Please note:
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"Dog Mountain Trail System Permit is rquired April 23 through June 12 (Saturday and Sunday only)
More information of the Dog Mountain Trail (#147)
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Below is a "report" of my ramble (T) Up to Dog Mountain summit .. i will follow up with another "report" for the descend Dog Mountain back to (T).
10may2022 TUE ~08:45, i was the ~10th to arrive at the Dog Mountain Trailhead parking. After reading the FS Trail-map at the Trailhead, i decided to do the "More Difficult" (instead of the "MOST Difficult") route .. i did a CCW-Loop: (T) > V > Puppy Dog viewpoint > Dog Mountain > Dog-Augspurger Tie > Augspurger Trail > (T)
Any Wildflowers ?? Mostly from ~1,300 ft Up .. 😃
On the way up: (T) to (V). Some muddy sections .. could be slipper ,, though passable with care. Weather was nice and cool 40s_F. Encountered total of 3 people heading down. At (V) were a party of 5 people, and a pair of Hikers. A few minutes later, the party of 5 went Down. The pair of Hikers continued UP. And a few minutes later, i continued my way UP.
From (V) to Puppy Dog viewpoint, i encountered a female hiker coming Down. Upon reaching the viewpoint, gusty wind and chilly ~30s_F.. 4x Hikers arrived; they took a short break before they continued UP. After i put on my Layers, then i continued UP. A few minutes later, i encountered 1 hiker heading Down.
At the (Dog-Augspurger_Tie & Dog Mountain) junction, i encountered a pair of hikers who had just came Down from Dog Mountain summit (~0.3 miles away). We had a brief conversation, and they told me that they were continuing Down by the Dog-Augspurger-Tie: cos its "kinder to one's knees .. " 👍😊 .. i thanks them for their kind advise .. and that's what i did when heading Down back to (T).
At/near Dog Mountain summit, the former 3x hikers that i encountered earlier, had taken shelter from the gusty winds in the trees/shrubs; having a lunch break. Another ~6 hikers arrived, took some pictures, and then went Down.
Everyone were cheery, courteous and friendly .. 👍😊
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