| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Isolation, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Rocky Branch Trail, bushwhack, Isolation Trail, Davis Path, Isolation Spur |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Sunday, March 13, 2016 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
plenty of parking at Rocky Branch Trailhead |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Wet Trail, Ice - Blue, Ice - Breakable Crust, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Stable), Mud - Significant, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Unstable), Snow - Spring Snow, Snow/Ice - Postholes, Slush |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
small crossings were manageable |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
a bunch of blowdowns easily duckunder or stepover |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
saw one. seemed to enjoy the spring conditions |
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 | Bugs: |
none |
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 | Lost and Found: |
none |
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 | Comments: |
started in light traction. Mix of water, mud and snow on Rocky Branch for first 3 miles. Switched to snowshoes at bushwhack turnoff. From there followed an earlier snowshoe and someone who recently bare-booted. It was very wet snow that I postholed even in snowshoes. But a track is now laid out for maybe a few days. So much for winter. Isolation Tr and Davis Path were packed but deteriorating with warm temps. Not sure how the normal route compares, but I had a blast doing the bushwhack |
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 | Name: |
Jim Skelly |
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 | E-Mail: |
jimskelly@yahoo.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2016-03-13 |
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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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