| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
North Moat Mountain, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Moat Mountain Trail, Red Ridge Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Friday, May 27, 2011 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Diana's bath |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Wet Trail, Wet/Slippery Rock, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Standing/Running Water on Trail |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
Nothing too crazy |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Several blowdowns between Moat peak and Red Ridge Trail |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Alaska wilted a little under the heat(so did I). He loved the mud puddles along the trail. |
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 | Bugs: |
The mosquitos were swarming down low. Lightning bugs were gathering on the summit. Never seen that before. |
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 | Comments: |
Last time we hiked in April it was 35 degrees. It was mid 80's today & very humid. We need to acclimatize!
Funny thing happened on the way down on the Red Ridge Trail down low. I brought along a brand new never used Delorme PN60 ( that will be going back to EMS today). I thought I had been walking for what seemed to be a very long time so I took it out of my pack to check my location. It had not been working right so I stopped fooling with it back at the summit. It showed my location as halfway up Attitash Trail!( By this time I was out of water and my cell phone was dead.) That is 6-7 miles off from where we should have been.I managed to quell the urge to sprint back the way we had come & calmly backtracked for a mile.We saw the trail sign for White Horse Ledge (I did anyway, I don't think Alaska could look up at that point) & realized we were where we thought we were. Thank GOD! I really want to keep my name out of the mountain rescue archives.
When we finally got to the truck the thermometer read 90 degrees. That was at 3pm. Went straight to the store for Gatorade and water! All in all a good adventure. Now I'm off to EMS. I hope they'll only give me store credit back;) |
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 | Name: |
Scarpy |
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 | E-Mail: |
Steve@scarponielectric.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2011-05-28 |
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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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