| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Jackson, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Webster Jackson Trail, Webster Cliff Trail, Mizpah Cutoff, Crawford Path |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Friday, April 22, 2011 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Plenty of clear parking at the Highland Center and Webster Jackson trailhead. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Drifts, Snow - Wet/Sticky, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Snow/Ice - Postholes, Snow - Spring Snow |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction, Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Flume Cascade is open and easily rock hopped. All others still had thick snow bridges. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
A fair number of blowdowns and leaners, some making the Webster Cliff Trail hard to follow. |
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 | Comments: |
John and I parked at the Highland Center and were on the trail at 8:00 am. The weather was great; clear, temps around freezing, and negligible wind. The climb was steep and icy, but no problem with the microspikes. We reached the summit around 10:00. Near the summit we met Stephen (hiker handle Tet) who decided to join us for the rest of the loop. After coming off the summit cone it was very difficult to stay on the Webster Cliff Trail and we did a lot of wandering. Finally on the big knob about half a mile south of Mizpah Hut we returned to the trail and managed to stay on it for the rest of the way. Having three people was very helpful in trail searching. We left the hut at 12:30 and were back at the car a little after 1:30.
Wildlife: About halfway up to Jackson we saw a beautiful red fox walking through the woods above us. It turned and came right up to a snowbank above us and checked us out thoroughly before running away. We saw tracks of snowshoe hares, pine martens, grouse, long-tail weasel, coyote, and porcupine. Boreal chickadees were around us on the way up, and on the ridge walk we were visited by a typically friendly gray jay.
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 | Name: |
Tom Gottschang |
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| Date Submitted: |
2011-04-23 |
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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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