| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Mt. Hale, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Little River Road, snowmobile trail, Haystack Road, North Twin Trail, Firewarden's Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Sunday, January 9, 2022 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Left $10 and itinerary/ICE contacts for Franz at 7 Dwarves. No issues on Little River or at 7 Dwarves. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
No issues. Did note some really fat ice on Little River, so if you where planning on going that way for the Twins, you should have no issues on crossing 3. Especially with the -5 high on Tuesday. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
No issues end to end |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Reba and Buck had a blast. Four paws up! |
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 | Lost and Found: |
There still is a pair of water shoes, a sock, a car key, and a can of mace at the kiosk. This trailhead always has the best trail magic. The lone boot finally has disappeared. |
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 | Comments: |
A FINE day in the forest was had. Living in Franconia Notch is always interesting. Usually the Notch Weather Machine(TM) does whatever it wants, forecast be da&*ed, Today however, it stoically repelled the ice storm to our south. We salute you, the Night's Watch. Trail's are in pretty good shape. Little River Road is great. The sign is gone, but remember to take your spikes off at the bridge! The trail to Haystack road is a green sign that says "Trail" about 1/10th from the bridge. It's about 100yards past the old way, which is closed, wildly overtly signed and flagged with "no trespassing" signs. Don't be that person. The connector is in fine shape, Haystack Road is a little chop suey due to the varying modes of traffic. However once on North Twin, it is solid. We put spikes on at the junction of Fire Warden's Trail and kept them on until our return on to the bridge. Fire Warden's Trail is in great shape as well. Some enthusastic lunatic has even taken out the 18" blowdown in the col by the barrels. Sleeted heavily for about two hours, but the temps and wind where warm. Noted bountiful chaga on our trek, none worth harvesting, too small. A Hale of a day to be out, despite the conditions. Another peak gridded out! Drip drip drip.... |
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 | Name: |
The Teal Goat & katiedk_ |
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 | E-Mail: |
sea2thebiscuit@yahoo.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2022-01-09 |
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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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