| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Blue Mountain - Northwest Peak, Blue Mountain - Northeast Peak, NH |
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 | Trails: |
FR550, bushwhack |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, February 1, 2020 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
parked on the side of the kancamagus highway at the start of fr550 which leaves the south side of the highway just west of rocky gorge. currently plenty of room to get off the highway at the start of the forest road. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Ice - Breakable Crust, Snow - Unpacked Powder |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
a couple drainages on the bushwhack were a non issue. |
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 | Comments: |
breakable crust was the story of the hike. not too bad down low along the forest road and initial bushwhack, but it became more problematic higher up and between the peaks. upon reaching the "sandpit" shown on the usgs the forest road ends and i bushwhacked up in initially stick forest which opened up into hardwoods for most of the moderate ascent. evergreens came in the last couple hundred feet of the ascent, but stayed generally open to the highpoint. i slabbed down off the peak trying to make headway towards the northeast peak while dropping elevation. some scrappy spruce and one section of traps, but some good open lines too down to the big flat south of the pond. a little scrappy on the flat then better going up to the northeast summit. i weighed some different options for getting out, but ultimately opted to just follow tracks back. |
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 | Name: |
bryan |
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 | E-Mail: |
bryancuddihee@yahoo.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2020-02-01 |
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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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