| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Middle Carter, South Carter, Mt. Hight, Carter Dome, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Imp Trail, North Carter Trail, Carter-Moriah Trail, Nineteen Mile Brook Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Wednesday, June 12, 2019 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
No other cars |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Wet/Slippery Rock, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Mud - Significant, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Unstable), Snow - Spring Snow, Snow/Ice - Small Patches |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
No issues |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
A hand full of blowdowns on S Imp prior to the jct with N Imp and one after he jct. One in particular cannot be passed without going off the trail entirely. Another handful of blowdowns on the ridge - however, it appears the really significant blow downs were already moved thanks to the very evident trail work already performed (thank you!) |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
No doggies today |
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 | Bugs: |
Heavens to Murgatroyd! My Garmin says I burned 2600 calories. I will still gain weight with all of the bugs I ate today. They didn't really get bad until it warmed up - by that time I got all the way to Hight before they really became so unbearable that I didn't stay to enjoy the weather, threw my bug net on and continued on. When I hit 19 mile brook trail after the long descent, the little pond proved to be a bug hatching ground and the swarms were the worst I've ever experienced - mostly no-seeums. Once I passed the jct for the wildcats, any time I stopped mosquitos started biting. This was the only place I was actually bit. My clothes were treated with permethrin, deet covered the rest of me - it didn't mater. The only kind of spray that would do any good would be a flamethrower. Just keep moving and keep everything covered. |
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 | Comments: |
Mud and bugs comprise the story here, folks. A lot of the mud is avoidable on IMP, but a lot on the ridge is not. All different kinds of mud, too. Brownie mix mud, water mud, fake mud (it's actually a puddle underneath), cohesive mud, dried mud (my favorite), to name a few. Some snow near Carter Dome - pretty decent base still left in places, too. No traction needed though. Imp trail to CMT after S and N imp trails converge is like a spruce car wash - except you are the car. I tried to take nothing but photos, but the pine needles from my spruce wash got in everything. In spite of the bugs (the mud, I didn't really care too much about), the fact the weather played nice on my day off made everything that was negative inconsequential. The views were amazing, I only ran into a handful of people on the ridge and a group on 19 mile, so no crowds. It got pretty warm hiking out NMBT and that reservoir looked really inviting. Great day to be out! |
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 | Name: |
BubblesTheHiker |
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 | E-Mail: |
kdoer@yahoo.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2019-06-12 |
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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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