| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Jackson, Mt. Pierce, Mt. Eisenhower, Mt. Monroe (attempt), NH |
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 | Trails: |
Webster Jackson Trail, Webster Cliff Trail, Crawford Path, Eisenhower Loop |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Friday, April 15, 2022 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Depot lot was about 1/2 full when I arrived at 0715. It was full at 1415 when I returned except for two spots. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Ice - Black, Wet Trail, Ice - Breakable Crust, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Slush |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
All easily rock hoppable. There were snow bridges but I didn't trust some of them. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Trails are in pretty good shape. Easy walk overs and I removed three trees on the path from Jackson to Pierce. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Three dogs today on Pierce and Eisenhower. None on Jackson. I wouldn't bring Fido up Jackson because there is a fair amount of ice on the WJ trail and some ice flows from Jackson to Pierce. |
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 | Comments: |
A nice blue sky day with plenty of views until it wasn't. The wind was stiff and a bit chilly on the peaks and the exposed areas. I left the blue skies on Eisenhower summit and started over to Monroe. The winds picked up as I started the hill then I saw rain in the distance blowing pretty rapidly toward the prezies. It seemed like it would stay north of Washington but not a chance I wanted to take - rain along with the cold, high winds. Met my goal for the day with the three peaks but waved off the bonus peak. Hillsounds worked well for this trek. Packed ice on WJ and WC up Jackson and over to Pierce. Some significant ice flows too; a major one on the backside of Jackson which I by passed to the right and some across to Mitzpah and up to Pierce which the traction handled. A little slushier but mostly packed over to Ike with more bare rock. Looked like mostly bare rock up to Monroe from what I could see. Crawford around Eisenhower packed but not like the others; post holed 8 or 10 times. Down and out Crawford was nicely packed up top and a little slushy down below. |
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 | Name: |
Dave D |
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 | E-Mail: |
dinz00@comcast.net |
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| Date Submitted: |
2022-04-15 |
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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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