| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Flat Mountain, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Fletcher's Cascades Trail, bushwhack |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, April 30, 2011 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
plenty of parking at the Sandwich Mtn TH lot. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Wet/Slippery Rock, Ice - Breakable Crust, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Stable), Snow/Ice - Monorail (Unstable), Slush, Snow - Spring Snow |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Goggles |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
no problem with water crossing on Fletcher's Cascade's Trail - nice stone steps around it!!! |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
washouts at (top) end of trail near the "Fletcher's Cascades" sign. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
not a good time of year for dogs above the cascades (still too much snow) |
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 | Bugs: |
a few butterflies.... do they count? :) |
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 | Comments: |
Great day for this 3K bushwhack. I went up from trails end along the falls thru occasional ice and deep snow - quite steep until crossing left at the top of the falls. AWESOME ice formations, pools, and water in the falls!!!! At the top of the falls I set the compass to due east and stuck to it. Woods reasonable open, but, a few areas thick. Pretty flat, so, finding the route uphill required just trusting the compass and avoiding the false summits. Snow was FAIRLY supportive (I wore snowshoes above the falls). Punched thru about 10% of the time and hit a dozen or so spruce/rock traps that were DEEP. Still got pretty scratched. AWESOME anyway!!!! |
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 | Name: |
Becca Munroe |
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 | E-Mail: |
beccahiker@yahoo.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2011-04-30 |
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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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