| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Mt. Lafayette, Mt. Truman, Mt. Lincoln, Little Haystack Mountain, Mt. Liberty, Mt. Flume, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Old Bridle Path, Greenleaf Trail, Franconia Ridge Trail, Liberty Spring Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Monday, April 15, 2013 |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow - Drifts, Snow - Wet/Sticky, Snow - Spring Snow |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Rock Hoppable |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Trimmed some low branches between haystack and liberty. A few blowdowns along this section as well - but hard to tell exactly where the trail is so we just walked around. One duck under between Liberty and Flume. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Kali had a blast! |
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 | Comments: |
Gorgeous day on Franconia Ridge! Enjoyed hard-packed trails to start - used light traction to the hut with only minor balling. Above the hut and across to little Haystack, found 3-5" of fresh snow and some drifting. Stayed with light traction. The snowfield below the Lafayette summit required a little care but was passable in microspikes. May require a little more caution if descending. From little Haystack to Liberty Springs junction had not seen traffic since last snowfall. Switched to snowshoes shortly after the steeps - snow was quite soft and sticky and still very deep up on the ridge. Kept snowshoes on for Liberty and Flume out n back. On the Liberty Springs descent, took off snowshoes for some fantastic boot glissading! Trail below Flume Slide junction is getting bare and the bushwhack down to the bike path is getting lots of travel.
Last day of our vacation - and a perfect spring day to get above treeline! Nice to meet Keith and see some of the work happening at the hut. Also great to see Charlie and Nancy on Lafayette and then run into Kevin and Lou near Lincoln. Everyone was all smiles today!!!
Thanks to Heather & Kali for an awesome hike.
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 | Name: |
Jeff & Karine |
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| Date Submitted: |
2013-04-15 |
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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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