| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Washington, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Jewell Trail, Gulfside |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Tuesday, December 6, 2016 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
I arrived a bit late, 9am. I was the only car in the winter lot. When I returned there was one other car. Saw no one the entire day. When I arrived, the gate to the ammo trailhead was open. When I left around 3:30, it had been closed. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Trace/Minimal Depth, Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow - Drifts |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Hopped across the snow-covered rocks in my microspikes |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
There was a blowdown that blocked the trail about a mile in. Easy to get around though. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Saw none :( |
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 | Bugs: |
Ha! Love winter hiking! |
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 | Lost and Found: |
I lost my sunglasses on the way up, then found them lying in the snow on the way down. |
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 | Comments: |
There was faint evidence of tracks but what had been there was filled in. The only fresh tracks I saw were from a black bear. I wore microspikes from the trailhead until about 1.7 miles in (that's what the watch said) when the snow was deep enough for shoes. As I approached treeline the snow got deeper. Above the trees and on the rock pile of the Jewell trail, there was a lot of drifting - up to my knees a lot. It was very slow going. Tough to determine what was a cairn, a rock, or a small spruce. I only left the trail on purpose a couple times to skirt some hip-high drifts. That was all over once I hit the Gulfside trail. Most of the snow was strong enough to take my weight and was crunchy. When I started downhill towards the clay jct sign the snow was soft, but only sank about 4 inches. The rest of the hike was fast going. I wore my snowshoes as long as I could (even passed where I put them on before finally putting them back on my pack. |
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 | Name: |
BubblesTheHiker |
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 | E-Mail: |
kdoer@yahoo.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2016-12-07 |
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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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