| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Gore Mountain, Bunnell Mountain, Bunnell Mountain - West Peak, Pleasant Mountain, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Logging roads, bushwhack, road walk |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, April 20, 2024 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Parking was had on Brown Road, at the last house (where the telephone poles end) - others have mentioned a cemetery on Brown Road, its past this a little ways. There was a very large "ROAD CLOSED - VIOLATORS WILL BE PROSECUTED" sign just after aforementioned last house, with enough room for two vehicles to safely pull off the road and not be an impediment to local traffic |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Snow - Wet/Sticky, Mud - Significant, Snow - Spring Snow, Slush |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Water crossings where fine, however right around elevation 2300, more or less, there is SIGNIFICANT/MAJOR beaver activity that has altered a large stretch of the area. The dam is actually quite impressive. It has flooded the area. Approximately 1/4 mile of road is impacted. You might be able to skirt this in the woods, as everything else on the road is fine before and after this. This will be a really tough/wet stretch going forward without snow. |
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 | Comments: |
A FINE day in Vickie's Woods where had. Thankfully my track record of being the Prozac rock continued today, as it only began to rain as soon as we got out of the car. We found lovely, snow free conditions on the road (sometimes known as Bungy Road) At the first decision point by the car, we hunt left - right goes to Castle West. From here we stayed on the main line of the road and where able to ride it incredibly high, almost about 2700 feet. We kind of wanted to get off it at the end but ended up keep getting pulled back to it. See water crossing note about about beaver activity ~2320. Also a large wet meadow ~2500? I forget the exact elevation but you'll know it when you see it, its unmistakable. From the end of the log road we took a bearing straight at Gore, finding good wood through the trek. We then went over to Bunnell, of which the most amazing thing happened. Thanks to the rain (at this point it was snowing) - we got caught in a decent fir band in the col. We opted to pull back and take another line at it instead of getting completely soaked. After going through some thicker pokey stuff and entering a nice clearing, much of the way Kramer enter Jerry's apartment, I turned around to see a large piece of treasure resting upon a log. A hoot, a holler, and some expletives flew, as it was absolutely a fine piece of LARGE treasure. And no, it was not a button or a nail like they get ecstatic over on the curse of oak island. We continued our way, leaving the scrappier stuff behind for the rest of the day, to Bunnell, and then Bunnell West, and finally Pleasant. Another stellar large piece of treasure was found along our journey to Pleasant, as well. We found ribbons of snow, as we got lower (Pleasant/B West) but very good supportive old snow preceding this. I carried both pieces of treasure, as well as my snowshoes, which weighed over 35 pounds. To his credit, Zachary carried my poles. I told him I was too stubborn for him to carry anything else, ha. On the way out, we opted to continue in a due west direction towards another branch of Brown Road, finding a massive sugaring operation. We somehow missed the turn to continue on Brown (not sure how) and ended up on another town road. Zachary guarded my treasures while I did the one mile walk of shame to collect my vehicle, as I brought us down the wrong branch of the logging road, ha. A fantastic day to be out, 13 miles, 3300 gain. ~7h |
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 | Name: |
The Teal Goat, zporterColdRiverCampCook |
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 | E-Mail: |
sea2thebiscuit@yahoo.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2024-04-20 |
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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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