| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Mt. Jefferson, Mt. Clay, Mt. Washington, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Old Jackson Road, Madison Gulf Trail, Great Gulf Trail, Six Husbands Trail, Jefferson Loop, Gulfside, Clay Loop, Trinity Heights Connector, Nelson Crag Trail, Wamsutta Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Thursday, May 29, 2014 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Usual Pinkham Notch large spaces and yet amazingly many number of cars for a week day. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Unstable) |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Rock hops |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Old Jackson not bad, some stepover blowdowns. More blowdowns on Madison Gulf and water in the trail. Great Gulf some blowdowns and water. Wamsutta had short stretches of snow and ice; the waterbars were basically working, with one major blowdown near Great Gulf. Six Husbands trail in pretty good shape as were the trails above treeline. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Pepper had fun. Sip n dips on the lower trails were plentiful, not so much higher up. The sun did heat his black fur up above treeline, but he was okay today with it given the comfy temps. I had water for him but he didn't use it. The ladders and ledges on Six Husbands would be problematic and risky for most dogs who would need to be carried. Pepper has been up these before and is pretty good with ladders; with some careful spotting and a few butt shoves or holds, he got up them all. |
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 | Bugs: |
A few flies of some sort, not black flies. |
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 | Lost and Found: |
I lost my red Cannon point and shoot in its dark blue nylong case. It is on the Madison Gulf trail south of the Great Gulf Trail intersection, probably at a "wideout" in the trail next to a brook. It was dusk and I just forgot to pick it up, and didn't realize that until too late. |
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 | Comments: |
Great weather, views, mountains and companions made this a (surprise) great hike. It was snowfree except for Wamsutta, which still had stretches of snow, a couple roughly 2' deep. It was a bit slow going down due to the slippery ice and/or snow, but going up would be much better. It is a nice trail, with unique views and obvious care by its trail maintainer. Six Husbands was in good shape, the ledges and ladders were dry and while they may make going up a bit slower for regular hikes, and put off some not so regular, they are fine for use. There is a fair amount of water on Madison Gulf, less on Great Gulf and still less on Old Jackson. Erica did all the trails in sandals, and yes her socks got wet but she had no problems. I used light boots and summer gaiters which did a fairly good job keeping me dry. Pepper used his organics and did well. We saw a few hikers around Jefferson, and that was it. It was a long and wonderful day out on the trails, and although losing my camera was a bummer, we have great memories. Thanks! |
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 | Name: |
Pepper and Me |
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 | E-Mail: |
windriversjohn at gmail dot com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2014-05-30 |
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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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