bryan
New member
date: 4/10/14
trails: shannons trail
conditions: good parking lot off crotched mountain road near the rehab center. the trail was probably 80 percent melted off with just one stretch of significant snow beyond the clearcut section and a bit around the summit. some wet going in that same lower section as well. upper trail and ledges were mostly melted off and relatively dry. one brook crossing of note was a straight forward rock hop.
equipment: i carried snowshoes and light traction and never considered using either.
comments: though as a teenager my swim team practiced at the rehab center pool 5 days a week for half the year and i had driven by the trailhead many times i had never actually hiked to the summit of crotched proper. some pretty fantastic views and nice ledge hiking up high. the lower clearcut and road section had good views as well. had a cool close encounter with a deer on the way down. nice peak.
bryan
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trails: shannons trail
conditions: good parking lot off crotched mountain road near the rehab center. the trail was probably 80 percent melted off with just one stretch of significant snow beyond the clearcut section and a bit around the summit. some wet going in that same lower section as well. upper trail and ledges were mostly melted off and relatively dry. one brook crossing of note was a straight forward rock hop.
equipment: i carried snowshoes and light traction and never considered using either.
comments: though as a teenager my swim team practiced at the rehab center pool 5 days a week for half the year and i had driven by the trailhead many times i had never actually hiked to the summit of crotched proper. some pretty fantastic views and nice ledge hiking up high. the lower clearcut and road section had good views as well. had a cool close encounter with a deer on the way down. nice peak.
bryan
[email protected]
