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Hiking Trail Conditions Report
Peaks
Peaks Mt. Liberty, Mt. Flume, NH
Trails
Trails: Bike path, herd path, Liberty Spring Trail, Franconia Ridge Trail
Date of Hike
Date of Hike: Saturday, April 11, 2015
Parking/Access Road Notes
Parking/Access Road Notes: No issues at the Basin lot 
Surface Conditions
Surface Conditions: Snow/Ice - Monorail (Stable), Snow - Spring Snow, Snow/Ice - Postholes 
Recommended Equipment
Recommended Equipment: Snowshoes 
Water Crossing Notes
Water Crossing Notes: A few smaller ones down low open but all easily crossed 
Trail Maintenance Notes
Trail Maintenance Notes: Few blowdowns on the ridge, one a tricky duck under (or walk around) but nothing major for this time of year 
Dog-Related Notes
Dog-Related Notes: Hannah and Chloe had a great day, trails today were fine for dogs 
Bugs
Bugs:  
Lost and Found
Lost and Found:  
 
Comments
Comments: The bushwhack off the bike path was easier to find than it had been a few months ago and was well packed out. Lots of recent traffic from the Whitehouse trail side, no recent traffic on Flume Slide trail. Liberty Springs mostly very well packed, slightly less consolidated beyond the campsite - some small postholes down low and some very deep ones up high just off the monorail. FRT between the peaks not as well packed in the morning but better on the way back, a bunch of sets of snowshoes helped after yesterday's mixed precip. One set of recent snowshoe tracks headed towards Little Haystack, not sure how far they went. Very windy on the summits with spitting snow and sleet at times, colder than forecasted but we still got good views along the ridge. Saw about a dozen other people including Sunshine, Pemi and company - about half were in snowshoes and half were in light traction - we wore snowshoes car to car for better stability, less sinking and televators and were happy we did, would definitely recommend them for the time being. Great day out with Nikki, Hannah and Chloe.  
Name
Name: Hikes with Hannah 
E-Mail
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Date Submitted
Date Submitted: 2015-04-11 
Link
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