| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Halfmoon Mountain, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Bushwhack |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Thursday, January 30, 2020 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
From Wilson Mills, ME, drove down Bennett Road about 0.7 mi. (plowed in the winter) and parked at a plowed bumpout by a blocked logging road due east of the peak. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Unpacked Powder |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes |
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 | Comments: |
Snow was a bit deeper than expected and unconsolidated. Terrain was steep at times with icy cliff bands to negotiate around or avoid, but the woods were friendly throughout.
Hiked westerly towards the peak. At about 1600', followed a logging road southerly a bit to avoid cliff bands. Continued westerly up towards the shoulder/ridge. Hiked along its contour avoiding and negotiating the steep cliffy areas, eventually coming up onto the east shoulder which we followed up to the summit.
The lid on the small pill bottle was cracked, and there was no log. We replaced it with a small geocaching container.
Came out the same way.. in half the time.
Nice to get this NH500 outlier done! Another great day with JEM3. |
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 | Name: |
Beth Z. |
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 | E-Mail: |
btzimr at gmail dot com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2020-01-30 |
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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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