| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Perry Ponds Peak, Prospect Hil - West Peak, NH |
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Third Conneticut Lake, snowmobile corridor 5, bushwhack, border swath |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, January 21, 2023 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Parked with the ice fisherman and snowmobilers at the lot near the bnoat Launch. Route 3 to Magalloway Road was excellent, after here, it was more or less ever man and woman for themselves. |
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Ice - Breakable Crust, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular |
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Snowshoes |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
With multiple snowmobiles and bob houses on Third Connecticut Lake, despite my anxiety, we crossed the well frozen over lake. Fisherman told us the ice is really fat here, visually confirmed in an auger hole. I was told I was not made aware of this fact until we drove by - probably a good thing |
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 | Comments: |
Ohh Canada, our home and native land! An EXCEPTIONAL day was had well North of the 45th parallel. I was absolutely the passenger princess today. We started at the boat launch on Third Connecticut Lake. Especially after seeing, as noted, in the water crossing notes. Decent woods on the other side to the snowmobile corridor. We then took a bearing to the summit of Perry Pond Peak, finding mostly open woods. As noted in a prior trip report, there are several false summits along the way. We zigged when we should have zagged on the last bump, but we eventually corrected ourselves and found the canister. Apparently Nordic took some lessons from Zachary and absolutely wailed on the summit canister of which we could then open up and sign into this seldom visited peak. We then took a mainly Northerly bearing, hitting our desired turning point in the area of the headwaters of the Connecticut River. We then headed for the Boundary Swath with Canada, of which has been recently snowmobiled so travel was very efficient. It should be noted there is a piece of flagging on the swath in the vicinity of the turn off for Prospect Hill, West. However it's not exactly helpful. Also of important to note, the tree of which the canister was affixed is down, and one more snow storm will bury it for the winter. We were unable to open the canister. A piece of flagging in the area might help those who wish to venture here, especially after the next two storms we get, it will be gone. The true summit is only about four or five meters off the swath. We looked around for about ten minutes, split up, before it was spotted on said down tree. We had exceptional woods all day, only finding, by comparison, a few tighter spots that Nordic_Gal just went full send bulldozer through. Also it should be noted, this hike has a LOT of wetland areas in it, which in winter make it far easier.
Congrats to Nordic_Gal on 191/200W! Drip, drip, drip!
As someone who is always wanting to learn about the mountains we hike, Nordic took me by the sign for Metallak, the last Abenaki of the Magalloway region - of whom I had honestly never heard of until today. Attached is a link for those curious. |
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 | Name: |
The Teal Goat & nordic_gal |
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 | E-Mail: |
sea2thebiscuit@yahoo.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2023-01-21 |
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 | Link: |
 https://www.conwaydailysun.com/outdoors/fishing/valley-angler-metallak-the-lone-indian-of-the-magalloway/article_2e80cd04-23cc-11e8-844b-0b3d3195e8e8.html |
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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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