| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Eisenhower, Mt. Pierce, Mt. Jackson, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Crawford Path, Eisenhower Loop, Webster Cliff Trail, Webster-Jackson Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Friday, March 6, 2015 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
well-plowed |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Snow - Drifts |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Bridged |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Remarkably free of blow-downs, one on lower W-B trail cleared (thanks, it was dark ... helped!), a couple step-unders. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
saw none :-( |
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 | Bugs: |
Biting like crazy ... and the bees ... and the flies ... but the butterflies were lovely |
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 | Lost and Found: |
If you find an itaste mega vape between pierce and eisenhower ... ping me please? |
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 | Comments: |
Stellar weather. Decided to re-break trail to Eisenhower from Pierce and back. Should be easier to read/walk now. Did same from Pierce to Jackson. Some areas still drop to armpits even with powdertails(!). Barring a lot of wind or snow, should be a good 3-peak traverse for you weekend Winter Whites Warriors ... Note - from Mizpah to Jackson (~1.7m) it is very sketchy in places. After the puncheons (bonus if you find them), ymmv as to best way to get back on trail to Jackson. Also, the branches you're up in a quite a thicket in places. I apologize, I took lots of wrongs ... go straight for the peak. Also, going from Pierce to Eisenhower, up Eisenhower, a herd path breaks right just as you start exposed climb, recommend against it ... go left. Same with Webster Cliff from Pierce to Jackson, ~0.5m before Mizpah ... a split, don't go R, dead end, it heads downhill. Bear left/up. Enjoy the triple low-presi's trek with my compliments ... darn near wiped me out (thank you to Kira at the AMC Lodge for expediting food to a significantly dilapidated me 14miles, and 5 of trail re-breaking ... later ... ). Scotch was good though - still is ... BTW - first few of you through there oughtta take powertails |
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 | Name: |
pranamedic |
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 | E-Mail: |
atman@vedavid.org |
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| Date Submitted: |
2015-03-07 |
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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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