Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Eastman Mountain, South Baldface, North Baldface, NH |
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| Trails: |
Emerald Pool Trail, Baldface Circle Trail, Slippery Brook Trail, Eastman Mountain Trail, Baldface Knob Trail, Bicknell Ridge Trail, Eagle Cascade Link |
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| Date of Hike: |
Tuesday, November 29, 2022 |
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| Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Only car at 5am. 2 more cars on return at 1pm |
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| Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Ice - Black, Snow - Trace/Minimal Depth, Ice - Breakable Crust, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Mud - Significant, Leaves - Significant/Slippery, Snow/Ice - Small Patches |
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| Recommended Equipment: |
Light Traction |
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| Water Crossing Notes: |
Shoes got a little wet, feet stayed dry. Be careful for thin layers of ice on rocks. |
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| Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Decent amount of step overs on slipper brook and eagle cascade link. Many look like they've been there a while. Not a big issue, and with snow, less of an issue. |
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| Bugs: |
None. |
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| Comments: |
A very nice day in the woods. Snow an ice started appearing at around 1k'. Snow was never more than a couple of inches, where there was snow. It was all crusty. A lot of water on the trail at elevation. Put on rock spikes on Eastman summit for descent. As expected, northern aspects have more snow/ice. There's still plenty of exposed rock and the rock spikes took a real beating. Broke one of the chains. Took off spikes around 2200', where it was mostly bare rock, but slipped a couple of times on some icy sections. Most of it was easily broken up with trekking pole. There was a section near the beginning of Eagle Cascade where I whack'd around some steep scambley ice covered rocks (sorry moss). Didn't see another soul all day, except my hiking partner. Views of snow covered Washington were outstanding. There's wasn't any more snow on the trees though :(. The cascades on Eagle Cascade Trail are worth the extra hike. Very lovely indeed!
someday I'll decide on a name. trailslippah's been calling me "uncle bob" after the terminator, so I'll go with that for now. |
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| Name: |
uncle bob |
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| E-Mail: |
rcorsaro@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2022-12-01 |
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| Link: |
https://www.strava.com/activities/8189521356 |
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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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