Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Mt. Lafayette, Mt. Truman, Mt. Lincoln, Little Haystack Mountain, NH |
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| Trails: |
Old Bridle Path, Greenleaf Trail, Franconia Ridge Trail, Falling Waters Trail |
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| Date of Hike: |
Saturday, July 27, 2019 |
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| Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Parked at the Lafayette Place parking lot, Arrived friday night 10pm to a 1/4 full Lot. Left Saturday morning 8am to a FULL lot with dozens of hopeful hikers waiting for a spot to open up.! |
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| Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable |
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| Water Crossing Notes: |
Non issue, Low water meant easy rock hopping |
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| Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Kudos to the maintenance workers, The trails were near perfect! |
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| Dog-Related Notes: |
One very angry/protective pup at the summit of mount lincoln, Would have probably been okay if it wasn't 4:30 in the morning.. Passed by lots of furry one's heading down falling waters, some doing okay some not so much. |
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| Bugs: |
Great benefit of night hiking means no flying insects, However the spiders were out in full force, Must have walked through 300 spider webs on old bridle path. |
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| Comments: |
Started up OBP at 1:30am, Hit lafayette summit about 3:15am and spent a good hour staring up at the beautiful star filled sky. There was one couple tent camping at the summit and another day hiker as well enjoying the views. At first light (4:15am) I decided to continue on towards Mount Lincoln meeting one very protective pooch in the process, Can't blame the animal though I was the first person they saw to start the day and it was still pretty dark. Spent another solid hour or so at the lincoln summit taking video/pictures of the AMAZING sunrise rising perfectly behind Mount Washington! Rest of the morning was uneventful, interval walked/jogged falling waters trail down back to the parking lot tearing my five finger shoes in the process! |
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| Name: |
Happyfeet |
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| E-Mail: |
ekent83@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2019-07-28 |
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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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