 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, August 2, 2014 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Moderate sized dirt lot, fairly uneven in spots. No facilities. Not a fee area. There was a large snapping turtle defending the last remaining puddles when I was leaving. Watch where you park pulling in or out. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Wet/Slippery Rock, Mud - Minor/Avoidable |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
One crossing at beginning of trail was actually trickier than I was expecting. The official crossing involved several steps on rocks submerged 3-4" in a decent current, including one "step" of 4-5'. On way out I did the bushwhack crossing and it wasn't much better. Most rocks were 1" or so under but I had to make one step on a rock submerged about 6" with slimy moss and a fast moving current. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Trail in good shape. Well blazed to tree line and has cairns above treeline. Looks like some recent blowdowns were cleared out. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
There are several tricky scrambles on this trail that could be pretty tough for dogs but I suppose it wouldn't be impossible without assistance. There is no water on the trail. Saw no dogs today. |
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 | Bugs: |
Mosquitos were out in the lot and lower elevations and black flies took over higher up. Generally not biting though unless you stopped for a few minutes. Nice 5-10mph breeze above treeline kept them away. Didn't need repellent. |
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 | Lost and Found: |
There was a blue t-shirt on a bush just after the "big boulder" and a full bottle of water about 1/4 mile after that. Still there. |
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