Hi Kirby,
Thanks for reaching out!
The packet loss you are noticing is an example of these hops down prioritizing ICMP packets, this is nothing to worry about because the packet loss does not carry through to the final hop.
You can learn more about ICMP down prioritization in the following links:
Latency/ Packet loss Blank/ Missing Hop Initial hop(s) packet loss Are you using PingPlotter to monitor your connection or are you trying to solve a problem? If you're having problems we are more than happy to help however we can!
If you have any questions let me know!
Thanks,
-TJ