Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Mt. Starr King, Mt. Waumbek, NH |
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| Trails: |
Starr King Trail |
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| Date of Hike: |
Sunday, February 20, 2011 |
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| Parking/Access Road Notes: |
parked in the well plowed snowmobile lot across Route 2..some parked next to the Corner Store, and one backed all the way up the road to the last house |
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| Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow/Ice - Postholes |
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| Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes |
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| Water Crossing Notes: |
none on this route |
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| Trail Maintenance Notes: |
trail in great shape with nice wide corridor |
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| Dog-Related Notes: |
easy dog trail..no water and cold today |
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| Comments: |
Trail packed out and solid on the old road and barebooted to the turn..halfway up through the hardwoods powder increased and snowshoe came into play..Much drifting and trail bed blown in with 4-8 inches of snow. Nice views from Starr King on the elevated snow pack. Much drifting and loose snow across the ridge.snowshoes certainly the order of the day though one determined young man kept his snowshoes on his pack, gloves in his pockets and postholed merrily along with many 3 footers. Small viewpoint south of the summit nice and the good one past the summit now broken out and was looking fine. On the way back we hopped off trail and cut straight..well kind of straight, across the ridge with only minor postholing. Nice to run into Lucky Laura |
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| Name: |
silverfox |
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| E-Mail: |
marktaub@metrocastdotnet |
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| Date Submitted: |
2011-02-20 |
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| Link: |
https:// |
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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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