| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Mt. Flume, Mt. Liberty, Little Haystack Mountain, Mt. Truman, Mt. Lafayette, Mt. Garfield, South Twin Mountain, Mt. Bond, Bondcliff, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Lincoln Woods Trail, Osseo Trail, Franconia Ridge Trail, Garfield Ridge Trail, Twinway, Bondcliff Trail, Wilderness Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, March 19, 2011 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Lincoln woods is a great place to park year round. Just wonderful. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Ice - Blue, Snow - Drifts, Ice - Breakable Crust, Snow - Wet/Sticky, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Stable), Snow/Ice - Monorail (Unstable), Standing/Running Water on Trail, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Snow/Ice - Postholes, Snow - Spring Snow |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction, Goggles |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
No problems on Lincoln Woods yet but becoming unstable, Bondcliff- the upper crossings still snowbridged, lower all exposed but passable. This could change in the next few weeks, or even days. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Osseo Trail- monorail, becoming unstable. Lots of postholes, snowshoes recommended. Trail between Liberty and Flume was full of postholes as well. Franconia Ridge was snowshoeable, but light traction would be necessary because of ice. Garfield ridge trail as usual is disgusting, full of leaners and blowdowns, with a LOT of snow. Most areas have a crust of snow and I left my snowshoe extension tails at home with no probs. Twinway was a litte bit of a squeeze but easy compared to Garfield ridge. Bondcliff was really in great shape for this time of year, however monorail was becoming unstable, snowshoes recommended for warm days. Wilderness was ok, but also has potential for being unstable in the near future. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Rocky stayed at home for this one, but no foreseeable dog related issues. |
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 | Comments: |
Snow on Garfield ridge was a lot deeper than 2 months ago when I attempted this trip. Blazes would be cool on both sides of the tree for those 6-8 times when the trail disappears because of 6 feet of snow, leaners and blowdowns. This way you could turn around and at least see what direction the trail is pointing? I know, I'm being picky, Garfield ridge will always be that trail. Sunday was amazing, it really felt like spring. Only 3 other hikers doing a Bonds traverse means lot's of you missed out! Water source at Garfield ridge camp was difficult to access, bring an axe if you will be camping. I cleared out Guyot's water source nicely to the spout. Happy Trails! |
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 | Name: |
Brian |
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| Date Submitted: |
2011-03-21 |
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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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