| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Owl's Head, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Lincoln Woods Trail, Black Pond Trail, bushwhack, Lincoln Brook Trail, Owl's Head Path, bushwhack |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Friday, May 31, 2019 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
All good. Pretty empty at our meetup (5am)-ran into Gumby in the lot who was dropping a car for a Zealand/Bonds Traverse. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Wet/Slippery Rock, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Mud - Significant, Snow/Ice - Small Patches |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
We took the Black Pond Bushwhack-the last I had checked the levels were running at 600-700 cf/s so some of the rocks were submerged. The crossings still weren't difficult it just took a little time to find the best place to cross to with the least amount of depth. On the return we just waded across mostly and used what rocks were visible. |
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 | Bugs: |
Not too bad in the early hours |
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 | Comments: |
Pretty steady, easy hike. Started around 5:15am. Obviously being spring there are plenty of wet/mud areas. The bushwhack in we had to stand still a couple times because we were off the herd path but knowing the general direction (being with Buffalo Girl who is a Grid finisher and my 4th time on this bushwhack) it isn't too hard to follow through to Lincoln Brook Trail (I did pull out GPS a couple times to just avoid unnecessary elevation changes). We went up the slide-beautiful day/weather/breeze. No visible snow until close to summit but we didn't put spikes on-it was solid enough to walk on it and/or avoid. We took Brutus down, which I find is a nice/gentle way to descend compared to the slide. No issues on the way out. Back to the lot around 12:30. |
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 | Name: |
Pickles |
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 | E-Mail: |
rebeccasmithphotography@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2019-06-01 |
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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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