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Hiking Trail Conditions Report
Peaks
Peaks Mt. Liberty, Mt. Flume, NH
Trails
Trails: Whitehouse Trail, Liberty Spring Trail, Franconia Ridge Trail
Date of Hike
Date of Hike: Sunday, February 20, 2022
Parking/Access Road Notes
Parking/Access Road Notes: In the morning, the lot was covered in snow. By late afternoon, the sun had melted a significant amount. Fair odds that's going to get even better in the next few days... just in time for the next snowstorm. :D  
Surface Conditions
Surface Conditions: Ice - Blue, Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular 
Recommended Equipment
Recommended Equipment: Snowshoes 
Water Crossing Notes
Water Crossing Notes: Down low, a couple drainages suffered a little from the recent thawing, but nothing major. Still a single hop gets you across.  
Trail Maintenance Notes
Trail Maintenance Notes: The trail is fine. A couple very easily managed blow-downs, but absolutely nothing major as of this writing.  
Dog-Related Notes
Dog-Related Notes: A couple husky-mix pups having the best day ever. Scritches were returned with copious doggy kisses. They were so happy it just made my day.  
Bugs
Bugs: Not even a snowfly.  
Lost and Found
Lost and Found:  
 
Comments
Comments: I forgot how much this is a fall line hike, and a quite strenuous and unrelenting one at that, especially for its relatively short length. That said, it was a good day to be in the mountains. The trail is very solid, almost to the point of concrete. There are a few essentially unavoidable areas where a glissade is required on the descent. It feels like certain sections are more hard ice than snow. In the col, things are still quite nice; perhaps owing to the thaw, there hasn't been much drifting at all, though the snow is a bit softer and slightly fluffier. Overall, the trail is very smooth, offering quick travel. Enjoy it while it lasts!

Due to work commitments, I'll be updating my photo-less blog post over the coming days. Please check back in a day or three.  
Name
Name: Protean Wanderer 
E-Mail
E-Mail: hiker@proteanwanderer.com 
Date Submitted
Date Submitted: 2022-02-20 
Link
Link: https://www.proteanwanderer.com/2022/02/20/trip-report-up-fast-on-liberty-cross-fast-on-flume/ 
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