TRIP DATE: July 11, 2015
TRIP
LOCATION: Mt Jackson (and
Webster)
MEETING
TIME: 9:15 AM
NUMBER OF
PARTICIPANTS (INCLUDING LEADERS): 12
TOTAL HIKING
TIME (IN HOURS): 7.5
LENGTH IN
MILES: 6.3
TOTAL
ELEVATION GAIN (IN FEET): 2400'
DIFFICULTY: B (A=very strenuous;
B=strenuous; C=average; D=easy)
LEADER
NAME(S): Bob Vogel, Anne Duggan
CO-LEADER
NAME(S): Luther
Wallis
TRAILHEAD
PARKING LOCATION & DESCRIPTION: Lot
and along Rte.302
CAR SPOTTING
REQUIRED?: N TIME REQUIRED TO SPOT
CARS:
WAS TRIP
WITHIN WHITE MOUNTAIN NATIONAL FOREST? Y
BRIEFLY DESCRIBE
SPECIFIC TRAILS HIKED AND TRAIL CONDITIONS ENCOUNTERED:
We climbed Jackson via the Jackson branch of the Webster
Jackson Trail, crossed to Webster, via the Webster Cliff Trail, and descend
from there.
WEATHER
CONDITIONS FOR HIKE: Great. Cool in the
AM, breezy at summit.
OTHER
COMMENTS (problems, views, terrain, etc.)
We climbed Jackson via the Jackson branch of the Webster
Jackson Trail. We arrived at the summit at 12:30, and had lunch until 1:00. We
decided, since everyone had done fine climbing Jackson and it was early, that
all would cross to Webster, via the Webster Cliff Trail, and descend from
there, which we did.
During the descent, while Anne was leading, we came to the
pool just before the junction. I was near the rear with Luther and the slow
hikers. As we were descending the steep section to the pool I saw Anne was
wading in the pool, and Mary Sousa was ahead on the steep section back up
toward the junction. I watched Mary and she started back down toward the pool.
By the time I had reached the pool Anne was swimming, and most of the others
were watching. Once everyone was down to the pool I realized there were only
11. We figured out that it was Mary who was missing, and someone said they had
seen her climbing up (toward the junction). I took off up the trail calling her
name (however my knees weren't doing so well and I wasn't fast.) I went as far
as the junction, hoping that Mary was just ambling along, instead of sitting to
wait, or in the woods taking a separation break. She wasn't there. As soon as
some of the others caught up I asked Luther and Kevin to descend as fast as
they could for 5 or 10 minutes and call for Mary, to see if they could catch up
to her. When the rest of the group gathered we started down, however at this
point several of the new hikers were going quite slow. One was having knee
trouble, and others were just tired after a long day of rocky trail. (As was
I!) The group ended up stretched out along the trail, however eventually we all
reached the trailhead about 5:00 and Mary's car was gone, so we knew she had
made it out.
When I reached the Campton Dunkin' at 8:00 (I had errands to
run in Littleton on my way back.) I checked my email and had received the
following email from Mary Sousa.
"Bob, just letting you know I'm home and safe.
Sorry but I got pissed off when I saw the lady going into the water to cool off
and we still hadn't finished the hike and I had a 31/2 hr. drive facing
me. I tried to call you but you have not set up your voice mail.
Again sorry and I'm safe.
Mary"
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