| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Adams, Mt. Madison, NH |
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 | Trails: |
The Link, Amphibrach, Spur Trail, Lowes Path, Airline, Gulfside, Osgood Trail, Valley Way |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Tuesday, May 26, 2020 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Appalachia had 8-10 cars @9:30 |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Stable), Snow/Ice - Monorail (Unstable) |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Some tricky, but rock hoppable crossings of spur brook |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
A couple blowdowns that need to be addressed at bottom of Valley Way, a couple annoying ones on Spur Tr on section below Craig Camp. Hard to follow short section of Watson Path west of Valley Way |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
N/A |
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 | Bugs: |
Mosquitoes are out with a vengeance down low, blackflies annoying but tolerable, swarmed 50ft from the trailhead going up |
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 | Lost and Found: |
N/A |
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 | Comments: |
Hot and humid down low helping monorail retreat, first seen at 3000', patchy up to about 4000' on Spur tr, managed to bareboot up to Craig Camp, could put on microspikes at the .25mi FPA sign below. Steady, deep and very solid monorail up to about .1mi above treeline, where it became mostly rock w/a few minor snowfields remaining. Baredbooted over Adams and Madison and put spikes back on at the top of Valley Way. The monorail is 3' deep in places and extremely narrow and chewed up with a few unstable sections which became patchy @3500' and ended @3100' (Watson Path crossing). I saw a couple people who immense "fun" w/not having any traction. |
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 | Name: |
Whitefang |
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 | E-Mail: |
elijah.schreiber@uvm.edu |
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| Date Submitted: |
2020-05-26 |
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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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