| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
North Kinsman, South Kinsman, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Mt. Kinsman Trail, Kinsman Ridge Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Thursday, January 7, 2021 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Lot is plowed, but you're driving on hard-pack snow. As always, use caution. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Light Traction, Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
One-hop wonders throughout. There were a couple where the ice bridges felt a tad thin, so beware at the obvious points. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Trail was in fine shape top to bottom. There are a couple of fallen, leaning trees, but nothing that obstructs the trail in a meaningful way, nor will slow you down. The snow is about 2-4 inches bottom to top, with only occasional drifts of maybe a couple-three more inches on top of that. Nothing to get wound up about. Spikes seemed fine for many. (I wore Kahtoola K-10s, which were perfect, IMHO.) The only snowshoes I saw were being carried, not worn, and indeed, they'd have been overkill, bordering on an outright hindrance. For at least the next few days, revel in a trail where you can wear lightweight traction, instead of heavy, clunky snowshoes! |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
A lovely spaz of a black lab pup that had an incurable case of the zoomies, and a sense of self that was far bigger than her little doggy body. And another pup that looked like some kind of miniature collie. Both having a wonderful time on the trail. |
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 | Bugs: |
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 | Lost and Found: |
One purple bandana, left at the trailhead sign. |
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 | Comments: |
I was told there would be clear skies! Alas, that was not to be. Someone with more meteorological training than I can explain whether I'm right: Kinsman Ridge seemed to be the wall that blocked clouds from advancing over the Whites from the west. I didn't get a reliably clean view until I was driving home, but there it was, clear skies over the rest of the Whites. Boo! That said, the trail was in fine shape. It was a very easy-going hike. I knocked the Kinsmans off my winter 48 list, and now have only 17 to go.
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 | Name: |
Protean Wanderer |
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 | E-Mail: |
hiker@proteanwanderer.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2021-01-07 |
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 | Link: |
 https://www.proteanwanderer.com/2021/01/08/trip-report-finding-fog-on-north-and-south-kinsman/ |
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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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