Are you wondering about trail conditions after our days of warm temps and rain this week, followed by a deep freeze? Here is what we found: The parking area at the Wilmington Reservoir was solid ice with patchy bare ground. The beginning of the trail was ice or bare ground, alternating with...
I thought I had figured out who you really are, now I'm confused. Who are you? I did not go to East Dix last weekend, but maybe we can still be friends, if we aren't already!
Our group of three broke trail through 8-18 inches of snow. We went slightly astray a couple of times, but easily regained the trail. We did not continue on to Porter. On the descent, we stayed on the official trail, so our tracks split and rejoin. There were a couple of places where snow...
There is a huge snowbank, maybe 4 feet high, that has been plowed into the road, about a mile before the bridge and gate. Skiers have gone around, but it is impassable to vehicles, unless you have time and energy to do lots of shoveling.
The herd path that is very nicely tracked is NOT the usual summer herdpath. It will lead you on a circuitous bushwhack. It leaves the brook much too soon, and on the wrong side. It eventually passes over a bump (over 4000 feet) with a fabulous view. Of Marshall. Darn! The packed path continued...