaining the trail it's in perfect shape! |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Spring on ridge line above ladders and below flume slide junction was flowing heavily but this is only water on trail for miles above beginning of Osseo that runs along stream (more than 3 miles), 0.1 mile stretch on franconia ridge above junction with flume slide - canines might need to be held in control along the edge on the ledges up given the dropoff |
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 | Bugs: |
On the way up, deet kept them at bay - on the way down had to reapply deet as they were swarming and biting |
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 | Lost and Found: |
Found - Water bottle - left at the ranger station at lincoln woods |
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 | Comments: |
It's an odd day when the weather channel, accuweather and the MWOBS get the weather wrong - called for partly cloudy skies - at the summit - was in the clear with clouds and views into the pemi across to the bonds (which were in the clouds) to start - couldn't see at all into Franconia Notch - Flume ended up in the clouds after 15 minutes.
Osseo was wet all the way due to the recent rain but easily hiked, only a few patches of mud - a few in the stretch among the woooden ladders and a few along the ridge above the ladders before the junction with the Flume Slide trail - but all easily crossed. The rocks on the last stretch up to the summit above the flume slide junction were dry even given the clouds blowing across the summit. A good day even with the clouds, saw ten people today - 4 came up flume slide. Osseo is an absolute joy to hike, one of the best trail to a 4K in the whites. |
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 | Name: |
Brian from Maine |
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 | E-Mail: |
brobert1@maine.rr.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2010-06-12 |
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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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