| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Monroe, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Ammonoosuc Ravine Trail, bushwhack, snowfields |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Sunday, March 7, 2010 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Plowed all the way to the base station though we parked at the hiker's lot. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Snow/Ice - Postholes, Snow - Spring Snow |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Some visible maintenance had been done. The trail was in great shape. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
We passed one beagle on his/her way up as we were descending. He/she seemed to be doing just fine. |
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 | Comments: |
Unfortunately we ended up ascending, by mistake, the steep gully trail that we were advised by several other trip reports done by others to avoid. We followed the Ammo trail to start with quite easily as the trail was very well packed out and easy to follow. Some blue markers were even visible on the trees right up to the gem pool area. On our descent it was easy to see the point and place we went wrong. All trails were packed out and after the gem pool area we followed the one that continued on in front of us instead of the one that veered left. At that point the trail Y's off and the more difficult ascent first drops down into a small knoll and then immediately shoots back up in a vertical pitch. We had our snowshoes on to start with, but once we started to climb the vertical sections we had to switch out of the snowshoes. The path was too narrow and difficult to dig in your toes for traction while wearing the snowshoes. I put on my micro spikes and Russ bare booted so he could kick in some steps as he went along. The snow near the hut was pretty hard packed and easy to walk on. Russ continued to bare boot until his descent from Monroe at which point he put his micro spikes on. We continued to wear micro spikes until we were back at the gem pool. At that point it was warm out and the snow was soft. We post holed left and right so we then put our snowshoes back on for the remainder of the trip. We did not take the steep gully trail back down, but instead found the proper Ammo trail out. |
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 | Name: |
Peesalot |
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 | E-Mail: |
lauriemaynard at gmail dot com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2010-03-07 |
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 | Link: |
 https://lauriemaynard.smugmug.com/Outdoors/Hiking-and-Backpacking/Mt-Monroe/11444652_cDxd3#804703554_ADG3q |
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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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