| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Moosilauke, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Ravine Lodge Road, Gorge Brook Trail, bushwhack, Carriage Road |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Sunday, November 22, 2020 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Spaces at the 2nd lot (angle parking) available for us late sleepers at 0900. Pats game and poor forecast tonight helped though. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Ice - Blue, Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Wet/Slippery Rock |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
All crossings are bridged |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
One big guy right at the first crossing 0.8 from TH at the water crossing (axe), one big guy (axe) with trail creep at about 3000-3500. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Super cute Pom was out! |
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 | Bugs: |
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 | Lost and Found: |
A hat and a glove are at the gate at the angle parking. |
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 | Comments: |
A really fun whacko day on Moosilauke. Ms. Mix-a-lot needed for her grid, I needed for my 48B (48 bushwhack), so we split the difference. Trails overall are in great shape. Took several old/abandoned trails down low to spice up the day. On the fly, I floated the idea of looking for an abandoned trail in the 1976 guidebook (long abandoned by then, though) that I had read about and had a 'rough idea' where it was. She obliged. We missed the one we where looking for, but found several old slides that nature has completely reclaimed. We criss-crossed between two of them, finding delightful, but steep, woods. We popped out on the Carriage Trail at about 4200, slightly below the 'lemon squeezer.' Spikes went on mid way through the way to dig into the frozen dirt and stayed on till about 3600 on Gorge Brook. A virtually windless day on the summit, not much in the realm of views, but that's not why I hike. It brought both of us to ten summits each for the Gentle Giant. Here's to ten more! Noted one incredibly unprepared quintent with 1 pack between them ascending GBT at 1300. No headlamps, food, or water, and in shorts & tennis shoes... Seriously? |
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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: |
2020-11-22 |
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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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