| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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None, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Back 80 Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Sunday, April 28, 2019 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
No problem, though some cars parked illegally at the lodge. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Trace/Minimal Depth, Wet Trail, Wet/Slippery Rock, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Mud - Significant, Snow - Spring Snow, Snow/Ice - Small Patches |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Down significantly from Saturday's torrents. Still a bit challenging. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
This was a 2-day trail crew of five. All told we cleared and added about 20 drains between the lodge and the second beaver pond. They will be improved on a day with less severe weather. 16 blowdowns cleared, including two which appeared over the weekend. One (only one?) blowdown still under snow. One huge blowdown perhaps 1/4 mile beyond the 93Z was too dangerous to deal with; it will want someone very experienced with a chainsaw. We put in a short relocation flagged with surveyor's tape. Should another solution become reasonable, it will be easy to brush in. One more blowdown is a step-over, but we left it for lack of time. Sections where last fall's new blazes had been washed off were also flagged. Reblazing and hardening the approaches to the 93Z junction are this year's priorities, though if anyone wants to pull the newly sprouting hobblebush... |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
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 | Bugs: |
Give 'em another couple of weeks! |
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 | Comments: |
This was part of the AMC-NH Chapter Spring Workshop, Intro to Trailwork. Credit to the students for dealing with biblically bad weather on Saturday: rain, sleet, mixed precip, hail, and snow. Temps around 40. *Lots* of moose evidence. One coyote scat, all hair. Can't wait for the lady slippers to bloom! |
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 | Name: |
RichieNH |
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 | E-Mail: |
richienhpvt@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2019-04-29 |
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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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