| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Flume, Mt. Liberty, Little Haystack Mountain, Mt. Lincoln, Mt. Truman, Mt. Lafayette, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Bike path, herd path, Liberty Spring Trail, Flume Slide Trail, Franconia Ridge Trail, Greenleaf Trail, Old Bridle Path, abandoned Old Bridle Path |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Friday, January 1, 2021 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Plenty of parking at Basin and OBP. Most people much have had a little *too* much fun last night |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Ice - Black, Ice - Blue, Wet/Slippery Rock, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Stable), Snow - Wet/Sticky |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Light Traction, Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
All crossings along mentioned route are hoppable. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
The sign at the junction of Osseo, Flume Slide, and Franconia Ridge Trail has disappeared, post and all. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
A few dogs out enjoying the day |
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 | Comments: |
A fine day in the forest for First Day! Gorgeous cobalt blue skies, warm temps and great company made the day even better. Lots of happy trampers out today enjoying themselves. Saw several familiar faces We bare booted/rock spiked to just past the last crossing on flume side trail. Then we used good spikes til Little Haystack. Lots and lots of bulbous blue ice, actual mountaineering crampons can (and probably should) absolutely be utilized on Flume Slide Trail in winter. Several bypasses used to get up. From there, trail to the junction of liberty springs is in zoom zoom delightful shape.
From Liberty Springs Junction to treeline on Franconia Ridge, it was not nearly as nice but still moderate zoom shape. Just hasn't seen as much traffic. From treeline to the summit of Lafayette a combo of rock spike / bare boot was used. We hit the last bubble of hikers and let them go around Truman. Had the summits virtually to ourselves. Amazingly, we did see people on the ridge hiking without packs in winter. Just amazing. Good spikes from the summit of Lafayette to just past Agony Ridge, and then rock spikes/bare boot out. No one had used the cutoff to the parking lot so I broke that out. |
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 | Name: |
The Teal Goat & one.greyt.life |
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 | E-Mail: |
sea2thebiscuit@yahoo.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2021-01-01 |
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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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