Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Mt. Pierce, Mt. Eisenhower, Mt. Monroe, Mt. Washington, NH |
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| Trails: |
Crawford Connector, Crawford Path, Webster Cliff Trail, Eisenhower Loop, Monroe Loop |
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| Date of Hike: |
Thursday, July 4, 2019 |
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| Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Plenty of room at the Mt Clinton Road trailhead parking. Fee lot with outhouse facility. |
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| Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable |
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| Water Crossing Notes: |
Only small brooklets to stride over |
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| Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Trails in good condition. There are major efforts to install bog bridges, scree walls, and rock steps to rehabilitate the 200 year old trail. |
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| Dog-Related Notes: |
Saw one dog whose paws were cut up. Owner was carrying the dog at times. Very little water above tree line. |
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| Bugs: |
Most of the day the bugs were tolerable. On the evening passage around Mt Pierce down to the Mizpah Cut-Off and Crawford junction the black flies were awful. |
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| Comments: |
There are a lot of drops for rocks and bog bridge materials along the Crawford Path. An Americorp work group was placing rocks on the Crawford Path using a sky line just uphill of the Lakes of the Clouds. The section of the Crawford Path from the Mizpah Cut-Off up to the Webster Cliff Trail was wet. The Crawford Path around Mt Eisenhower had wet areas.
Mountain Avens, Labrador Tea, Rhodora, Bunchberry, and Alpine Azalea were in bloom.
Saw AT thru hikers, Presidential Range traversers, and tourists today. Some hikers were displaying flags on Independence Day. |
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| Name: |
WAUMBEK |
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| E-Mail: |
WAUMBEK at Roadrunner dot com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2019-07-05 |
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| Link: |
https:// |
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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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