| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Hale, Zealand Mountain, Mt. Guyot, West Bond, Mt. Bond, Bondcliff, NH |
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 | Trails: |
North Twin Trail, Fire Wardens Trail, Lend-A-Hand Trail, Twinway, Bondcliff Trail, West Bond Spur, Lincoln Woods Trail, bushwhacks |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, November 7, 2020 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
It's awesome to have the woods back, no issues, light traffic at North Twin and Lincoln Woods |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Wet/Slippery Rock, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Snow - Spring Snow, Snow/Ice - Small Patches |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
All crossings easily hopped. Of note, the first crossing coming off Bondcliff was actually flowing, its been a long time since that has seen water! |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Noted trail maintainer had done a significant amount of drainage work between Pemi Wilderness bridge and camp 16 - thank you! All trails in great shape. Twinway floating bog bridges have not been replaced yet |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
A few familiar snoots out yesterday! Woof, arf, arf! |
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 | Bugs: |
Grayjays are out in full force trying to plump up for winter on Zealand |
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 | Lost and Found: |
Time was lost, a lovely day found. |
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 | Comments: |
Grid stuff on an absolute stunner of a day in the Whites. T shirt weather start to finish. Last weeks snow is for the most part gone, only minor patches in col between the summit and the old cabin on Fire Wardens, and minor snow/ice in the rocks in spots all along shaded areas through the traverse persist. Very light traffic, only saw less than 20 people from start to finish. Considering what this summer was like, that was usually the first 10 minutes of the hike! Found some old telegraph poles/wires along Fire Wardens, ran into a barred owl, a few forest chickens, and pine marten. Found (new to me) relics at camp 16, portions of an old stove and a trunk hinge. Wind was singing in the Bondcliff col, but otherwise a non factor. Surpringly hazy for this time of year, as well. Did spot the sleeping elephant (owls head from Bondcliff) though! |
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 | Name: |
The Teal Goat & Ms. Mix-a-lot |
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 | E-Mail: |
sea2thebiscuit@yahoo.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2020-11-08 |
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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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