Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Zealand Mountain, West Bond, Mt. Bond, Bondcliff, NH |
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| Trails: |
Zealand Trail, Twinway, Zealand Spur, Bondcliff Trail, West Bond Spur |
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| Date of Hike: |
Friday, August 26, 2011 |
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| Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Lot not close to being filled on arrival or departure. |
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| Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Mud - Significant, Standing/Running Water on Trail |
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| Water Crossing Notes: |
rock steps and hops |
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| Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Trails clear and mostly wide. Beavers are flooding small parts of Zealand trail but it can be sidestepped. Some new trail work on the Twinway including a new ladder to replace the old rotting one with missing steps. A fair amount of water and a few areas of mud in the Twinway between Zeacliff and the Zealand Mtn spur due to recent rains. The spur has some mud too. The hike out Zealand is always nice with its mostly clear and flat footpath. |
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| Dog-Related Notes: |
The mighty tough little dog had a good workout today. The sun was warm on his dark fur in the open, but with stops, water & head dousing he had no problems. Bring water; the seeps were small after the streams near the hut, and there were almost none after Zealand with some warm small pools on Bondcliff. We met one other dog, what appeared to be a black standard poodle. |
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| Bugs: |
A few scattered black flies on Bondcliff. |
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| Comments: |
This was another fun Zealand Bonds out and back from Zealnd before Irene, as the Weather Channel tells us ad nauseum, changes our lives forever.
It was mostly in the fog out to West Bond, and after that almost all sun. I’m sure Pepper would have liked some cloud shade on the hike back up Bond but there was a breeze, temps weren’t too bad and he got a head dousing too. We got to meet two other Ashland B&V hikers, Karen and Grumpy Gran who were doing a traverse south to north in a group of 3 and wearing the most colorful gaiters I’ve seen. We took a long (for us) leisurely lunch on Bondcliff admiring the views and then for a bonus we had a nice chat with two other hikers also doing the ZBOB. What a pleasant day! |
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| Name: |
Pepper and Me |
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| E-Mail: |
windriversjohn at gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2011-08-26 |
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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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