| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Madison, Mt. Adams (attempt), NH |
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 | Trails: |
Valley Way, Osgood Trail, Beechwood Way, The Link |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Sunday, April 26, 2015 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
two other cars at the start, about ten total at the end, didnt see almost anyone, they must have stayed lower |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Snow - Trace/Minimal Depth, Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Stable), Snow - Wet/Sticky, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Unstable), Leaves - Significant/Slippery, Snow/Ice - Postholes |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
none were an issue |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
lots of duck unders along VW, those will be gone before June 1st I am sure. I tossed sticks were I could on Beechwood. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Kali enjoyed the entire experience, even when I thought we might be lost, she was still running around celebrating above treeline time |
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 | Bugs: |
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 | Lost and Found: |
found a water bottle, forgot to leave it, it is a North Face bike sized bottle, frozen solid. |
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 | Comments: |
Kali and I went up VW to Madison. Slow going up Osgood from the hut. Pretty good wind and very low visibility. Got to the lee side and added layers, it was hard to chose between snowshoes and traction. Snowshoes are seriously needed on upper VW and lower Osgood but not otherwise. Slow and tedious beating the MSR's into rocks and finding my way. Back down, jiggidy jig and over toward Adams. Here it got real sketchy. Wading through green pea soup clouds, still good amount of wind, couldn't find the trail. Decided I will pull an all nighter this week when I can see, gotta live to tell. On the way back down, sticky snow! and light rain. Took Beechwood Way to at least pick up a redline. We will be back. |
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 | Name: |
heather&kali |
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 | E-Mail: |
hikerhmh@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2015-04-26 |
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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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