| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
North Kinsman, South Kinsman, Northeast Cannonball, Cannon Mountain, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Lonesome Lake Trail, Fishin' Jimmy Trail, Kinsman Ridge Trail, Hi-Cannon Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Sunday, January 5, 2025 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Plenty available at 8am at Lafayette Place. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Drifts, Snow/Ice - Postholes |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
So trivial, over in a flash. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
The usual/expected assortment of blowdowns, though not as bad on today's hike as on others. Easy to navigate. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
My dog loved it - her new insulated jacket kept the pep in her step, even though it was 3F on S. Kinsman, 6F on N. Kinsman, and -2F on Cannon. I don't recall seeing another dod out there today (or many humans, for that matter). |
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 | Bugs: |
LOL - nope. |
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 | Lost and Found: |
n/a |
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 | Comments: |
Spikes up to the Fishin' Jimmy/KRT junction, then I used snowshoes, as the KRT wasn't overly broken out, and it turned out there were a fair amount of drifts - I kept them on the rest of the day (aside from the tower at Cannon), mostly because I was too lazy to stop using them. I even downclimbed the Hi-Cannon ladder with them on (and my pup followed behind me without any missteps). Heads up: The stretch of the KRT over the Cannonballs has been mauled by Post Hole Pete and his Parade of Party Poopers. Throw in a brief melt and then a hard freeze and the conditions were like the 7 circles of hell - possibly the most brutally hellish stretch of winter trail I've done, thanks to the wide array of post hole hell. I doubt that my snowshoes made much of an improvement. Throw in -2F with 40mph winds on Cannon, and it was a definite Type 2 fun day out there. |
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 | Name: |
Rox-NH |
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 | E-Mail: |
rox-nh@comcast.net |
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| Date Submitted: |
2025-01-05 |
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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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