| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Scar Ridge (West Peak), Loon Mountain (North Peak), NH |
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 | Trails: |
Ski trails, bushwhack |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Friday, August 26, 2011 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Plenty of parking at Loon. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Wet Trail |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
None on this hike. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Ski trails in great shape, a bit damp in the morning. Black Mountain herd path in good shape as well. Bushwhack very damp due to yesterdays rain. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
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 | Bugs: |
Not a problem until we started the bushwhack, though they weren't biting, just annoying... a ton of black flies. Some biting insects on the ski trails on the descent. |
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 | Lost and Found: |
A Gatorade bottle in some of the thickest spruce known to man. |
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 | Comments: |
Bushwhacked to Scar Ridge today. Took Brookway and Walking Boss trails to North Peak, then started over towards Black Mountain on the herd path. Started the bushwhack further down the trail than we probably should have, and made good time to the peak, only running into thick spruce a few hundred feet from the summit. On the way back, we ran into issues. Somehow we ended up on the south side of the ridge, and descended too far... the open woods were deceiving. We then had to whack back up to the ridge through some of the thickest spruce I've ever seen. Eventually we found our way back to the herd path and hauled down the ski trails.
In before the storm with #55 of 100! |
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 | Name: |
Bill Robichaud |
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 | E-Mail: |
bill.robichaud@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2011-08-26 |
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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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