| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Little Haystack Mountain, Mt. Lincoln, Mt. Truman, Mt. Lafayette , NH |
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 | Trails: |
Falling Waters Trail, Franconia Ridge Trail, Greenleaf Trail, Old Bridle Path |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Wednesday, March 9, 2011 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
no problems |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Ice - Blue, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Stable), Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Snow/Ice - Postholes |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Rock and Ice chunk hopping on Falling Water- No problems |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
A couple of large blowdowns with walk arounds, one on Falling Water and one on Bridal Path |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Too icy on the ridge |
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 | Bugs: |
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 | Lost and Found: |
Left a pair of Black Diamond Mittens at the West side of Lafayette parking (through the tunnel) Please e-mail me if you found them. Thanks |
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 | Comments: |
Great day in the mountains. Up Falling Water trail-a bit lumpy from some postholing and frozen tracks but overall quite easy. Water crossings required some rock/ice chunk hopping but again, easy. The Ridge is Bullet proof iced snow and solid ice requiring full crampons for safe navigation. This holds from Haystack to most of the way to Greenleaf hut. Bridal Path is beautiful consolidated trail. Very little wind on the ridge (6-10 MPH max) with plenty of sun giving way to high clouds as the day went on. Gorgeous day for this hike. Saw no one until descending off of Lafayette. Then traffic picked up. |
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 | Name: |
Joe |
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 | E-Mail: |
Joebraz@hotmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2011-03-09 |
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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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