| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Bald Knob, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Pine Flats Trail, bushwhack, Yellow Jacket Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Wednesday, January 29, 2020 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Lot plowed, many cars in afternoon |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Trace/Minimal Depth, Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Smart's Brook: running with irregular ice, Minor tributaries: most frozen, some open |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
We were mostly off a trail |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
All seemed happy on the trails |
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 | Bugs: |
X |
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 | Lost and Found: |
Knit hat on tree at trailhead |
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 | Comments: |
Started on Pine Flats, left trail where it leaves Smart's Brook, bushwacked east more or less following the brook until it turned south, continued east until even with Bald Knob, then north. Made a winding path to a wide ledge with nice views. On return followed bushwack to Yellow Jacket and followed it to lot (we were tired). One person used spikes the whole hike, the other used snowshoes for the latter part of the ascent bushwack and on return reverted to spikes. Amazing ice formations in Smarts Brook Gorge. |
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 | Name: |
shippw |
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 | E-Mail: |
tumblehome88@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2020-01-29 |
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 | Link: |
 https://photos.app.goo.gl/h1XS359LUYYMk8tT7 |
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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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