| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Carter Dome, Mt. Hight, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Nineteen Mile Brook Trail, Carter Moriah Trail, Carter Dome Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Sunday, May 3, 2015 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
We were lucky to get parking in the Nineteen Mile trailhead at 10:30 am! |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow/Ice - Monorail (Stable), Snow/Ice - Monorail (Unstable), Snow - Spring Snow, Snow/Ice - Postholes |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
The two largest water crossings had a bridge and a slightly wobbly plank crossing. The other small ones were very narrow and easily "hopped". |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
There were a couple of blowdowns coming down from Mt. Hight, but Nineteen Mile was very well maintained. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
not good stuff for dogs right now |
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 | Bugs: |
- |
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 | Lost and Found: |
- |
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 | Comments: |
Carter Hut to Carter Dome and Mt. Hight
The original Carter-Wildcat traverse with hut stay coming from Imp was nixed due to arrival time, so we opted to can the Wildcats and go up 19 Mile to Carter and decide out plan from there for the Carters. We had spotted a car at the end of the Imp Trail in case we were able to get to South and Middle Carter. With the snow/monorail starting 30 minutes from trailhead, we quickly needed traction to stay on the monorail lest we slip into posthole heck, which one of our group of 11 did "about 200 times" anyways. The trail was too narrow for snowshoes, and they were not necessary. At the hut the teens chose to frolic in the boulder field rather than summit Wildcat.Since a few members did not have snowshoes (although reminded) we could not complete the Carter ridge and opted for the shorter loop over Carter Dome and Mt. Hight. We also left very early to hit the trail as the snow was frozen rather than slushy to keep traction going up the steep trail to Carter Dome. The trail down from the Summit of Hight had to be butt slid! (fun, but not for everyone!)The post holes were easily 2.5'+ deep. |
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 | Name: |
SquareRoot Berkshire AMC |
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 | E-Mail: |
SquareRoot123@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2015-05-06 |
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 | Link: |
 https:///www.facebook.com/groups/1504956756414255/ |
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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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