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Hiking Trail Conditions Report
Peaks
Peaks Stratton Mountain, VT
Trails
Trails: Long Trail
Date of Hike
Date of Hike: Saturday, June 1, 2013
Parking/Access Road Notes
Parking/Access Road Notes: Plenty of parking at 8am when I showed up and 1pm when I left 
Surface Conditions
Surface Conditions: Dry Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable 
Recommended Equipment
Recommended Equipment:  
Water Crossing Notes
Water Crossing Notes: All step overs or rock hops 
Trail Maintenance Notes
Trail Maintenance Notes: A few easy step overs and one slight duck under lower on the mountain 
Dog-Related Notes
Dog-Related Notes: Didn't see any, but they would probably enjoy it. Multiple small brooks low with wet spots higher up and a running spring near the summit for water 
Bugs
Bugs: Some buzzing around and being annoying, but not biting all that bad even without bug repellent 
Lost and Found
Lost and Found: Found smoke coming out of the fire ring at the campsite at the trail head. why would someone do that at the end of a hot dry week with a stream within earshot and less than 300 feet away? 
  
Comments
Comments: A shorter easier hike to a high peak on a hot and humid day. The hardest part about the hike was the weather, which is why I started early. This seems like it would be one of the easiest hundred highest to climb  
Name
Name: sdways01 
E-Mail
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Date Submitted
Date Submitted: 2013-06-03 
Link
Link: https://sdways01.smugmug.com/Hobbies/Hiking/Stratton-Mountain/ 
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