| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Liberty, Mt. Flume, Little Haystack Mountain, Mt. Lincoln, Mt. Truman, Mt. Lafayette, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Whitehouse Trail, Liberty Spring Trail, Franconia Ridge Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Tuesday, January 14, 2020 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Wet Trail, Ice - Blue, Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Wet/Slippery Rock, Ice - Breakable Crust, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Leaves - Significant/Slippery |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction, Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Rock hopping no problem. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Large tree down near top of Liberty Spring Trail easy to walk around. Blowdowns on Franconia Ridge Trail easy to walk around, step over, or go under. |
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 | Lost and Found: |
Found a folding ZIP SHOT tamrac on Franconia Ridge Trail just before I reached Little Haystack. |
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 | Comments: |
Started 4:15am. Wore microspikes up to Liberty and Flume. Exposed ice, rock, and leaves, and running water in sections of Liberty Spring Trail. Saw a number of White-winged Crossbills and Boreal Chickadees between Liberty and Flume. Trail in good shape between Liberty and Flume. I started hiking northward from Liberty Spring Trail on Franconia Ridge Trail with microspikes, but changed to snowshoes. Some sections of trail soft. There were postholes here and there. Changed back to microspikes just before going above treeline. Mostly ice and bare rock with a few patches of snow above tree line. Saw beautiful undercast from both Lincoln and Lafayette. Mount Washington and others could be seen rising above the clouds. Also saw a fog bow from Lincoln. No wind until I reached Lafayette. Wind started to pick up shortly after noon. From Lafayette I retraced my steps back to Liberty Spring Trail. Wore my Hillsound Trail Pros to go down. Felt more secure on all the exposed ice on step section. Had a beautiful day on Franconia Ridge! |
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 | Name: |
Daron Tansley |
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 | E-Mail: |
sheeptrills@msn.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2020-01-15 |
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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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