| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Passaconaway, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Dicey's Mill Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, February 20, 2016 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Full but plenty of parking space. Plowing occurred while leaving. Plow guy jokingly suggested I roll around in the snow when I was at my car changing. I did not. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Wet/Slippery Rock, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Snow - Drifts |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Crossing stream on Dicey was easy. felt like Moses. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Very few blowdowns |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
None, except for the two hot dogs I had after the hike. |
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 | Bugs: |
Interesting tiny bluelike snowfleas at end of dirt road. |
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 | Lost and Found: |
Lost the urge to take the tougher Walden trail going up, found a good brewhouse on the way home. |
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 | Comments: |
Met a nice group in the parking lot although the one guy was wearing a Bronco's shirt. We took his suggestion to take Dicey mill. Trail broken by only one person in snowshoes up to Tom Wiggins split off. Continued on Dicey and we broke the trail on our own without snowshoes, but not too bad. Easy constant grade. At about 3,000ft saw somewhat fresh bear tracks coming out of woods and onto trail. Two of us came down with an acute case of Bearphobia and commenced making loud annoying noises to let the beast know we were there. Saw many bear clawed trees as we continued our accent which only added to the mild hysteria. Partial views near the summit were nice. Ran into the Broncos guy again. Made some mac and cheese via Jetboil. Rest of the party was jealous. Besides the noise making, an overall beautiful tranquil day in the woods. |
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 | Name: |
Mark Grynikrul |
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 | E-Mail: |
MGrynikrul@yahoo.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2016-02-26 |
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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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