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Hiking Trail Conditions Report
Peaks
Peaks Mt. Lafayette, Mt. Truman, Mt. Lincoln, Little Haystack Mountain, NH
Trails
Trails: Old Bridle Path, Greenleaf Trail, Franconia Ridge Trail, Falling Waters Trail
Date of Hike
Date of Hike: Sunday, April 10, 2011
Parking/Access Road Notes
Parking/Access Road Notes:  
Surface Conditions
Surface Conditions: Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Wet/Sticky, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Snow - Spring Snow 
Recommended Equipment
Recommended Equipment: Snowshoes, Light Traction 
Water Crossing Notes
Water Crossing Notes: The majority of the ice bridges on Falling waters are gone. The lowest crossing is partially gone with the remainder undermined.  
Trail Maintenance Notes
Trail Maintenance Notes: I seperate cross trail and one clump of three cross trail blowdowns on Falling Waters below Shining Rock and above waterfalls. All are 8" to 10" Diameter.  
Dog-Related Notes
Dog-Related Notes:  
Bugs
Bugs:  
Lost and Found
Lost and Found:  
 
Comments
Comments: Snow was firm and barebootable for entire loop, but lower section of Falling waters definitely getting close to "rotten" Still 4' plus up high and 2 to 3 foot down low so a warm day could make for some miserable postholing.  
Name
Name: Peakbagger 
E-Mail
E-Mail:  
Date Submitted
Date Submitted: 2011-04-11 
Link
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