| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Galehead Mountain, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Gale River Road, Gale River Trail, Garfield Ridge Trail, Frost Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Monday, January 11, 2016 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Plenty of parking next to Trudeau road, I was the first car there, one other when I left. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Trace/Minimal Depth, Wet Trail, Ice - Breakable Crust, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow - Wet/Sticky, Slush, Snow/Ice - Small Patches |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Most crossings were easy, the largest one took a minute to figure out but was very doable. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Trail was great overall, I cleared off several dead birch branches that looked like they recently fell. |
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 | Lost and Found: |
Found a backpack lodged in a fallen tree across the North Branch of the Gale River. I brought it home with me, everything inside was pretty frozen as it had been in the water, haven't yet found any identification, etc. If anybody knows anything about it, please email me and I'd be happy to help get it back to its owner. |
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 | Comments: |
Nice day to be out, not too cold, at least until I took my gloves off! Likely because of the rain the previous day, there were all sorts of places where a boot would break through what looked like snowy dry trail into slushy water - if your boots weren't decently waterproof, today would have been a bad day to find that out, haha. Originally had planned to head over to the Twins as well, but not knowing how bad the snow would continue to be up top and considering the predicted winds and gradually falling temps, I contented myself with Galehead, my original destination. Passed one hiker today around 2 pm, on his way up. |
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 | Name: |
audi |
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 | E-Mail: |
auditattoo@aol.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2016-01-11 |
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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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