| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Mt. Surprise, Mt. Moriah, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Carter-Moriah Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Sunday, November 29, 2009 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
No snow on Bangor Road...yet. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Wet Trail, Ice - Blue, Mud, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Slush |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
None |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Some blowdowns from the recent storm...I removed a few by hand, but quite a few remain. |
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 | Comments: |
First quarter mile or so was bare and dry. Next half mile or so was wet/running water on trail, with snow in the woods. Next half mile or so was slush. From there, over Surprise and to Moriah, was snow. The muddy section awhile after Surprise (rotten bogwalks in summer) was muddy - barebooters were postholing into it. The short scrambles were iced over. Tried to fix up the footbed by snowshoeing up, but there has been enough barebooting that snowshoeing will be too much of a hastle until the next storm. Microspikes seemed like a good match. In general, snow depths ranged from 0" (near road) to about 18" (just before final steeps). |
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 | Name: |
rocket21 |
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 | E-Mail: |
rocket21 at franklinwebpublishing dot com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2009-11-29 |
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 | Link: |
 https://www.franklinsites.com/hikephotos/NewHampshire/mtsurprise-2009-1129.php |
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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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