| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Isolation (attempt), NH |
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 | Trails: |
Rocky Branch Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, February 29, 2020 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Parking lot clear, plenty of space. Icy |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Rocky branch creek frozen over |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Trail has been diverted near the end (in presidential dry river wilderness) so not well cleared. No marking after entering prezi dry river. Lots of low branches |
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 | Comments: |
First ascent was packed powder, pretty easy to navigate, shoe shoes nice but not essential. Snow shoes needed in presidential dry river wilderness. Did not make it past junction of rocky branch in isolation. After first turn off to rocky branch ridge trail only broken by one person, 6" of loose powder and a very tight trail (this is where it has been diverted recently). We reached the isolation trailhead in 3 hours, but had to turn back because trail was unbroken, overgrown and extremely difficult to trace because of heavy snow accumulation. |
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 | Name: |
Rachel Danitz |
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 | E-Mail: |
Rachel.danitz@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2020-02-29 |
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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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