| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Fletchers Cascade, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Drakes Brook Trail, Fletcher's Cacasdes Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Tuesday, January 18, 2022 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Parking lot was not plowed. Four wheel drive vehicle can make it in otherwise park off shoulder on Route 49. Do not park in any way in the plowed driveway that leads to the electrical station. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Unpacked Powder |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Bowlder Brook crossing was ice bridged as well as most of all the other minor brook crossings. |
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 | Comments: |
Bye MicroSpikes conditions - snowshoe season has returned! Unsure of how much new snow fell due to winds and sleet, but I would guess it was between half a foot and a foot. I broke the trail with snowshoes and they floated quite well.
The coniferous forest where immense hemlocks reign were coated with lots of snow. Pure winter beauty! Windy morning with temperatures in the teens. It was a beautiful day for a hike.
Hiked up to upper Fletchers Cascades and the ice are mind blowing! Steep ice scalloped ledges. I was able to get a close up examination of the intricate formations of the icicles being formed in real time. Nearby was another ledgy frozen cascade where I could enter inside of it with the frozen icicles forming a wall to the exterior elements. Nature’s ice castle!
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 | Name: |
RollingRock |
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| Date Submitted: |
2022-01-18 |
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 | Link: |
 https://www.facebook.com/groups/PemiValleyHikers/ |
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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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