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Hiking Trail Conditions Report
Peaks
Peaks Mt. Starr King, Mt. Waumbek, NH
Trails
Trails: Starr King Trail
Date of Hike
Date of Hike: Saturday, February 16, 2019
Parking/Access Road Notes
Parking/Access Road Notes: Upper lot was almost full when we arrived a little after 9:30am- four wheel drive a must for this upper lot. 
Surface Conditions
Surface Conditions: Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Stable) 
Recommended Equipment
Recommended Equipment: Snowshoes, Light Traction 
Water Crossing Notes
Water Crossing Notes: One minor crossing- easy to step over 
Trail Maintenance Notes
Trail Maintenance Notes: Very little to concern ourselves about. A few deadfalls that we had to bend our knees a bit to get under but that was it. 
Dog-Related Notes
Dog-Related Notes: A few doggos on the trail today 
Bugs
Bugs: N/A 
Lost and Found
Lost and Found: N/A 
 
Comments
Comments: Fantastic hike with light snow falling all day.

Wore microspikes to the top of Starr King and then donned snowshoes for the rest of the way up and all the way down; should have worn the shoes the whole time in retrospect.

Grey jays looking for friends at the fireplace just beyond the peak of Starr King.  
Name
Name: Chris 
E-Mail
E-Mail: patrollereightsixthree@gmail.com 
Date Submitted
Date Submitted: 2019-02-16 
Link
Link: https:// 
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