| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Straightback Mountain, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Blueberry Pasture Trail, Straightback Mountain Trail, Belknap Range Trail, Precipice Path (East), Old Stage Road |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Thursday, July 4, 2019 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Parked at end of Alton Mountain Road. There is a newer 2nd parking area down the Old Stage Road a few yards. Only a few cars today. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Easy stuff |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Pretty good, a few minor step overs. What the trail needs is more traffic.
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Do check for ticks. There's water on Precipice Path; but Blueberry Pasture, and up on top, is pretty dry. |
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 | Bugs: |
Had my permethrin sweat suit on. Picked what I think is two deer ticks off my pants. One might have been dead, that one was down in the pantcuff where I treated more thoroughly.
Mosquitoes, deer flies, black flies all the way up, all the way down. Bad enough for a head net (which I left in my other pack!). Up on top, I was able to downshift and relax, as the breeze kept them off. |
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 | Comments: |
It seems like the Blueberry Pasture Trail has had a lot of really nice gravel work done over that long ankle breaker eroded section. A lot nicer than I remember it from last year. Much appreciated!
I found six ripe blueberries today. Blue gold to a sweated out red eyed old bastard like me. Gawd I love hiking and munching on wild blueberries. They just go perfect together.
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 | Name: |
Steve Marion |
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 | E-Mail: |
swamp_fox@comcast.net |
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| Date Submitted: |
2019-07-04 |
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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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