| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Mt. Madison, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Valley Way, Scar Trail, Watson Path, Osgood Trail, Lower Bruin, The Brookside, Fallsway |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Wednesday, November 8, 2017 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Plenty of parking at Appalachia today. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Ice - Black, Wet Trail, Ice - Breakable Crust, Mud - Minor/Avoidable |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
On Watson Path, the crossing below Duck Fall was damp, with slightly icy rocks. The Snyder Brook crossings on Brookside took a bit more care, as the rocks were more icy, doable without traction, but with a damp boot/shoe. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Valley way to Scar junction was smooth sailing, as was the section of Scar we traveled. Watson had one large blowdown across the trail that we cleared. Upper Valley Way had several large clusters that have been tunneled through, so the trail is passable. We took out the first cluster encountered on descent from the hut, then met up with the trail maintainer, out trying to clear what he could with his sister-in-law. We cleared three large blowdowns on Lower Bruin, and de-limbed another on near the junction with Watson Path. A few uprooted trees make a couple of spots on Lower Bruin tricky as well. Only one blowdown on Brookside, near the bottom. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Saw three, Apollo with his human on Madison, one with the Valley Way maintainer, and Sarge who came up with Chris to greet us on Brookside. All loving the day! |
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 | Comments: |
Took a nice hike today up the Watson Path to accompany my friend James as he completed "Redlining" the AMC White Mountain Guide. Cold and clear up top, with very little wind, and still warm in the sun. Wildcat was blowing snow across the way too! Glad to help clear out what downed lumber we could, but Valley Way is still interesting in the upper reaches. Congratulations James!!! |
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 | Name: |
Bill Robichaud |
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 | E-Mail: |
bill.robichaud@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2017-11-08 |
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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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