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Hiking Trail Conditions Report
Peaks
Peaks Mt. Jefferson, NH
Trails
Trails: Caps Ridge Trail, The Link, Castle Ravine Trail, The Cornice
Date of Hike
Date of Hike: Saturday, June 28, 2014
Parking/Access Road Notes
Parking/Access Road Notes: Capt Ridge Trailhead overflowed up and down sides of J Notch Road on my arrival at 2 pm; only three cars remaining on my return about 9 pm.  
Surface Conditions
Surface Conditions: Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Wet/Slippery Rock, Mud - Minor/Avoidable 
Recommended Equipment
Recommended Equipment:  
Water Crossing Notes
Water Crossing Notes: No worries 
Trail Maintenance Notes
Trail Maintenance Notes: All in great shape, as appeared the AMC crew had been through recently with their axes for removal of blow downs. All trails fairly well brushed, and water bars on Caps Ridge recently cleaned.  
Dog-Related Notes
Dog-Related Notes: Met a couple of dogs on their way down on lower Caps Ridge Trail, which is a tough trail for dogs higher up.  
Bugs
Bugs: A few black flies and a few mosquitoes, but not too bad, especially considering that there no breeze.  
Lost and Found
Lost and Found:  
 
Comments
Comments: My route across two sections of The Link from Caps Ridge, then up the upper Castle Ravine headwall to Edmands Col, then back across the Cornice Trail to finish on Caps Ridge, provided me a bunch of redlining. Gorgeous sunset on the way down Caps Ridge, after having summit to myself. I was really surprised to see two groups of two coming the opposite direction on The Link from Castellated Ridge, and from Castle Ravine, respectively. Other than the dozens that I met coming down Caps Ridge on my way up, only saw five others passing through Edmands on their way from Jefferson to the Randolph Path. I should have carried only one water bottle, as the springs just below Edmands were flowing well. Another solo, over 60, and pm grid peak for those three lists.  
Name
Name: HFKA Dr. D. 
E-Mail
E-Mail:  
Date Submitted
Date Submitted: 2014-07-01 
Link
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