| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Carrigain, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Signal Ridge Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Friday, April 30, 2010 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Sawyer River Road is OPEN! |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Wet Trail, Mud, Snow - Wet/Sticky, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Stable), Standing/Running Water on Trail, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Unstable), Slush, Snow/Ice - Postholes, Snow - Spring Snow |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
All water crossings were rock-hoppable |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Several large step-overs, crawl-unders, walk-arounds. Many, many small saplings that must have been bent over and buried in the snow on the trail have sprung up to seek revenge. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Didn't see any today, but seems like a very dog-friendly trail. Lots of water and lots of mud. |
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 | Bugs: |
None |
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 | Lost and Found: |
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 | Comments: |
Dry trail mixed with a little mud in the lower couple miles. Also, one place where it seems that one of the smaller streams has diverted into the trail for a 100 yards or so. Once we got into the switchbacks, the trail became snow-covered, which turned to monorail and mush by the time we got to the one very long switchback. That one mile stretch was made more difficult by the fact that the new snow settled in on an angle, and the saplings that have sprung up are really hanging over the monorail, so there is now a 12-18 inch deep trench pressed up against the trees on the downhill side of the trail (downhill from where the monorail is). Above that switchback, the snow was much better. Ridge had a couple gusts of wind, but not as bad as expected. Beautiful weather and met another group (Doug, Bill, Darcy and Peter - I hope I got those right!) and one solo hiker so quite busy for a Friday in April! |
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 | Name: |
Tim&Val |
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 | E-Mail: |
adknbvi@dca.net |
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| Date Submitted: |
2010-04-30 |
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 | Link: |
 https://charbs.smugmug.com/Our-Hiking-Journal/NH-4000-Footers/2010-04-30-Mt-Carrigain/ |
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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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