| 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: |
Monday, March 9, 2015 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Basin Parking lot was all mine at start and finish |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Drifts, Snow/Ice - Postholes |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
One break through at the second small trickle, all other bridged |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Trail was in decent shape, took care of some medium blowdowns on the way up (broken off tree tops, not entire trees) |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Saw some evidence of small, around 20 pound, dog droppings, easily avoidable |
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 | Bugs: |
none |
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 | Lost and Found: |
Didn't even find a wrapper |
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 | Comments: |
The old logging road bushwack a quarter of a mile south from The Basin parking lot has had a lot of travel, and was easily found, but a bit choppy. Liberty Spring trail had just one set of shallow postholes (4 inches or so) up to the tent/platform areas. A few deep postholes around Franconia Ridge Trail signs and just a few scattered ones over Liberty and in tree line to Flume. Most of trail from near top of Liberty Spring Trail to Flume and some drifting, only hiding the entire trail in places, otherwise easy to follow. A few spruce traps around. Liberty Spring Trail was smoothed out nicely on my descent, via Missile Sled. Wore micros from car to Franconia Ridge Trail, and snowshoes over Liberty to Flume and back to start of Liberty Spring Trail. Sled and micros on the return from there. The only choppy section was the bushwack, but it wasn't bad at all. An epic yet cold Monday up on the tops! |
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 | Name: |
The Yankees Guy |
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 | E-Mail: |
Pearlwich@aol.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2015-03-10 |
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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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