Jackson-Mizpah loop via: Webster-Jackson, Jackson Brook, Webster
Cliff, Crawford Path.
Although that wasn't the original plan ...
- Plan to go to Monroe via ART - check.
- 5 hours of sleep - check.
- new boots - check.
- new socks - check.
- new pack - check.
- new camelback bladder - check.
- skip MWO summit forecast - check.
- Realize need to water garden; incur 2 hour departure delay - check.
- Drive to Fabyans, see Monroe/Washington totally in the clouds, bail for Jackson - check.
- Boots on trail by 11.10 AM - check.
- Surprise at trail more challenging now than in January - check.
- Get barked & growled at by aggressive dogs on summit - check.
- Nearly drown at Mizpah while still learning how to drink from a
camelback - check. - Black fly blitzkrieg on descent - check.
- Semi-panic on reaching rt 302 and not seeing car - check.
- Have fabulous day, despite obstacles and new equipment foibles -
check. :) - Take way too many pictures and spend ridiculous amount of time
sorting - check. :)
