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Hiking Trail Conditions Report
Peaks
Peaks North Kinsman, South Kinsman, NH
Trails
Trails: Lonesome Lake Trail, Fishin' Jimmy Trail, Kinsman Ridge Trail
Date of Hike
Date of Hike: Tuesday, February 5, 2019
Parking/Access Road Notes
Parking/Access Road Notes: Plowed 
Surface Conditions
Surface Conditions: Ice - Blue, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Stable), Snow - Wet/Sticky, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Unstable), Snow/Ice - Postholes, Slush 
Recommended Equipment
Recommended Equipment: Snowshoes 
Water Crossing Notes
Water Crossing Notes: All are bridged. However there are some sections along the trail that have rotting, after the roller coaster part on FJ *Caretaker advised me against crossing the open water 
Trail Maintenance Notes
Trail Maintenance Notes: I am not sure if the AMC is redoing the sign, or a vandal pried the logo off the Lonesome Lake sign at Laf C.G. 
Dog-Related Notes
Dog-Related Notes: Is it too much to ask to pick up your dogs poop? Atleast move it off trail if your going to be lazy. Lots of land mines in the trail corridor on LL 
Bugs
Bugs: Snow fleas for days 
Lost and Found
Lost and Found: There are single earrings like on atleast 5 branches. It was weird. 
 
Comments
Comments: Trail is a packed and firm super highway to the hut. AFTER THE HUT, not so much. It's firm but rotting from the rains and the weather. There was a guy infront of me postholing in 30" snowshoes. The trail is not too bad to the Summit of North. Between N and S, its a little chopped up but its not ridiculous. Even in snowshoes it was a delight

Other trails for people that might need:

Mt Kinsman Trail appeared broke but no recent traffic (like in last few days)
Cascade Brook is broke.
Kinsman Ridge from FJ over the Cannonballs is not broke, nor has it seen any traffic since the last big storm
Dodge Cutoff is broke
Hi Cannon is broke but by barebooters so its choppy.  
Name
Name: The Teal Goat 
E-Mail
E-Mail: sea2thebiscuit@yahoo.com 
Date Submitted
Date Submitted: 2019-02-05 
Link
Link: https:// 
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