| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Zealand Mountain, Mt. Guyot, West Bond, Mt. Bond, Bondcliff, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Zealand Road, Zealand Trail, Twinway, Zealand Spur, Bondcliff Trail, West Bond Spur, Lincoln Woods Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Sunday, December 3, 2017 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Plenty of parking at LW and at the lot across the street from Zealand campground off Rte 302 |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Ice - Black, Ice - Blue, Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Ice - Breakable Crust, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow - Drifts, Snow/Ice - Small Patches |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Water levels are low, so no issues. Light traction and trekking poles help on ice coated rocks. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
On Twinway and West Bond Spur there are several leaners and blowdowns, see prior reports by Sunshine and Snowflea for more details. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Hopefully hikers will only bring seasoned experienced dogs on this trek, like the dog I saw on WB spur that tried to kiss me. |
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 | Bugs: |
None gladly |
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 | Lost and Found: |
Nothing lost, always gaining introspection. |
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 | Comments: |
I used light traction starting from Zealand hut. Fast conditions up to Zealand Mountain on a snow covered still bony trail. Mostly unpacked powder and some knee deep drifts up high with very little ice. Met up with Sunshine and Bobcat on WB Spur as they smoothed the trail out with snowshoes; they were the only hikers we saw today other then a large youth group at the hut. Epic weather made for an amazing day on the Bonds with Al and Billy. |
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 | Name: |
Rachel |
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 | E-Mail: |
ball one three one one at yahoo dot com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2017-12-04 |
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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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