| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
South Crescent, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Boothman Spring Cutoff, Cook Path, bushwhack |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Friday, December 16, 2016 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
A small turn off on Randolph Hill Rd. at trail head of Boothman Spring trail. Enough room for maybe for 2 cars. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Unpacked Powder |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
starting to freeze but some small stream still open |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Too cold yesterday for Reuben, but this was an OK route for a dog on another day. |
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 | Comments: |
Boothman Spring Cutoff to Cook Path. At the juction of Cook Path with the Ice Gulch Trail we took off into the woods and buschwhacked to summit
Fran Maineri and Gordon DuBois hiked with snowshoes in 12 new inches of powder snow. It made the hike slower than expected. Boothman Spring and Cook Path well maintained and blazed. At the junction of Cook Path and Ice Gulch trail we headed in the woods, bearing in a northerly direction. Hiked through fairly open woods with bothersome hobblebush. Nearing the top of the ridge we ran into thick spruce and blowdowns. Needed to slab further north of peek to ridge. Followed ridge through thick spruce and blowdowns with Fran playing bulldozer. Found canister under snow laden spruce boughs. Lesson learned: Cold temps. made GPS inoperable. Had to depend on the reliable map and compass. Camera also froze. |
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 | Name: |
Gordon DuBois |
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 | E-Mail: |
forestpd@metrocast.net |
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| Date Submitted: |
2016-12-17 |
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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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