| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Flume, Mt. Liberty, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Bike path, bushwack, Liberty Springs Trail, Flume Slide Trail, Franconia Ridge Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, August 13, 2011 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Basin was nearly full when I returned, with a couple of cars parked along the exit, but with high turnover. Notch paving still going on but with no affect on traffic. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Rock steps over low water, even the deepest places were at best a quarter Pepper in depth. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
No unusual problems beyond some eroded stretches except perhaps a lack of blazes for winter use. The footbeds of the Flume Slide trail and Liberty Spring above the wack are pretty nice. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
The slide is not a route for inexperienced dogs, but Pepper's become quite familiar with it as he chooses it every time for reasons I can't fathom. It turned into a pretty easy day because unlike our last hike, the ledges were dry dry giving him a good grip and he knew all the safe routes. He benefitted from a couple of head dousings, water in the bowl and shade on both peaks; it being warm and there's no water after starting the slide until way down on Liberty. On our way down we me a beautiful Australian Sheepdog puppy (Tucker)on his first 4K, and shortly after that a forlorn guy who had just lost his A. Sheepdog hiking buddy a week earlier. I hope he got to see Tucker. We then met a funny small poodle (Heppy). |
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 | Bugs: |
None. |
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 | Lost and Found: |
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 | Comments: |
Great day out today, unlike yesterday. We woke up too late to do our planned hike but this turned out to be a great substitute. The slide was fun, the views nice and the breeze on the peaks refreshing. Thanks Pepper. We saw only one couple on the slide, and a fair number (but not a crowd) of people on the two peaks. The last person we saw on the trail was a young man huffing his way up, bottled water in one hand, and a summer sleeping bag roll in its plastic store wrap in the other. I think he'll be one tired little cowboy when he gets to the tent sites. |
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 | Name: |
Pepper and Me |
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 | E-Mail: |
windriversjohn at gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2011-08-13 |
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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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