| 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: |
Friday, January 10, 2014 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
3 cars at finish on Bangor Street |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Ice - Black, Ice - Blue, Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
3 blowdowns: one easy step-over, one waist high easy over, one high enough to walk under easily |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
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 | Bugs: |
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 | Lost and Found: |
lost the snow-basket tip of one of my poles |
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 | Comments: |
hard pack, started with microspikes and switched to snowshoes after Mt Surprise but it was a short snow drift section only and then back to hard pack so I don't think snow shoes were necessary (but once on I don't bother to take them off). Lots of steep ice, not fun descending in snowshoes and, personally, I think crampons would be far more appropriate for those sections, but I didn't use them and survived my slips and falls. |
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 | Name: |
bethw |
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 | E-Mail: |
wbethan1 yahoo |
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| Date Submitted: |
2014-01-10 |
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 | Link: |
 https://bethsrecipes.wordpress.com/2014/01/10/mount-moriah-january-10-2014/ |
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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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