| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Adams, Mt. Madison, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Airline, Short Line, Kings Ravine, Chemin Des Dames, Airline Cutoff, Star Lake Trail, Lowes Path, Gulfside, Osgood Trail, Watson Path, Valley Way |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, August 20, 2011 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Appalachia was full at 8:40, I snagged one of the first on the side of rt 2 spots, cars lined up later |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Wet Trail |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
nothing difficult |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Excellent shape, can't remember any significant issue |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
KR, Chemin Des Dames, Star Lake, Watson not very dog friendly because of holes to China in talus fields |
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 | Bugs: |
still bring the spray, black flies gave me something to remember the trip by in alpine areas, there was very little wind |
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 | Comments: |
What a rough rugged beautiful day. The Northern Presi rock hopping takes way longer than normal hiking pace, even (especially) going down.
Chemin Des Dames--I went up it..quite steep, lots of big talus to climb, then a small vertical cave to push pack through first...if you needed to an experience hiker could descend this if needed
Star Lake Trail up Adams--went up it, lots of talus, steep, a few scrambles with nice cracks...not bad, could go in either direction fine
Watson Path-- the surprise of the day, what a rough trail to descend, the upper 2/3 is constant jagged talus hopping, the bottom 1/3 in the trees was reminscent of Zeacliff, the trail has 2200 elevation gain in 1.5 miles, this would be a slog going up
Awesome way to spend about 7 miles constantly above treeline
11 miles, 5300 gain |
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 | Name: |
John in NH |
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| Date Submitted: |
2011-08-21 |
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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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