| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Franconia Falls, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Pemi East Side Trail, Pine Island Trail, Lincoln Woods Trail, Franconia Falls Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, February 15, 2014 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
plenty of parking available at Lincoln Woods - free parking day! |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Skis |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
snow bridges in good shape - all good skiing; other bridges were good |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
lots of branches on Lincoln Woods Trail slapping the skiers in the tracks on the edges of the trail. Other trails in great shape!!! |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
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 | Lost and Found: |
nice water bottle dropped in middle of Lincoln Woods Trail |
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 | Comments: |
Skied out to the wilderness boundary on both sides of Pemi from Lincoln Woods. Broke out the faint ski track set sometime before the last storm. Noticed faint tracks past wilderness boundary on east side but not sure how far. Pondered crossing Pemi at East Side wilderness boundary but sank too deep with the skis in the soft snow on the river and turned back. Came upon a couple on the East Side trail who asked me, "Did you do the loop?" Me: "um, no, the bridge is gone!!!!" Them: "Did it washout with Irene?" Me: "Um, no, they TOOK it out before that!!!!" Them: "OH!!!!?"
Pine Island was decent skiing; Franconia Falls Trail - decent skiing until it got steeper. Fun day - lots of traffic - probably more skiers than snowshoers.
Was glad to see machine-set tracks on both sides of the river this year!!! Oddly, it appeared that there were faint machine-set tracks on the East Side beyond the blown-out culvert - not sure how??? They went to the open area where they looped around at the edge of the wilderness boundary? Very odd???? Another skier I met thought they looked machine-set too????
Below is a pic from the Pemi East Side Trail. I will be back soon to go further on the East Side!!! |
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 | Name: |
Becca Munroe |
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 | E-Mail: |
beccahiker@yahoo.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2014-02-15 |
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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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