| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Pierce, Mt. Eisenhower, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Crawford Path |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, March 6, 2010 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Clinton Road lot road plowed |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow - Drifts |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
None of note |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Above Mizpah Cut Off much of the tracked way is bushwack with very many gear-grabbing branches -- never saw a blaze |
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 | Comments: |
Obviously excellent weather with readings above tree line Temp=22F Wind=30-40mph Wind Chill=0-5F Views forever, better appreciated above tree line with goggles or glacier glasses due to wind and sunshine. Very, very fine day! Above Mizpah Cutoff, trail branches into several bushwacks the most distinct of which leads to ~0.5 miles S of Pierce summit. Snow maybe ~5' deep. Above treeline to Ike, trail there, but quickly blown over by wind. Advice from Estimable Ed Hawkins, re: descent via Edmands Path; "Don't want to go there". Descent from Crawford Path trail sign at Pierce base is very indistinct, often bushwack, until angling to meet tracked 'path' lower down. |
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 | Name: |
Jacksons/NNEOS |
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| Date Submitted: |
2010-03-07 |
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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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