| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Jefferson, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Jewell Trail, Gulfside, Jefferson Loop, Cog Rail Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Tuesday, March 3, 2020 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
We were the first two cars just before 6 am at the cog parking lot - paid $10 at the stand. When we returned in the early afternoon, maybe 30 cars in the lot. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow - Drifts, Snow - Wet/Sticky |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Jewell Crossing bridged |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Sphinx Jct trail sign down and frozen to the ground |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
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 | Bugs: |
Lots of snow fleas |
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 | Lost and Found: |
Lost a pair of white sunglasses going up Jewell |
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 | Comments: |
Amazing day, though unseasonably warm, giving a taste of spring. Used snowshoes heading up in dense fog and then switched to spikes after traversing the bony Gulfside for a bit. Snow balled up under showshoes coming up jewell. There are short sections of drifts along the gulfside, but snowshoes is a bit overkill. We started packing up to head back from Jefferson when the clouds parted and we finally got a view and some visibility. Wind completely died when the sun came out and I wanted to change into shorts and a T. Put showshoes back on coming down the cog. Snowshoes started sinking in a few inches around noon after we passed Jacob's ladder. Creepy cog moose really smells right now. I have a nice tan on my face :) |
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 | Name: |
BubblesTheHiker |
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 | E-Mail: |
kdoer@yahoo.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2020-03-04 |
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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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