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November 14, 2024
Hi Folks,
I took a ride over the hill and through the woods today. Or to be more specific over the Kanc to Lincoln, up through Franconia Notch past Canon, down to Twin Mountain, out Zealand Rd, down to Jefferson Notch Rd, back Mt Clinton Rd, up to Pinkham and back home. I didn't track the mileage, but it was over 100 miles. I've done it on the bike BITD and I know it's at least that. A few observations:
There is insignificant snow anywhere other than what is visible in the high elevations. None on Canon other than what they are blowing on the right side trails. There is some visible ice in the Black Dike bit it doesn't look like it is connectible, but there is always somebody... I wanted to walk into the Flume in Franconia Notch but the trails is closed for maintenance and I got caught trying to sneak in. The water levels on ALL the rivers and streams is VeRY low, and in some cases there is NO water. We are in a drought over all of NH and you can tell that the woods are a tinderbox.
Here are a few pictures:
http://www.neclimbs.com/wmr_pix/20241114/blackDike_1.jpg
http://www.neclimbs.com/wmr_pix/20241114/blackDike_2.jpg
http://www.neclimbs.com/wmr_pix/20241114/CanonMt.jpg
http://www.neclimbs.com/wmr_pix/20241114/elephantHead.jpg
http://www.neclimbs.com/wmr_pix/20241114/Frankenstein_amphitheater.jpg
http://www.neclimbs.com/wmr_pix/20241114/MtWashington.jpg
http://www.neclimbs.com/wmr_pix/20241114/MtWillard.jpg
http://www.neclimbs.com/wmr_pix/20241114/pegasus.jpg
http://www.neclimbs.com/wmr_pix/20241114/RainbowSlabs.jpg
http://www.neclimbs.com/wmr_pix/20241114/silverCascade.jpg
http://www.neclimbs.com/wmr_pix/20241114/standardRoute.jpg
http://www.neclimbs.com/wmr_pix/20241114/WhitneyGilman.jpg
And here is the 7 day weather prediction - YIKES. I know that nobody wants it to rain. BUT just snowing won't give us the moisture we need in the system for a good ice season. Honestly we haven't had a good solid rain for 2 months! So as stupid as it sounds, basically pray for some rain.
http://www.neclimbs.com/wmr_pix/20241114/Weather.jpg
I got a note from Jimmy Voorhis a few days ago. He was a main force behind the project “The Effects of Climate Change on Ice Climbing in the Northeastern United States” that used my data. He has a blog that I found interesting so here's a link. There's some interesting stuff there.
https://www.jvoorhis.earth/p/ice-climbing-and-climate-change
I'm off this weekend, but it's not exactly like I don't have anything to do. I have tunes to learn for next Friday's jazz gig and 2 videos to process. All good stuff, but it's work - altho I call it play! Stay tuned...
If you're interested you can always see my schedule here:
http://www.alhospers.com/?PageName=2
I rode the Albany Town Forest trails off the Kanc on Wednesday. They were in great shape and fun as always. As mentioned otherwise, it's strange to see the the Swift River so VERY low. Still, the riding everywhere is quite good right now.
Up on one of the Mount Washington Valley's finest crags and want to know what that climb you're looking at is? Or maybe you're on your way up from Boston and want to check out the Ice Report for your upcoming weekend plans. Or more likely, you're at work just want to daydream about your next adventure. Well if you have a smart phone handy, you can get to NEClimbs from anywhere you have cell service. While it doesn't offer every single feature of the site and it's not an "app", in mobile form, it does do a whole lot and is very useful. Here is the live link to the mobile version of NEClimbs:
http://www.neclimbs.com/mobile
Check it out and if you have issues on your specific phone, please feel free to let me know.
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Remember - climb hard, ride the steep stuff, stay safe and above all BE NICE,
Al Hospers
The White Mountain Report
North Conway, New Hampshire
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