| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Galehead Mountain, Thirteen Falls, Mt. Garfield , NH |
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 | Trails: |
Gale River Trail, Frost Trail, Garfield Ridge Trail, Twin Brook Trail, Franconia Brook Trail, Garfield Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, May 28, 2011 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
no problems - lots of cars in both lots, but, plenty of parking available. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Wet/Slippery Rock, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Mud - Significant, Standing/Running Water on Trail |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Water crossings on Gale River Trail a little dicey - thought I was home-free at the 3rd crossing, but, slipped and fell in well up to my hip - filled up both boots on the scramble to get out, but, that was good b/c it was cooler that way :) Also, crossed over 13 Falls - feet wet again, oh well!!! |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
upper portions of Twin Brook Trail very brushy and some chainsaw-ready blowdowns. Franconia Brook Tr above 13 Falls was a wet mess - is it *really* a trail???? |
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 | Bugs: |
Gale River Trail and 13-falls areas surprisingly bug-free. Black flies attacked at the Garfield trail - VERY vexing!!!! Still avoided the deet, tho. |
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 | Comments: |
Awesome day with no summit views. Startled a moose & calf on Gale River Trail. Rocks slippery/greasy all the way to Garfield. Great to run into Gary T on Galehead, then, Ed & Guy on Garfield. LOVED Twin Brook Trail: the lower portions near 13 falls were FILLED with huge areas/masses of hobblebush in white bloom amongst glades of birch set against the hazy white sky with the slight green edge of Owl's Head peeking out above - just AWESOME - you gotta see this area - nice wide skidder roads, too!!!! 13-falls area GORGEOUS with the overarching shoulder of Owl's Head - nice and sunny there. Garfield Ridge trail was very slippery/greasy in general, and, the trail/steeps going up the cone to Garfield formed a nice waterfall. At the end of the day, a NICE dip in the Gale River was just perfect!!!! |
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 | Name: |
Becca Munroe |
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 | E-Mail: |
beccahiker@yahoo.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2011-05-28 |
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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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