Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Mt. Jackson, Mt. Pierce, Mt. Eisenhower, NH |
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| Trails: |
Webster-Jackson Trail, Webster Cliff Trail, Crawford Path, Mt. Eisenhower Loop |
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| Date of Hike: |
Tuesday, November 1, 2011 |
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| Parking/Access Road Notes: |
loads of plowed parking at highland center. a number of trailheads i passed today on the kanc, bear notch road and in the notch had not been cleared of snow. fs website shows bear notch road as closed, but it was open today and even looked to have been sanded on the bartlett side. |
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| Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Wet Trail, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow - Drifts, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Snow - Wet/Sticky, Snow - Trace/Minimal Depth |
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| Recommended Equipment: |
Light Traction |
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| Water Crossing Notes: |
the one significant water crossing on webster-jackson trail was fine.
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| Comments: |
webster-jackson trail was tracked out to jackson summit. 4-6 inches on average with some slush, mud and crusty ice. had first tracks most of the way to mizpah. roughly 6 inches of snow on average with deeper drifts leaving the summit of jackson. more drifting and deeper snow heading up to pierce. from pierce to eisenhower the trail was quite drifted in with knee and some thigh deep drifts. this continued up the cone of eisenhower with the usual drifted spots just below the summit. crawford path heading down to the notch was much like webster-jackson. put on microspikes at the webster-jackson split and wore them the rest of the day. could have booted with todays conditions, but the extra grip was nice. was wishing i had snowshoes for the section of trail between pierce and eisenhower. there were other sections they would have been nice as well, but would have gotten pretty beaten up over much of the route.
a beautiful day. warm and little wind. nice views and a wintery feel to the snowy woods. great day to be out.
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| Name: |
bryan |
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| E-Mail: |
bryancuddihee@yahoo.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2011-11-01 |
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| Link: |
https:// |
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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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