| 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: |
Saturday, October 29, 2011 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
No problems. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Easy rock hops but some rocks icy |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
One significant blowdown too big for my small trail saw, but could be handled by a large one or a bow saw. Some soft mud low which is causing trail widening, but up a ways the cold temps had firmed up much of snow covered mud Cindersmom experienced. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
It was Pepper weather and he loved hiking in the cool temps on a generally firm trail. He met a couple of nice dogs, Lance and Milo, some wonderful humans, June and John, and he told the chippies down low to straighten up as Marshall Pepper is back in town. |
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 | Comments: |
A last minute choice of peaks due to the forecast, we had beautiful blue skies for much of the hike, and didn't see a soul until we were hiking down a ways. It was seasonally cold but that firmed the trails up, and enough boots had roughed up the icy sections to make it a fast footpath. Some were using microspikes which worked well on this largely non rocky foot path despite the low snow/ice amounts. None were needed on the summit cone. There was a bit of wind on top (<10 mph) but none noticeable elsewhere.
Of course conditions will change from the nor'easter, but if the amounts are modest, I would think either bare boots or microspikes would still be fine since the underlying surface is pretty good except in the usual muddy spots. There are a few places where water still running on the trail could be reached by a snowshoe print and perhaps increase clumping of the expected wet snow, but higher amounts will cover that.
It was another great day on the trails. |
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 | Name: |
Pepper and Me |
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 | E-Mail: |
windriversjohn at gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2011-10-29 |
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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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