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Hiking Trail Conditions Report
Peaks
Peaks Mt. Jefferson, NH
Trails
Trails: Caps Ridge Trail, Jefferson Loop, The Cornice
Date of Hike
Date of Hike: Sunday, October 25, 2020
Parking/Access Road Notes
Parking/Access Road Notes: very few cars in the lot at 8am, quadrupled by 1:30pm 
Surface Conditions
Surface Conditions: Wet/Slippery Rock, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular, Mud - Minor/Avoidable 
Recommended Equipment
Recommended Equipment: Light Traction 
Water Crossing Notes
Water Crossing Notes: very rocky from large sloping boulders to fields of loose, sharp rocks near the summit 
Trail Maintenance Notes
Trail Maintenance Notes:  
Dog-Related Notes
Dog-Related Notes: very few seen as this is a highly challenging terrain for dogs due to sharp rocks and steep boulders 
Bugs
Bugs:  
Lost and Found
Lost and Found:  
 
Comments
Comments: Overall phenomenal experience. Our first time on the presidential range. The day started out cold and within an hour of hiking, we had risen above the treeline. Everything was covered in a beautiful layer of frost. Even found some of the infamous ice hair growing on rotting branches! We hiked below cloud cover for a while, then in it, then under again, and in, and above, and so on and so forth the entire time (including the summit and journey back down).

More rock hopping than what I was expecting. Simba, my 10 month old collie, had the best time of his life. I would not, however recommend this trail to most dogs - especially the last half mile to the summit.

We will be taking the Cornice up to the ridgeline in the future as the main trail had far too many sharp and loose rocks. Took us 2.5 hrs to hike up and 1.5 hrs to hike/jog down.  
Name
Name: Senabon 
E-Mail
E-Mail: senaoran10@gmail.com 
Date Submitted
Date Submitted: 2020-10-27 
Link
Link: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?vanity=senaoran10&set=a.10218486275051705 
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