| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Jennings Peak, Sandwich Dome, Noon Peak, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Drakes Brook Trail, Sandwich Mountain Trail, Jennings Peak Spur |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Thursday, March 21, 2013 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Parking for maybe 5 cars, without blocking the access to the power substation. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Ice - Black, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow - Drifts, Snow - Wet/Sticky, Snow - Spring Snow |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Crossings all set, either bridged, or easy hops at current water levels. Ice thickness will become an issue in the days to come. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Drakes Brook was smooth sailing, with only one nuisance blowdown that I can recall. Jennings Peak Spur had 4 blowdowns of note. Sandwich Mountain Trail from Drakes Brook to the peak had a one large cluster that we worked around, and a couple other small blowdowns. The lower section of Sandwich Mountain Trail in good shape. |
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 | Lost and Found: |
Camera lens cap hanging on the back side of the Sandwich Range Wilderness sign, on the Sandwich Mountain Trail. |
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 | Comments: |
Perfect hiking day, clear skies, decent temperatures, and light winds. Too bad I forgot my camera. My first hike in a leadership role, and my group made it easy. All trails now at least lightly broken, Drakes Brook and lower Sandwich Mountain being less consolidated. There's still a lot of snow in the woods, even if it's not technically winter anymore! |
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 | Name: |
Bill Robichaud |
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 | E-Mail: |
bill.robichaud@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2013-03-22 |
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 | Link: |
 https://onapathwithheart.blogspot.com/2013/03/sandwich-dome-32113.html |
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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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