| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Carrigain, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Sawyer River Road, Signal Ridge Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Tuesday, February 26, 2013 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Sawyer River Road closed. Parking lot at 302 was nicely & freshly plowed. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Snow - Drifts |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
At the crossing of Carrigain Brook, I removed my snowshoes for the easy rock hop across. Otherwise snowshoes would have gotten wet and I didn't want to deal with stickage. It was completely unabridged but very shallow today. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
On the 3 relo's, a bit more yellow paint would be helpful, and especially double blazes at turns. |
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 | Comments: |
Trail was last traveled on Sunday. Since then, about 4-6" we're added to the base. The main factor slowing me down was whacking fresh snow off overhanging branches, but that was a good excuse to rest on the way up.
At the 2nd relo, go LEFT and uphill, away from the washed out brookbed - follow the limited blazes. People seem to have intuitively figured out relo #3 pretty well although more blazing would be appreciated.
Signal Ridge was eerie looking but dead calm when I crossed it, and only one 4000 footer was visible from Carrigain on this flat-lighted, black-and-white day (hah). Pretty cool actually. I had the Mtn to myself.
:-) |
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 | Name: |
Snowflea |
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| Date Submitted: |
2013-02-26 |
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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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