| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Mt. Washington, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Tuckerman Ravine Trail, Boott Spur Trail, Davis Path, Camel Trail, Crawford Path, Nelson Crag Trail, Auto Road, Old Jackson Road |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Friday, July 6, 2012 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Lot nearly full at Pinkhan even at 9 AM |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Standing/Running Water on Trail |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
None of any real significance - all easily crossed. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Met an AMC crew on OJR installing new bog bridges |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Not the best route for canines heading down, lots of rock hopping and steep ledgy sections on Nelson Crag. |
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 | Bugs: |
A few down low on Boott Spur but not biting, above treeline on Boott Spur still a few black flies but wind kept their nuisance to a minimum, rest of the trails were surprisingly bug free |
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 | Comments: |
A loop over Washington with a stay at Lakes. Great views heading up Boott Spur/Davis Thursday until Camel trail junction when I hit thick fog. Friday morning started with everything in the clear but clouds rolled in over the northern and southern presis. Boott Spur I think is one of the best routes up from Pinkham - great views once above treeline. Some damp rocks and mud below treeline due to the recent rain. Camel trail had some running water on the trail due to the rain, easy trail to follow even in the fog - I imagine the views would have been terrific. Crawford easy as always.
Decided to descend via Nelson Crag - up top lots of rock hopping and a few steep pitches over Ball Crag to Nelson Crag. Descending off Nelson Crag it is quite steep with a number of fairly challenging rock scrambles. Met a couple that came up Nelson Crag trail from OJR as I was descending off Nelson Crag who warned me that below it only got steeper - they indicated there were a lot of places where they were scramblig up hand over hand. Their advice was to head back up over Nelson Crag cut across and head down Lions head. Thought I'd give it a try but tweaked my knee on one of the more challenging scrambles so for prudence I opted to bail out into the uto road where nelson crag trail came close and meet up with OJR - felt kind of like cheating but I didn't want to do potential knee damage trying to scramble down and s a perk there are some unbelievable views into great gulf from the auto road. Based on my experiences and the info I got from the couple - Nelson Crag may not be the best descent route - though if you like a challenge... |
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 | Name: |
Brian from Maine |
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 | E-Mail: |
brobert1@maine.rr.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2012-07-06 |
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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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