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Hiking Trail Conditions Report
Peaks
Peaks Carter Dome, NH
Trails
Trails: Nineteen Mile Brook Trail, Carter Dome Trail, Carter-Moriah Trail
Date of Hike
Date of Hike: Thursday, May 20, 2010
Parking/Access Road Notes
Parking/Access Road Notes: Plenty of parking 
Surface Conditions
Surface Conditions: Dry Trail, Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Wet Trail, Wet/Slippery Rock, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Stable), Standing/Running Water on Trail, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Unstable) 
Recommended Equipment
Recommended Equipment: Light Traction 
Water Crossing Notes
Water Crossing Notes: 2 Brook crossings on Carter Dome Trail. Tricky. Needed to use poles, rocks and logs to cross. Fast moving, high water. 
Trail Maintenance Notes
Trail Maintenance Notes: Carter Dome Trail: Blowdowns & bend-overs above switchbacks. Same on Carter Moriah Trail until summit area 
Dog-Related Notes
Dog-Related Notes: a no-dog day. The brook crossings could be hazardous and a dog in the water would be swept away easily. 
Bugs
Bugs: none,yet 
Lost and Found
Lost and Found:  
 
Comments
Comments: This was an AMC trip, Doug Hunt leader. He provided a beautiful day...warm with a nice breeze along the trail though the wind was howling overhead..., a Summit protected from the wind for lunch, a proper amount of encouragement and humor,and a strong arm to get us across a raging brook.

Plenty of snow above 3500ft ... 4 ft + . Monorail was stable in the morning but less so later in the afternoon. Microspikes were most helpful. We carried snowshoes but did not use them. Trees over/under/in/alongside made for slow going at times.  
Name
Name: Allene 
E-Mail
E-Mail: alleneburt@comcast.net 
Date Submitted
Date Submitted: 2010-05-20 
Link
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