| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Avalon, Mt. Field, Mt. Willey, Mt. Tom, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Avalon Trail, Avalon Spur, Willey Range Trail, A-Z Trail, Mt. Tom Spur |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Monday, June 12, 2023 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Lots of available parking on a Monday |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Wet/Slippery Rock, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Mud - Significant |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Definitely running higher in the morning due to overnight/early morning rain. Rock-hoppable for an adult but not a five-year old so we just walked through them in our trail runners. Was chilly in the AM but felt great at the end of the day. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
nothing new to add to Rocket21’s report yesterday. (Lots of erosion, some failing water bars, a few blowdowns, etc. ) |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Nothing too difficult for a hiking dog on these trails. Some steeps on Avalon and a few rock scrambles. Watched Fin completely mangle a scramble for the first time in her 9.5 years. she went left instead of right down the steep scramble coming off Field towards Willey and got stuck in a large shrub on top of a boulder with big drop offs surrounding her. Jumped /fell out 7+ feet straight down and somehow didn’t hurt herself. Watched it unfold in slow motion terror and it took long enough to unfold that I had already started thinking about the ensuing pack-a-paw carry out. Scariest moment since she almost slid to death on the icy Resolution ledges and nearly got swept down the Zealand River. She must be part-cat or something with all these lives. |
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 | Bugs: |
Black flies appeared on Avalon Summit and were periodically between mild and extremely annoying/bug net level for the rest of the day |
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 | Comments: |
Was hoping the trails as reported wet yesterday would dry up a bit overnight but it was apparent they had some solid rain last night or early this morning. hadn’t been up Avalon in 8 years-Margaret and I both really enjoyed the super steep climb. Views were grand but haziest I have experienced yet due to the fires. As reported recently the Mt. Tom view Spur almost isn’t worth the short walk over anymore as it is very grown-up. The A-Z trail is really beautiful we both loved that trail-last time we were on it was Feb. 2020 and I carried her up with snowshoes-much easier this time:) Saw about a dozen hikers today, the last of whom were a couple youngsters smokin the reefer at the crossing just above the Avalon intersection. I gave them a cold,hard stare, then laughed and said I was jealous and kept moving. |
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 | Name: |
Spence, Margaret,Fin |
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| Date Submitted: |
2023-06-12 |
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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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