| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Monroe, Mt. Washington, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Ammonoosuc Ravine Trail, Monroe Loop, Crawford Path, Gulfside, Jewell Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Sunday, January 24, 2010 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Plenty of parking but the access road had no grit on it. I was ok with that having studded snows, but even so I took it slow in case others weren't so lucky. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Drifts |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Some open drainages but just small stepovers on Ammo. After the coming rain they may not be so little. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
No blowdowns to remember. Jewell just below tree line requires a lot of ducking to avoid encroaching branches, while above there are lots of exposed rock tips that make for more careful placement of snowshoes. Above treeline one can pretty much pick their route and it is all the same. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Other than the possibility of wetting their paws in the drainages, and perhaps the blowing ice particles between Washington and Jewell Trail, the mighty tough little dog found it mighty easy going today. He played hare to my tortoise above treeline. Musher's was did its job; it helps when your buddy remembers to put it on before the trail. |
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 | Comments: |
Pretty well packed trails below treeline (especially Jewell which was well consolidated)and nice crunchy rimish snow dominating above make for easy hiking. I started out in microspikes but at the gem pool snowshoes (at least mine with large crampons) were better. Above treeline snowshoes best although Jewell above treeline was a bit slow with all the exposed rock tips. Upper Jewell also had some braids in the trail. Beautiful sunny day for most of it, windy only on top of Monroe and after getting near Washington, and even then not bad until we headed down to Jewell. The col before Clay was windy enough to almost knock me over a couple of times, and it blew ice BBs & snow off the cog railway tracks into our faces. This just added some spice to an otherwise pretty easy hike. Saw a couple of nice guys sitting on the hut peak and later on George; no one else on Monroe when we were there, and a group of skiers congregating at the top of Washington before going down the road lickety split. Now that would be fun, if they made skis and poles for the little mutt. |
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 | Name: |
Pepper and Me |
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 | E-Mail: |
windriversjohn at gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2010-01-24 |
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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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