The Feathered Hat
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Trails: Mt. Kinsman and Bald Peak spur
Conditions: Packed to the junction with the spur. We broke trail in about a foot of fresh snow (deeper in some drifts) for the spur's two-tenths of a mile.
Special equipment: Snowshoes. Two people had barebooted coming down the Mt. Kinsman Trail before we got started, and I didn't see any postholes from their effort. Still, I was glad to be in snowshoes, especially for the upper mile. Snowshoes were essential on the spur to Bald Peak.
Comment: This was a first mountain snowshoeing experience for my new hiking partner. He chose to bareboot the whole thing -- four-wheel drive really helps.
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Steve B
The Feathered Hat
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Conditions: Packed to the junction with the spur. We broke trail in about a foot of fresh snow (deeper in some drifts) for the spur's two-tenths of a mile.
Special equipment: Snowshoes. Two people had barebooted coming down the Mt. Kinsman Trail before we got started, and I didn't see any postholes from their effort. Still, I was glad to be in snowshoes, especially for the upper mile. Snowshoes were essential on the spur to Bald Peak.
Comment: This was a first mountain snowshoeing experience for my new hiking partner. He chose to bareboot the whole thing -- four-wheel drive really helps.
More in Trail Reports.
Photos:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/99682097@N00/sets/72157614220396143/
Steve B
The Feathered Hat
[email protected]
