| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Jefferson, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Jewell Trail, Gulfside, Jefferson Loop |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Sunday, May 13, 2018 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
First car at the summer lot at 8am. For such a nice weekend day I thought there would be more. There were about 8 cars total when I got back. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Stable), Snow/Ice - Monorail (Unstable), Snow - Spring Snow, Snow/Ice - Postholes |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
I didn't even bother attempting the water crossing by the Cog station. Instead, I parked at the summer lot and went straight across the road to start the hike. I ran into a very nice hiker ("Ed") who gave me a couple pieces of chocolate and advised he took the shortcut walking up the cog for a bit through the weeds, then cut over to the trail. If it weren't tick hell right now, I'd have done similar. I didn't see many when I was heading up, saw more coming back down. All in all it was an amazing spring day above treeline in the Presi's. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Some blowdowns about a third of the way up. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Saw one adorable 7 year old golden. |
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 | Bugs: |
Loud flies on top of Jefferson. |
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 | Lost and Found: |
Nothing. |
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 | Comments: |
While I selected light traction above, I think you can get by without micro's. I recommend carrying them in your pack for now. I did throw mine on to save time on the descent just below treeline. It was solely a time-saving measure. If you take care with foot placement and locating rocks, you'll be fine. The monorail is stable in sections and in other sections there are waist-deep postholes - and the micro's can keep you from slipping off the balance beam into a deep hole. The distance I used them was very short - maybe .5 miles...and I didn't need them going up at all. |
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 | Name: |
BubblesTheHiker |
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 | E-Mail: |
kdoer@yahoo.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2018-05-13 |
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 | Link: |
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Disclaimer: Reports are not verified - conditions may vary. Use at own risk. Always be prepared when hiking. Observe all signs. Trail conditions reports are not substitutes for weather reports or common sense. |
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