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Hiking Trail Conditions Report
Peaks
Peaks Mt. Surprise, Mt. Moriah, NH
Trails
Trails: Carter-Moriah Trail
Date of Hike
Date of Hike: Saturday, December 13, 2014
Parking/Access Road Notes
Parking/Access Road Notes: Parked on Bangor Road, one other car behind me when i left 
Surface Conditions
Surface Conditions: Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow/Ice - Postholes 
Recommended Equipment
Recommended Equipment: Snowshoes 
Water Crossing Notes
Water Crossing Notes: Didn't see any 
Trail Maintenance Notes
Trail Maintenance Notes: Lots 
Dog-Related Notes
Dog-Related Notes: Baxter had fun. he had no problem with anything 
Bugs
Bugs:  
Lost and Found
Lost and Found: Black OR Mitten (right) on section between parking and Mt. Surprise 
 
Comments
Comments: The first mile is full of postholes from 2 bare booters who set out this am. luckily they turned around after about 1 mile. The crust is firm enough that Baxter (70 lbs) and I in my snowshoes could walk just about anywhere. Once over Surprise the powder snow gets deeper and the crust gets thinner so we were breaking threw. There is a ton of ice and some snow on the trees. You can knock off the small amount of snow but the branches don't lift up because of all the ice. We had a hard time following the trail on the way to Surprise because there are so many trees bent over with ice and snow you can't tell the trail from the forest.  
Name
Name: BAXTERSMOM 
E-Mail
E-Mail: boatrs@metrocast.net 
Date Submitted
Date Submitted: 2014-12-13 
Link
Link: https:// 
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