| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Engine Hill, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Rocky Branch Trail, bushwhack |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Thursday, March 9, 2017 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Open parking lot on Rte. 16 only car in the am and two others as we left. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Snow - Drifts, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Stable), Snow/Ice - Postholes |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Hopped over all. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Nice day for dogs, Rueben enjoyed himself and we saw two others also having fun. |
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 | Comments: |
RBT had a couple of inches new snow down low but we were able to find the stable monorail without much difficulty. Depth increased as we approached the height of land but with the post holing from previous hikers we felt safer on light traction. As we entered the bush whack we realized that snowshoes were not necessary with the mostly consolidated snow in the woods. Lots of spruce traps but snowshoes would only have made it more difficult to extract. A pretty nice whack with the exception of one small section of pencil pine. Thanks Gordo and Rueben for another great day. |
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 | Name: |
Franm |
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 | E-Mail: |
maineri@metrocast.net |
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| Date Submitted: |
2017-03-09 |
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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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