| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Washington, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Ammonoosuc Ravine Trail, Crawford Path, Cog Rail Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Thursday, November 2, 2023 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Parked at the Cog and paid the fee. Since I came down the Cog I felt that the payment was fair. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Ice - Black, Snow - Trace/Minimal Depth, Wet Trail, Ice - Blue |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Gem pool needs a little bit of caution, test the rocks with poles for ice. All other water crossings were fine |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
There was more ice on Ammo then we expected forcing us to eventually put on good microspikes or Hillsounds. My initial rock spikes did not cut it. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Lucy did fine thanks to her "four wheel drive". She is very agile and handled Ammo very well, better than we did. |
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 | Comments: |
the Ammo trail was a real challenge to get up to LOC in one piece. I would not recommend it, particularly coming down. Met a hiker coming down who had gone up to the LOC location to skate on the ponds, yes, to skate up there. It is his hobby and he seemed to know how to check for safety. John and I were impressed. It was a new twist to the many odd hobbies people do up high. Crawford Path to Washington had snow but no real ice. The forecasted wind and cold temps did not realize today. A bluebird day up high. Sargent Pepper, AK the professor's, comment about the trail along the Cog was spot on. I followed their tracks down.
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 | Name: |
Georg |
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 | E-Mail: |
georg3@comcast.net |
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| Date Submitted: |
2023-11-02 |
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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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