| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Caribou Mountain, ME |
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 | Trails: |
Caribou Trail, Mud Brook Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, February 20, 2010 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Hike was from the end of trail in West Bethel Maine. Road is clear to the trailhead parking lot - room for 4-5 cars - was full when I arrived so I parked along the road about .2 miles below trailhead. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow - Wet/Sticky |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Water crossings all easy - solid ice over all major crossings - the few small tributaries that have flowing water are easily crossed. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
a couple of step overs, one tree under which you need to duck |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
would be a great hike for a dog, mainly easy slopes, some open water along the way. |
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 | Comments: |
Hike was from the end of trail in West Bethel Maine. Bottom 2 miles of the trail can be easily barebooted - trail for first mile or so was wet snow only a few inchaes deep along with a few bare patches. The upper section (mile) of the trail from the sign for the caribou-speckled wilderness to the summit is less consolidated with loose powder - in many places 6 inches or more above the base. From this point to the summit snowshoes were needed to avoid postholeing .
Ran across a party of ten with snowshoes coming down the upper part of the Caribou trail. Also ran across one hiker coming down the mud brook trail that had bareboooted to the summit.
Beyond the sign for the Caribou-speckled wilderness the barebooter post-holed frequently - on occasion to several feet deep. I tried smoothed out as many of the post holes as possible to and from the summit.
A great day on a Maine summit, though the winds were almost as strong as those I've experienced in the presidentials. |
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 | Name: |
Brian from Maine |
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 | E-Mail: |
brobert1@maine.rr.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2010-02-20 |
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 | Link: |
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Disclaimer: Reports are not verified - conditions may vary. Use at own risk. Always be prepared when hiking. Observe all signs. Trail conditions reports are not substitutes for weather reports or common sense. |
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