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Peaks
Peaks Jennings Peak, Sandwich Dome, NH
Trails
Trails: Sandwich Mountain Trail, Drakes Brook Trail
Date of Hike
Date of Hike: Sunday, November 26, 2017
Parking/Access Road Notes
Parking/Access Road Notes: Easy parking in the lot near the power sub-station (and the trailhead). 
Surface Conditions
Surface Conditions: Snow - Trace/Minimal Depth, Wet Trail, Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Wet/Slippery Rock, Leaves - Significant/Slippery, Snow/Ice - Small Patches 
Recommended Equipment
Recommended Equipment: Light Traction 
Water Crossing Notes
Water Crossing Notes: A few minor water crossings -- nothing the White Mountain Guide doesn't mention. 
Trail Maintenance Notes
Trail Maintenance Notes: One or two small blowdowns that were bigger than my saw could handle. I did a bit of other maintenance to remove some inconvenient/sharp branches from a couple of blowdowns. Overall the trail was very easy to hike. 
Dog-Related Notes
Dog-Related Notes: Unfortunately, I didn't see any dogs today! Boo. 
Bugs
Bugs: Ha! 
Lost and Found
Lost and Found: As I was driving out, I saw a water bottle on top of a post. 
 
Comments
Comments: Great day for a hike! The snow flurries started as we drove up 93, and grew more steady as we drove on Rt. 49. The entire day was fairly grey. Ours was the second car in the parking lot, and we only saw one other set of hikers today. We took the Sandwich Mountain Trail up and Drakes Brook down, stopping at Jennings Peak and hitting the summit of Sandwich Dome as well. Trail conditions were as we expected -- wet down below, turning to ice as we ascended, with a thin layer of powdery snow on top. I put on my microspikes around 30 minutes into the hike, and wore these for pretty much the rest of the hike. On top, the sky was pretty grey, and temps dropped into the high 20s. A fairly typical November day. Sandwich Dome is always a fun hike!
 
Name
Name: dp 
E-Mail
E-Mail: a@localhost 
Date Submitted
Date Submitted: 2017-11-26 
Link
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