| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Little Haystack Mountain, Mt. Lincoln, Mt. Truman, Mt. Lafayette, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Falling Waters Trail, Franconia Ridge Trail, Greenleaf Trail, Old Bridle Path |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Sunday, December 3, 2017 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
About 20 vehicles in lot on arrival at 2:15 pm; only one other on return at 7:15 pm. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Wet Trail, Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Wet/Slippery Rock, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Snow - Wet/Sticky, Slush |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
No problems |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Thanks to all for the excellent effort the past few weeks clearing blow downs from the Halloween storm; perhaps a half dozen duck unders remaining on Bridle Path could be removed with a trim saw and/or moderate size bow saw. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Saw one tiny dog on its down Falling Waters Trail. |
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 | Bugs: |
None; yay! |
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 | Lost and Found: |
None; yay! |
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 | Comments: |
Wonderful south-north night traverse of Franconia Ridge (CCW Loop); hoped for full moon, but did not come out from clouds until on my way down at Flea hut. Up to 6-8 inches snow high up, mostly packed down. Nearly all blow downs from Halloween storm removed; thanks for the fine work, all. Put on Microspikes at water crossings on Falling Waters Trail and left on for rest of route back to parking lot. No need for snowshoes yet. |
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 | Name: |
HFKA Dr D |
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| Date Submitted: |
2017-12-03 |
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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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