| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Little Haystack Mountain, Mt. Lincoln, Mt. Truman, Mt. Lafayette, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Falling Waters Trail, Franconia Ridge Trail, Greenleaf Trail, Old Bridle Path |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Thursday, December 26, 2024 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Plenty in the normal lot |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Ice - Black, Ice - Blue, Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Ice - Breakable Crust, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow - Wet/Sticky, Snow/Ice - Postholes |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
No issues, all bridged and 1 open but easily rock hopped |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
At 1.89 miles up falling waters from the parking lot, there is about 12” diameter tree at about hip height. Needs a chainsaw or a long long hand saw cut. After this area some brushing is needed that has fallen into trail/frozen into the ground now. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Saw paw prints but saw no dogs (easily could have) |
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 | Bugs: |
Crazy I know… 0 |
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 | Lost and Found: |
Lost nothing and found nothing |
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 | Comments: |
Well what a day!!! Inversion at it’s finest with a blue bird day! I barebooted further than you should and then put my snowshoes on. I used them up to little haystack then swapped to spikes as I would have ruined my snowshoes on the rocks/ice but it hurt my snowshoe sole when there were spurts of lots of snow. I was down to my base layer on the ridge with sunglasses on. Whoever choose anything above treeline today got a treat and a half! Coming down from lafayette was a little messy but still boney. I put snowshoes on at the hut since I hate spikes but the lady I ended up hiking with did fine in spikes. I did take a trip or slide or two and so did she. Could not have asked for better weather out there! |
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 | Name: |
Danielle |
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 | E-Mail: |
Navychik72@yahoo.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2024-12-26 |
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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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