Recent content by Deepwaterkayaker

Headed up the Crawford Path, well packed down, only need micro spikes, Hit the summit to light winds and great temp's. A great day good views, did not see lots of folks, I was surprised to see so few out. Headed over to Mizpah, going down into the hut, the trail was slick due to the sun warming...

03/10/2012 Piper Trail up and back. Parking behind the store, there is a house back there charging 3 dollars. Otherwise not sure where you would park for the trail head. Micro spikes worked up to the rocks for the summit. Large ice flows, most folks changed over to crampons. Trail is well...

Hike up North Kearsage: On 02/11 calm day, no views from the top, snowing lightly on way up, clouds were starting to break up to west when we headed down. Equipment: Micro Spikes, worked just fine, did see if few in full crampons: Trail was well packed with a layer of ice on top and...

12/28/2011 Parked near the Jose Bridge, Hike up the Bennett Trail towards Flat Mountain Pond Shelter. Trail is very wet with little snow. No major blow downs, stream (2) crossing can be difficult, you may need to go up and down stream to find the best crossing. Once we hit the flat mountain...

12/26/2011 Trail to 3 Ponds Shelter is in great shape, no problem with stream crossings, 3 inches of new snow, with ice underneath. Wore Micro Spikes for the whole trip. It was windy up until the shelter, went around Donkey Cut Off, and back to car. No one had gone all the way around the loop...

Started at Mead Conservation Parking lot, headed up the Wentworth Trail, cloudy day, hit the summit, no blow downs, stream crossing no problem. Windy on the summit. Clear view you could see Whiteface, Had lunch a group of Meetup folks over 40 showed up as I was finishing lunch. Headed down, no...

Up and over Welch Dickey, slabs were pretty dry, considering all the rain last night. Over cast sky's, rained for 5 minute before the parking lot. Lots of folks out, on the trail. No major blow downs, the stream crossing was easy.

Went up the Peabody Brook on Sunday, Trail in good condition, some water at the top, easy to go around, no blow downs, went around on the AT to Austin Brook, when you come down from the shelter, you need to watch blue blazes due to leaves it is easy to miss the trail. Would not recommend the...

Up the old Mast Road road to Walden and over to Passaconaway, what a great day to be out, no wind, great temp. No major blow downs. We came down Dicey MIlls, a big old birch to you can use to cross the stream. We did not see to many folks out.

When up on Sunday, with two mothers. The wind was holling, some new snow but nothing to worry about. The slabs were up so you need to make sure of your shoes. Ran into one other person. Overall a great day, even with the wind. Stopped in Ashland at the Common Man for a burger and beer.

What a difference a day makes compared to Rockets earlier report. Arrived at Crawford Notch to blowing wind, temps in the high 20's and snowing. Started up A-Z trail, cold enough you could bear boot, stablizers helped in steeper sections. Turned off to the Avalon trail, someone had come down...

Date of Hike: 3/22/09 Trail Conditions: Started up the new trail to South Double Top, well, packed, some bare spots, some ice, two folks wore snowshoes, one with crampons. Snow shoes worked well. Going down South and up North trail well packed lots of loose snow, crampons were the order of the...

March 21, 2009 Trail Conditions: Trail from parking lot to Lonesome Lake, to Jimmy, to Kinsman Ridge. Crampons from the parking lot to the summits and back. Eric used Micro-spikes and did well, except for sections of ice on the steep sections. Solid snow cover all day - good hard packed snow...

date: 3/7/09 trails: Started up Mount Percival, crossed over to Mount Morgan conditions: packed trail all the way. a bit soft on the way down with the warm weather. crossing over from Mount Percival to Morgan we used snow shoes. On the way down snow started building up so barebooted, the...

Headed in for a short trip to Greeley Pond, you can not go in via the normal trail from the Kanc, as the stream took out all snow bridges and the water is moving fast. Did not want to get wet rock hopping on ice under two to three inches of water. We ended up walking in on the cross country ski...