| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Galehead Mountain, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Gale River Road, Gale River Trail, Garfield Ridge Trail, Frost Trail, bushwack |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, March 5, 2011 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Gale River Road closed. Parked at 5 corners, enough space for 6-8 vehicles |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow - Wet/Sticky |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
All solidly bridged |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
One walk around lean over on the Garfield Ridge trail |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Good conditions but there some bad spruce traps to watch out for. Lots of snowmobile traffic on Gale River road. |
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 | Comments: |
Followed one set of new tracks up to the hut, was passed by one person just before the hut so it's fairly broken out to the hut. I could only find the first two blazes on the climb to Galehead from the hut so my tracks go everywhere looking for the trail. Ended up doing a crap bushwack to the summit. On the way back I sprung two very deep spruce traps. First one I went up to my chest, climbed out and two steps later went up to my chest again but this time as I tried to wiggle/climb out I sunk another 4-5 feet. Snow line was way over my head and I had to throw my pack out of the hole and spend about 10 minutes trying to free my snowshoes from the branches and tamp the snow down enough to get out. Worst one I have ever been in and I was solo except for the pooch. If she had fallen in with me I don't know how I would have got her out. If you head that way you will not miss the hole I created. |
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 | Name: |
Chance |
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 | E-Mail: |
c.hersey@comcast.net |
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| Date Submitted: |
2011-03-05 |
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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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