| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Eisenhower (attempt), Mt. Pierce (attempt), NH |
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 | Trails: |
Edmands Path |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Thursday, May 14, 2020 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Mt. Pierce lot CLOSED by movable barriers. Nobody had violated these when I switched my plans from Pierce to Eisenhower on the fly. Six cars at Eisenhower lot when I arrived around 11am |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Unstable), Snow - Spring Snow, Snow/Ice - Postholes, Snow/Ice - Small Patches |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Only one significant, with at least two rock hopping options, with care |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Three major blowdowns on lower half of trail, some with herd paths already established. Some minor brushing needed in a few areas. Kudos to all who are able to do work of any sort in these trying times! |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
None seen. Mashed potato snow might be challenging |
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 | Bugs: |
Almost none |
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 | Lost and Found: |
My goggle case was lost on the sidehill section, near where I almost slid down to Bretton Woods, before wisely deciding to turn back, due to snow conditions and my late start. |
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 | Comments: |
A great day for a hike, although the mashed potato snow was annoying, to say the least. Springtime down below, then a more or less tolerable decayed monorail, increasingly covered by new snowfall. After the first viewpoint, the abundant, recent snow had not been consolidated, perhaps since hardly anyone was wearing snowshoes. Wearing mine didn't help that much. I slipped off the underlying monorail at least once--and that time, I was tottering in slow motion. An observer might've been amused...but I was not.... A few hikers were wearing microspikes, some while carrying snowshoes. Two pairs of barebooters were observed. One pair was having difficulty, the other two seem to have hopped and skipped all the way to Mt. Washington while I slid and struggled along on top of my year-old, already well used
Garneau snowshoes. Oh to be young again!
Overall, I met nine of the most pleasant and friendly people imaginable, at least under conditions of six feet apart.
I turned around just past 4,000 ft. elevation, on the steep sidehill below the summit, with a killer view of Monroe (I think), but I'm glad the mashed potatoes didn't kill me... My fellow hikers informed me the trail was completely undefined and difficult near the summit. Please believe them... |
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 | Name: |
Anon E. Moose |
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| Date Submitted: |
2020-05-15 |
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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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