| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
East Sleeper, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Downes Brook Trail, Kate Sleeper Trail, East Sleeper Spur |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, May 22, 2021 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Empty when I left at 6 am, packed and cars beginning to park along the driveway once I left around 10:45. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Wet/Slippery Rock, Mud - Minor/Avoidable |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Rock hopped all the crossings. Had more issues with the humidity condensing on the rocks than stream water on the rocks! |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
A few blow downs about 3 miles in (inside the wilderness- trail veering around those blow downs). |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Doable. |
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 | Bugs: |
Happily wore my big jacket the entire time. Mosquitoes and black flies. |
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 | Comments: |
Encountered my first real live USFS ranger in the wild! Added to the fun day. Trail in good condition, I enjoyed the multiple stream crossings. Ruminated on how quickly all the blow downs at the top end of Downes Brook Trail occurred (minutes? seconds?) and how many very-appreciated hours of hard human toil cleared the trail again and made it an easy hike for me today! Shout out to all trail stewards, everywhere, your time and effort is appreciated. |
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 | Name: |
MS |
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| Date Submitted: |
2021-05-22 |
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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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