Not really a blog, more of a trail report with photos.
Route: Gale River Trail, Frost Trail, Garfield Ridge Trail, Garfield Trail.
Gale River
trail is relatively flat for the first mile or so, then becomes increasingly
rocky and slippery, but even hiking it in the rain it wasn't too much of a problem. The
last 0.6 to the Galehead Hut is the steepest part.
Thankfully the rain started to clear and I got to see some nice views from the hut.
The Frost Trail (0.5 miles) to
the Galehead summit is a little rocky and slippery at the beginning, but from
there it is a quick, easy ascent to the summit.
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| Frost Trail viewpoint |
Heading to
Mt. Garfield via the Garfield Ridge Trail starts out relatively easy. The trail descends losing approximately 800
feet of elevation in a mile. Then you to
gain it back via a very steep, wet, slippery, rocky, seemingly never-ending
ascent.
The views from the summit are
worth the workout.
The Garfield
trail is surprisingly easy and the footing is VERY good. It was a very quick 4.8
mile descent.
I was lucky
to hitch a ride to avoid the 1.6 mile walk along the Gale River Loop Road back
to my car.
New England Trail Conditions report: http://www.newenglandtrailconditions.com/nh/viewreport.php?entryid=22539
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| Gerard's Milky (Lactarius gerardii) ?? |
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| Hedgehog mushroom - choice edible |
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| unknown toothed mushroom |
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| Phaeolus schweinitzii (dyer's polypore) ?? |
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| unknown toothed mushroom |
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| Cortinarius sp. |
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