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Hiking Trail Conditions Report
Peaks
Peaks Cannon Mountain, NH
Trails
Trails: Kinsman Ridge Trail
Date of Hike
Date of Hike: Tuesday, February 5, 2019
Parking/Access Road Notes
Parking/Access Road Notes: I parked in the main lot, not by the trailhead. There is significant ice in the "hiker's parking". Needed my spikes to walk across it 
Surface Conditions
Surface Conditions: Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Wet/Sticky, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Unstable), Snow - Spring Snow 
Recommended Equipment
Recommended Equipment: Snowshoes 
Water Crossing Notes
Water Crossing Notes: None to speak of 
Trail Maintenance Notes
Trail Maintenance Notes: Very well maintained trail. I could see recent activity of clearing of down trees 
Dog-Related Notes
Dog-Related Notes: No running water on the trail. The warm weather made Einstein the corgi sink in a few times 
Bugs
Bugs: Snow fleas are out 
Lost and Found
Lost and Found: None 
 
Comments
Comments: A very warm day made for lots of postholing even though I had snowshoes. On the way back down because of the wet snow and steepness, I fell numerous times. Any freezing weather coming up should solidify things.  
Name
Name: davaay 
E-Mail
E-Mail: dbdickinson3@yahoo.com 
Date Submitted
Date Submitted: 2019-02-06 
Link
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