Jackson. February 6, 2019

Jackson-Webster Trail, 5.2 miles, 2,150 feet of elevation gain

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We started in the daylight, and went up with the intention of finishing relatively soon, as Jackson is a short peak.  Alex was not with us, as she and Mom had hiked Pierce and Eisenhower earlier in the week. Also, Mom and I ended up not using our snowshoes for the first time all winter!  We didn't put them on for the entire hike.

We moved more slowly than usual, but we still made it to the first intersection before long.

Mom and I started up the steepest part of the hike...

When we were almost to the top, we started to see Grey Jays!  There were two flying around us.

A closer look...

Looking back at the view...

Eventually we made it to the summit! It was a beautiful day, and Mom and I could see the summit buildings on Mount Washington.

Photo by Trish Herr

The summit cairn...

Me on the summit...

Photo by Trish Herr

Mom on the summit...

The Gray Jays followed us to the top!  They hovered around us.

We had a snack while watching the birds.

Here are some more pictures of the surrounding views:

We headed down after a bit.  A little while later, we stopped to look at this extremely deep posthole somebody left on the trail.  It was one of the deepest I have ever seen!  

Mom and I got to the intersection, drank some water, and then continued down.  Before we knew it, we were at our car.  It was a fast, but beautiful, hike.