| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Jefferson, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Caps Ridge Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Sunday, August 2, 2015 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
hot to the lot at 7:30AM and there were more cars than we were expecting. When we came back down, the lot was full included the one on the other side of the road. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Trail was in great shape, but could use some new blazing in spots. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Surprised that we saw as many as we did on the Caps. All were doing well or being helped a little. |
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 | Bugs: |
There were some little flying bugs, but they weren't too much of a bother. |
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 | Comments: |
The trail starts out on bog bridges and is in the woods until the first views at the Pothole (Whirlpool Ledge. It wasn’t long until we hit the first Cap. The Caps provided us with great views. When we saw people going up the second Cap from the distance, the steeper one, I started questioning myself as to whether we knew what we were doing. Looking at it, I was saying to myself, How are we going to get up that? Second question was, How are going to get back down that? To answer both was to do it and we did. I have to say that it looks more intermediating than it is. Coming down was actually easier. Still caution must be observed.
As Murphy’s Law would have, we got the summit on Jefferson, it was clouded in. We hung up for a bit to see it would clear up and it did a little, but we didn’t want to wait all day to see if it would completely clear, so we headed back down.
We did post a video of our hike for anyone interested in seeing what the trail is like. Just click the link... |
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 | Name: |
WeRmudfun |
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 | E-Mail: |
wermudfun@comcast.net |
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| Date Submitted: |
2015-08-03 |
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 | Link: |
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFTNG4PlHgA |
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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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