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The Cone of Deception. Gorbo, Cymbidium and Stevie Z with dogs Skipper and Reuben headed out, without the help of Maxwell Smart and Agent 99, to bushwack Mt. Deception’s west and east peaks and conquer the Cone of Deception…daht,daht,daaa :D. We started with a walk up Cherry Mt. Road from the...

Saturday, 12/3/11. Maineri’s ( Fran and Cymbidium), Robichaud’s, Gorbo, Sugaree, Dick W and S. Zimmer left Jefferson Notch Parking Area and went North down the road about 100 yards to the first turn. Heading westerly, staying at around 2975- 3000 feet and following that contour, we passed the...

Date of Hike: 10-16-2011 Trails: Cabin Trail, Lawrence Trail, Old Paugus Trail, Big Rock Cave Trail Trail Conditions: No surprise that the trails were wet with wet slippery roots, leaves and rocks. The Cabin, Lawrence and the Big Rock Cave Trails maintained by the WOC are in good condition...

My friend came across this and asked me to post. Deadline is January 28. http://blog.mtwashingtonvalley.org/ Good luck and have fun out there!

Car spotted on Davis Path Tr and Mount Langdon Tr. Parking: Room for 5 cars at the Mount Langdon Trailhead, Plenty of room at the Davis Path Trailhead. Trail conditons: We had it all today on this 11.9 mile spring hike. Dry trail, wet trail, standing water, running water, patches of snow...

check out this cool Black Fly video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AyRshnwExPU This is for Barking Cat and all of us who will suffer these pests this spring

Trails: Mt Shaw Tr., Tate Tr. Date of Hike: 04-15-2010 I parked in a small lot near Sodom road on route 171. This would be a great hike for kids and dogs! The blackflies were swarming but not biting! Comments: Another wonderful sunny spring day. This hike starts at the Mt...

Parked at the small area at the Moultonboro/Tuftonboro line. Trails taken: Bald Knob Tr., Bald Knob Cutoff, Shannon Brook Tr, road walk. Bald Knob and Cutoff trails were dry, rock ledges of the knob were also dry. Some wet areas on the Shannon Brook Trail. This is a lovely loop for a spring...

Trails: Glencliff Trail Parking lot open,bare ground. Recommended Equipment: microspikes worked well for most today Water crossings are open and rock hoppable Tail conditions: The trail is in great shape. Starting at the trail head was trace amounts of snow. Solid base higher up with...

Date of hike: Wed, March 10, 2010 We parked at the lower cog parking lot. Trails: Jewell Trail, Gulfside, Crawford Path, Ammonoosuc Ravine Trail. Conditions: All trails were solidly packed, the summit cones were rime ice with icy drifts and only a few rocks poking out. The descent from Monroe...

Saturday March 6th 2010 Our group of eight headed up the Crawford Path under mild, calm, sunny blue skies. Packed powder made it a delightful day for snowshoeing. Just about 1/4 mile above the junction for the Mizpah hut the trail becomes a bushwack through a maze of spruce lean-ins and crawl...

Trails: Ammonoosuc Ravine Trail The Marshfield Station is plowed but they prefer you park little farther down the road and not at the building. We were really excited because the day promised to be a perfect hiking above treeline experience. We doned our snowshoes and hit the trail. Someone...

Friday 02-26-2010 - 4"-6" inches of new snow at the road, increasing depths as we gained altitude. At 3000' it was easily 12"-16". The blowdowns were the bad story today. Many needed to be cut out just to get by, alot were very large and we needed to skirt around these. Drifting and new snow...

Saturday Feb 20, 2010 We parked our car on the Kanc in front of Lily Pond and set off on the Livermore Trail. There was 3 inches of new powder which made our trip a joy on snowshoes!. Water crossings were open and snowbridges, collapsing but were really not a big problem. Blowdowns on this...

Middle Carter, South Carter, Carter Dome, NH Trails: Imp Trail (south), North Carter Trail, Carter-Moriah Trail, Carter Dome Trail, Nineteen Mile Brook Trail Date of Hike: 02-07-2010 Parking/Access Road Notes: Plowed and lots of room today at 19 mile Br lot Surface Conditions: Snow -...

Date of Hike: Sat 1/30/2010 Trails: Avalon tr., Willey Range Tr., Mt. Tom Spur., AZ tr. Parking: Highland Center had plenty of room. Depot lot was not plowed. Equipment used today: Snowshoes with good traction Conditions: 3 inches of packed powder with drifts of 1-2 feet. Water crossings...

Date of Hike Wed 1/27/2010 Trails: Lonesome Lake Tr., Fishin' Jimmy Tr., Mount Kinsman Tr. Special Equipment: Snowshoes with excellent traction or microspikes. Crampons very helpful on descent. Trail Conditions: The Lonesome Lake trail, very consolidated after Monday's rain was in good...

Date of Hike Sat. 1/23/2010 Trails: York Pond Tr., Bunnell Notch Tr., Kilkenny Ridge/Mt Cabot tr. special equipment: Snow shoes Parking: Lot near the fish hatchery was plowed. Trail Condidtions: Well packed powder. Water crossings all snowbridged. No significant blowdowns but the snowladen...

Date of hike 01/20/2010 Trail conditions: 2-6 inches of unpacked powder with drifting higher up. Brook crossings were open but rock hoppable. The Loop trail had the most snow and trees are really pushing into the trail with the weight of it. Special equipment: snowshoes are a must, crampons...

I had my doubts about this hike from the warmth of my bed Saturday night. The unrelenting howling winds kept me tossing and turning and worrying about the next days trek up Mount Moosilauke. But I have to say that despite the roaring winds and blowing snow our group of 7 ( a lucky number right?)...