| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
North Lafayette, Mt. Lafayette, Mt. Truman, Mt. Lincoln, Little Haystack Mountain, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Skookumchuck Trail, Garfield Ridge Trail, Franconia Ridge Trail, Falling Waters Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, September 14, 2024 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Parking lot at OBP mostly full at 0700. Skook was full (wow!) and people were parking on the road upon return. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
No issues |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
One blowdown on FWT, but I don't remember the elvation. I am not sure who not so passive aggressively blazed falling waters trail, but in some sight lines 5-8 blazes are visible in a hundred feet, some on adjacent trees, or the same rock in two places. Absolutely absurd how there is time for this, but not to drill a couple holes and wand/epoxy the rock that is the cause of over 90% of the callouts on this trail. I must have been to the this spot over 50 times. |
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 | Comments: |
A FINE DAY in the forest was had. We only saw three people this morning on Skook and then it became an absolute zoo. A staggering, absolutely ridiculous, amount of people out - I don't know why they don't stop bussing to this and do it ADK style. Then again, we should know better living 10 minutes away this was a bad idea. Flags where visible. Trails in good shape end to end, even on Skook. A true delight, I forgot how much I liked that trail. Once we got past the bubble, the trail got much better and less peopely. Captain, you're retired, lets do the popular ones after work on a Tuesday :P |
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 | Name: |
The Teal Goat, Honey_Badger, Lil Squit, Capt. Chris |
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 | E-Mail: |
sea2thebiscuit@yahoo.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2024-09-14 |
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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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