| Date of Hike: |
Saturday, June 22, 2019 |
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| Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Got there at 9am. Couldn’t find a spot at the Highland Center to use the bathroom but we got the last spot at the small lot right at the trailhead! :D The lot for Jackson seemed to be overflowing already. Luckily parking on the side of the road here isn’t a big issue. |
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| Surface Conditions: |
Wet Trail, Wet/Slippery Rock, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Mud - Significant |
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| Water Crossing Notes: |
The water was a bit high today due to all the recent rain but the crossings were still very doable as a rock hop. The water flows over one of the rocks on the middle crossing I think so you may want waterproof boots if you don’t like getting your feet wet. |
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| Trail Maintenance Notes: |
I believe all the trails were blazed in yellow. Didn’t pay too much attention to the blaze as the trail is so obvious as it’s constantly being used but what I did see seemed a bit faded. Might be time for a new paint job soon. All the jcts are very clearly marked. I don’t recall anything in the way of blowdowns either. There seems to be a lot of erosion due to use and weathe though. |
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| Dog-Related Notes: |
Pretty easy trail for your regular 4K hiking dog. Saw 3-4. Dogs were well behaved but one was running back and forth looking for it’s group at one or two points. The first time it happened it looked pretty anxious. Please either have your dog on a leash or on voice command. Some in my group were VERY upset that the owner let this happen. |
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| Bugs: |
I finally remembered my bug net! 😂 It surprisingly wasn’t necessary today though!! The bugs were minimal. A few buzzing around but not real bothersome and I don’t think they were mosquitos. |
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| Lost and Found: |
There’s an assortment of gloves left at the kiosk a very short ways into the Avalon Trail. |