| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Mt. Garfield, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Garfield Trail, Garfield Ridge Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Sunday, July 24, 2011 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Lot was full on my return but cars just parked along the road on both sides. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Rock steps. The streams are low. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
I trimmed one blowdown enough at the upper stream crossing so the trail can be used, but it should be cleared more. Two other blowdowns, one just a stepover. Trail has a few places that could use some brushing but nothing major yet. Footbed the usual summer mix of superb earth or earth and stone with eroded places and even a few scree like spots. Active footbed has jumped its "banks" in places. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Bring water. There is very little water above the last stream crossing; just a small seep around 2500' and another above 3000'. Very easy trail for the mighty tough little dog, but not enough sippin and dippin spots for his taste. He met quite a few dogs met on the return leg. |
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 | Bugs: |
None. Time to remove the insect repellent I never use from my pack. |
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 | Comments: |
This was Plan B; I let the NOAA radio forecast and early clouds talk me out of doing Isolation. The hike up today was a lot like yesterday's entire Hale hike - humid, warm, cloudy, but not intolerably uncomfortable on fast easy trails that we pretty much had to ourselves. After a comfy snack in the blowing clouds we started down but stopped to talk trails with Waumbek when he came up. Shortly a young girl and her dad came up, her first 4K! Congrats. Then a crowd appeared from the campsite so we started down, and of course this was just as the clouds lifted and the views opened up. But it was a delightful boogie down. |
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 | Name: |
Pepper and Me |
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 | E-Mail: |
windriversjohn at gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2011-07-24 |
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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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