| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Adams, Mt. Madison, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Airline, Short Line, King Ravine Trail, Great Gully Trail, Lowes Path, Gulfside, Osgood Trail, Valley Way |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, September 25, 2021 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Appalachia was full and overflowing like every other nice Saturday. I got one of the last spots in the lot |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Wet/Slippery Rock, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Mud - Significant, Leaves - Significant/Slippery |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
The crossings on Great Gully around the waterfall were very interesting. Mossy Falls was raging and the crossing below it on King Ravine Tr looked wicked tricky and likely a chilly wade |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Great Gully could use a good brushout |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
N/A |
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 | Bugs: |
N/A |
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 | Lost and Found: |
N/A |
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 | Comments: |
Airline and Short Line were in decent condition but Short Line became very wet and stream-like as we approached King Ravine Tr. The series of scrambles and boulders to gain the cirque/ravine floor were pretty dry and I thoroughly enjoyed them with my long reach. Sun was out and it was wonderful in there with all of the foliage starting to explode in color. Great Gully Tr is a steep mile and is a pretty fun trail up to the crux point of the couple really tricky boulders with exposure above the first stream crossing which was a raging waterfall. Above here, it became a wet stream in many places with lots of slippery leaves and a fair amount of mud before eventually breaking out into the boulder fields above treeline. Everything was nice and dry above treeline, and Valley Way was a long, slow, wet, muddy, slippery slog down from the hut to the jct w/Brookside. Below here its in pretty nice shape. |
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 | Name: |
Heat Lightning |
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 | E-Mail: |
ecs@mountainlogworks.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2021-09-29 |
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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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