Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Sandwich Dome, NH |
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| Trails: |
Sandwich Mountain Trail |
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| Date of Hike: |
Tuesday, March 15, 2011 |
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| Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Lot plowed. |
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| Surface Conditions: |
Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Snow/Ice - Postholes, Snow - Spring Snow |
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| Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes |
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| Water Crossing Notes: |
Crossing is a bit tricky, especially in snowshoes. Hopped upstream on the way in. On the way out, I bushwhacked down to the highway bridge and crossed there. |
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| Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Someone cleaned up a few blowdowns very recently. One 6" diameter blowdown prior to the Noon steeps remaining. |
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| Comments: |
Trail was in decent shape up to Noon Peak - somewhat soft spring snow in the sun, frozen granular in the shade. Toward the Drake junction, the footbed became uneven and postholed...not much fun. Snow was still set up, so my snowshoes were unable to fix too much of it. Skipped Jennings Peak in part due to lost time on this (and the spur to Jennings didn't look too fun either). Tracks down Drake, nothing on Smarts, Algonquin, or Bennett/Gleason. |
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| Name: |
rocket21 |
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| E-Mail: |
rocket21 at franklinwebpublishing dot com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2011-03-15 |
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| Link: |
https://www.franklinsites.com/hikephotos/NewHampshire/sandwichmtn-2011-0315.php |
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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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