| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Monadnock, Monte Rosa, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Marlboro Trail, Dublin Trail, Smith Summit Trail, Great Pasture Trail, Marion Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Monday, May 19, 2014 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Shaker Farm Road, the approach road to the trail head, is fine up to the last driveway. After that it turns to a mess. Passable, but low clearance vehicles should take it easy. The parking lot had no one else there when I arrived around 8 AM, and about 5 cars when I got back around noon. As I was fixin' to leave two girls pulled into the parking lot and they got out of the car and headed up the trail with loud music blaring from a backpack. I don't get it. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Wet/Slippery Rock, Mud - Minor/Avoidable |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Only a few very minor crossings. All went well except for the crossing of the mossy brook that somebody named "Mossy Brook." While focusing on keeping my footing on the moss I almost tore my eye out on a stub branch sticking out of a spruce tree. I'm OK. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
There is one spruce blowdown on the Marlboro Trail, about a half hour from the parking lot. It is turning into a walkaround although you could duck under it if you wanted to. Once again I neglected to bring my Sven Saw, as I could have taken care of it. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Not allowed. |
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 | Bugs: |
A few mosquitoes in the parking lot when I got there. A few not-hungry-yet black flies on the lower parts of the trail, and also in the parking lot when I got back. |
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 | Lost and Found: |
There is an Albert Einstein T-shirt with the sleeves missing hanging on a tree on the Marlboro Trail, just before the Marion trail. I also found some kind of headband which I left on top of the trail register box. |
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 | Comments: |
After the summit of Monadnock I headed over to Monte Rosa. Nice views all day, didn't start sprinkling until I was heading home. I saw only 11 people (5 on the summit) all day, including the two aforementioned noise polluters in the parking lot. |
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 | Name: |
greatoz |
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 | E-Mail: |
greatoz.tz...gmail |
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| Date Submitted: |
2014-05-19 |
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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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