| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Lafayette, Mt. Truman, Mt. Lincoln, Little Haystack Mountain, Mt. Liberty, Mt. Flume, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Old Bridle Path, Greenleaf Trail, Franconia Ridge Trail, Liberty Spring Trail, bike path |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Wednesday, December 15, 2021 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Plowed. Two other cars in the lot when I got there. Sorry for waking the person next to me. I didn't see you sleeping there.
Two cars when I left |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Ice - Black, Wet Trail, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
All easily rock hoppable and no ice on the rocks. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
One step over on OBP and three stepovers and a duck under on Liberty Springs Trail. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
One dog on a Liberty up and back. |
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 | Comments: |
Great day for this hike with little to no wind and good visibility. Good 360 degree views of Bonds and Prezies on one side and the Green Mountains in Vermont in the distance on the other. I thought Washington had less snow on it than when I saw it on Monday. I put on kahtoolas and left them on for the entire hike of packed snow, ice and bare rock. There were some significant ice flows and stretches of bare rock where the sun had hit OBP about 1/2 to 1 mile below the hut. The trek up to Lafayette was a mix of ice and bare rock and the same across the ridge. Mostly but not totally packed snow on the trail from Haystack to the LS trail junction but it was easily travelled. The trails from the LS junction up the Liberty and over to Flume were the best of the trek, nice packed snow. Again greats views although the winds picked up a bit. LS trail was a mix of packed snow, ice, wet and streaming trail and the bike path was packed snow. If you read this far, this all changes with tonight's weather coming in. |
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 | Name: |
Dave D |
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 | E-Mail: |
dinz00@comcast.net |
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| Date Submitted: |
2021-12-15 |
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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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