| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Flume, Mt. Liberty, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Lincoln Woods Trail, Osseo Trail, Franconia Ridge Trail, Liberty Spring Trail, herd path, bike path |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Monday, February 21, 2022 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Plenty at Lincoln woods this morning |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow - Drifts, Snow - Wet/Sticky, Snow - Spring Snow, Snow/Ice - Postholes |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
All easy to cross on Liberty springs and bushwack to bike path |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
One tree blown down about .25 in on Osseo trail . A herd path has formed in the snow to get around it. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Saw several on Liberty and Liberty springs trail, no problems for them . |
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 | Bugs: |
Nope |
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 | Lost and Found: |
I picked up a compass/light on the way down Liberty springs trail. |
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 | Comments: |
Warmer day than I expected today with next to no winds. I had hoped to do a complete traverse over to Lafayette but being solo and not knowing how the section between Liberty and Haystack looked, I played it safe and ended my hike with descending liberty springs to the basin parking lot. Lincoln woods was hard packed and I used my hillsounds until about the first set of switchbacks on Osseo, I then switched to snowshoes which seemed better at having less sticky snow balling up on them than my hillsounds. I like the heel lifts too especially on those steep sections where the “ ladders” are. Today only a small bit of a ladder was visible. Hard packed snow all over them today. Further up, there were some deeper drifts within about 0.5 mile of the summit of Flume. I was glad to have been wearing snowshoes here too. The rest of the route from Flume to liberty and down Liberty springs would’ve been fine with spikes but I had the shoes on already and love the traction, so I went the rest of the day with them on. Definitely felt more like April than February today. Great day for 2 more for my grid . |
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 | Name: |
Bradygirl1 |
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 | E-Mail: |
Sperry66@yahoo.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2022-02-21 |
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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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