| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Jefferson, Mt. Washington, Mt. Monroe, Mt. Eisenhower, Mt. Pierce, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Jewell Trail, Boundary Line Trail, Jefferson Notch Road, Caps Ridge Trail, Gulfside, Jefferson Loop, Trinity Heights Connector, Crawford Path, Eisenhower Loop, Webster Cliff Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, May 12, 2012 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Parked at ammo. Plenty of parking start and finish. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Snow - Wet/Sticky, Mud - Significant, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Snow - Trace/Minimal Depth |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
The crossing on Caps Ridge took a few minutes to navigate. We went upstream some. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Caps Ridge seemed to need an adoptive parent. This is a hard trail to get to. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Saw one happy shepard on Ike that was having no troubles! |
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 | Bugs: |
Couple here and there. Not a nuisance but they are gearing up. |
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 | Lost and Found: |
Someone has lost about a hundred beer cans in the trees of the Caps Ridge Trailhead! |
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 | Comments: |
As always another beautiful day above treeline. Caps Ridge was a great trail. I will do that again! We made good time and enjoyed the day as mush as we could. The cog was running and we were in the summit nuilding to greet a train full of Mommy's and Daddy's with little popsicle babies. The wind was the worst I have personally endured on Mt W. Someone said it was gusting at 75 I know that I was assisted up Trinity Heights by a strong tail wind. It was nice to sit inside and use the bathroom.
The rest of the day we were in constant strong winds. It never let up! Gorgeous blue skies prevailed. The forecast was for wind and we got it. But it also said partly cloudy and that was a swing and a miss. I saw one cloud in the southerns. Time to pack lots of sunscreen folks. My face looks like it spent the day at the beach. Good thing everything else never came out of my shell. |
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 | Name: |
Heather |
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 | E-Mail: |
hikerhmh@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2012-05-13 |
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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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