| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Mt. Avalon, Mt. Field, Mt. Willey, Mt. Tom, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Avalon Trail, Willey Range Trail, A-Z Trail, Mt. Tom Spur |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Sunday, June 2, 2013 |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Rock hops, not difficult |
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 | Bugs: |
Black flies clouded me when I stopped. Otherwise fine. |
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 | Comments: |
I didn't feel like a road walk, so I did these in the order Field-Willey-Field-Tom, just to be radical. Day was cloudless to begin and the views from Avalon were spectacular. It was very hot and humid. Around 11am I heard a rumble of thunder way to the north and noticed towering q's forming to the west. I picked up the pace, but nothing came close in the end, aside from a minor shower well down the A-Z. I drank 100 fl oz by the time I reached the first stream coming down A-Z, so I filtered another 100 fl oz and drank most of it on the way out. Got rid of the headache and that cold water is heaven sent on a day like that.
A heck of a lot of work has been done clearing the Willey Range Trail. I really appreciate the work the crews do to keep these mountains open for the public to enjoy.
The drive home was made interesting when I was caught in a microburst along the bench-cut section of I-93 just south of Franconia Notch. I captured a bit of it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5E1BQM7BFM. |
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 | Name: |
Gary M |
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 | E-Mail: |
netc@kartoffee.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2013-06-03 |
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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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