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Hiking Trail Conditions Report
Peaks
Peaks Mt. Tom (attempt), NH
Trails
Trails: Avalon Trail
Date of Hike
Date of Hike: Saturday, December 24, 2022
Parking/Access Road Notes
Parking/Access Road Notes: AMC Highland center was the only plowed parking, I went to the door to pay the $10 but it was locked.  
Surface Conditions
Surface Conditions: Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular 
Recommended Equipment
Recommended Equipment: Snowshoes 
Water Crossing Notes
Water Crossing Notes: The first stream crossing on Avalon trail was impassable at 8:30am. 25 years ago, as a raging alcoholic with a death-wish I might have donned crampons and leapt across... but today I thought better of it.  
Trail Maintenance Notes
Trail Maintenance Notes:  
Dog-Related Notes
Dog-Related Notes:  
Bugs
Bugs: It really bugs me that the rain gods are so pissed about my hiking plans since Sept.  
Lost and Found
Lost and Found: I lost my delusions of grandeur pursuant to a SSW48, so it goes.  
 
Comments
Comments: Sometimes you eat the bear,
Sometimes the bear eats you.

They should add a box under recommended gear for "Hip Waders"  
Name
Name: Yukon Cornelius 
E-Mail
E-Mail: timewethink@gmail.com 
Date Submitted
Date Submitted: 2022-12-24 
Link
Link: https:// 
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