I spent Independence day weekend in Necklace valley with my cat and my partner. While we were out, someone broke into my car. Fortunately I didn't have any valuables in there, but it was an unpleasant surprise to hike out to. Also, on our hike out, we found a gray sandal that someone had lost, so I picked it up and left it at the TH.
On to the trip report! When we got to the TH on Fri morning, the parking lot was completely full and there were a couple cars parked on the side of the road. We joined those roadside cars. Even though it seemed crowded, the groups were well spread out across the trail. We did not have a hard time finding a campsite.
The trail was in good shape for the most part, a few spots of mud, a few somewhat overgrown spots, a handful of blowdowns, all easy to navigate. There is a patch of stinging nettle somewhere around mile 4. A short portion of the trail next to Jade lake is underwater, so I took my boots and socks off for that part; if your boots are tall enough you'll stay dry. The snow around Jade, Emerald, and Opal is very patchy and melting quickly. Not too many bugs, but I'm sure they'll be out in full force soon enough.
Other than the break in, it was a great relaxing weekend trip! Will be coming back to do the full East and West fork Foss loop.
Comments
C P on East Fork Foss - Necklace Valley
You took your cat! I would love to see a picture.
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C P on Jul 06, 2020 11:41 AM
Comma on East Fork Foss - Necklace Valley
Picture added :D
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Metalmark on Jul 06, 2020 12:38 PM
Jwhee on East Fork Foss - Necklace Valley
Your cat is beautiful! We ran into you on Saturday out there and I thought it was so cool to see an adventure cat. That was my sandal, fell off my pack hiking out on Sunday, but had no idea when so sadly I didn't double back. I just felt bad to have littered the trail. Thanks for doing that!
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Jwhee on Jul 10, 2020 09:18 AM
Breadcrumb Watcher on East Fork Foss - Necklace Valley
I'm sorry you experienced this while hiking. We're gathering data about known trailhead crime, so would you please fill out a Trailhead Crime Report? I've added the link below, which also explains more about what we're doing and has links to a crime map and a spreadsheet of the data we've already collected.
Trailhead Crime Report form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdIoZedrcijMIs3ykqTSYdW9JO9M0Dd-ZFYONiSeVVJ_gXnLg/viewform
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Breadcrumb Watcher on Aug 31, 2022 05:56 PM