| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Meader, Ragged Jacket, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Basin Trail, Basin Rim Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Monday, July 1, 2019 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Ample parking at area just before campground at the end of Wild River Road. Wild River Rd is an excellent gravel road. Bridges in good shape. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Wet/Slippery Rock, Mud - Significant |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Only one larger crossing on Basin Trail. There are enough rocks to use to keep feet dry. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
New yellow blazing on Basin Rim. Very few and very faded yellow blazes present on Basin Trail. Well defined foot way on Basin. Signage in place on all trailheads and junctions. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
None seen today. |
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 | Bugs: |
Lots. Steady wind today kept them away. |
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 | Comments: |
This was an accidental summit of Ragged Jacket and Mount Meader as we had intended to do a loop using Black Angel and Wild River trail. We accidentally took Basin Rim trail at the Rim Junction. If you want Black Angel (or Black Anglee as it is listed on the sign), it is the unblazed trail that cuts back sharply right at the Rim junction as you approach from the Basin Trail.
Nice restricted views on Basin Rim Trail. The allure of soaking hot feet in an ice cold mountain stream on Basin Trail brought us back down our initial route rather than course correcting and continuing onto our initial route plan. Cool hike in the Wild River Wilderness. |
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 | Name: |
Remington34 |
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| Date Submitted: |
2019-07-03 |
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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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