Mount Jupiter — Sunday, Jul. 24, 2022

The most important piece of information to be reported on this trail is that expect to walk a lot more than what is reported (according to our devices) with the gate closed, over 2 miles were added each way also. Next, have in mind there is NO source of water nearby. Carry a lot of water. We had 5,6 liters and hopes of finding streams. You need at least 6 liters per person if it is NOT hot.

We gave up reaching the summit as we ran out of water and still had miles left to walk. Also the paths were extremely risky and trail was not maintained in MANY areas. Worst of all, I would like to report that after returning from 22 miles plus hiking, and having been completely out of water in the last 4 miles of it, we encountered a note on my car. The tree cutter hired by the forestry (also known as the gate keeper currently) had deflated everybody's tire and not only that, he took out the valves so we couldn't pump air. There is a note posted on the gate, warning about tree cutting there and no parking to block the gate as of August 1st. None of us had blocked the gate. This was also on a weekend. Even if I broke the law, he had no right to vandalize everyone's car. I was lucky I ran into a mountain biker who also knew this guy and tried to help us. We were miles away from highway 101 if we had to walk it down since there is no cellphone reception.

Stay away - the gossip we heard was forestry knows how crazy this dude is, but they won't do anything about it. I will be reporting this to the Mason county sheriff as well.