| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
North Kinsman, South Kinsman, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Lonesome Lake Trail, Fishin' Jimmy Trail, Mount Kinsman Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Wednesday, January 27, 2010 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
No parking issues lots were nicely plowed |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Ice - Black, Ice - Blue, Ice - Breakable Crust, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Snow/Ice - Postholes |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction, Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Many of the water crossing were frozen gullys with running water and ice at to bottom. I few in our group broke through the ice a few times. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
A few blowdowns some frozen into the trail. |
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 | Comments: |
The Lonesome Lake trail, very consolidated after Monday's rain was in good condition. The Fishin' Jimmy Tr. was full of fallen debris that was frozen to the trail and had quite a few blowdowns. The icy ledges and steeps, icy gullys and the trail itself can be negotiated with just microspikes or snowshoes with good traction on the way up. Crampons were helpful on the way down. The Mount Kinsman Tr. was hard packed and crusty, in good shape ok for microspikes or snowshoes. |
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 | Name: |
Cymbidium |
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 | E-Mail: |
maineri@metrocast.net |
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| Date Submitted: |
2010-01-28 |
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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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