| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Little Haystack Mountain, Mt. Lincoln, Mt. Truman, Mt. Lafayette, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Falling Waters Trail, Franconia Ridge Trail, Greenleaf Trail, bike path |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, May 24, 2014 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Parking lot was fairly empty at 8:00 am...on a Saturday..on a Holiday?! |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Ice - Blue, Wet/Slippery Rock, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Leaves - Significant/Slippery |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
All crossings on Falling Waters were amazingly easy considering. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Met the Greenleaf trail adopter at the bottom, heading up in a downpour. A couple easy blowdowns on Falling Waters. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Tucker had a great time rolling in the mud. Saw a couple other dogs as well. |
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 | Bugs: |
None. |
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 | Lost and Found: |
Found a fleece hat on upper Greenleaf. Was going to leave it with the Croo but the hut was empty. Email with description if its yours. |
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 | Comments: |
Expected and planned for the worse, according to the weather reports. And ended up with an amazingly perfect day on the ridge. Sun, very slight breeze, warm.
Actually had the Summit of Lafayette to myself for about 20 minutes at 11:00am, on a Saturday, on a Holiday!? On way down to the hut passed about 2 million people headed up though, dressed in all sort of garb.
Greenleaf is a nice way to avoid the crowds as I only saw 2 people the entire way out, and one was the trail adopter. It is very slippery and slow going though as the rocks are slick with moss and leaves from the limited use. Intended to take the Pemi trail back but the skies opened up so we just pounded pavement down the bike path.
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 | Name: |
Dave K. |
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 | E-Mail: |
mthiker100@yahoo.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2014-05-25 |
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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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