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Hiking Trail Conditions Report
Peaks
Peaks Carter Dome, Mt. Hight, South Carter, NH
Trails
Trails: Nineteen-Mile Brook Trail, Carter-Moriah Trail, Carter Dome Trail
Date of Hike
Date of Hike: Saturday, October 9, 2010
Parking/Access Road Notes
Parking/Access Road Notes: We took the last parking spot in the lot at Nineteen-Mile Brook trailhead; saw cars parked on Rt 16 when we came out. $3 fee -- I didn't have correct change in the morning, but did on the way out (thanks to a hot chocolate purchase at Carter Notch Hut). 
Surface Conditions
Surface Conditions: Wet Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Mud - Significant 
Recommended Equipment
Recommended Equipment:  
Water Crossing Notes
Water Crossing Notes: One tricky, rock-hopping, crossing on the lower portion of Carter Dome Trail. Everything else was minor or had a foot bridge. 
Trail Maintenance Notes
Trail Maintenance Notes: One blowdown required a short walk-around. 
Dog-Related Notes
Dog-Related Notes: Izzy had no problem with any of the trails. She was tummy deep in mud a couple times between Carter Dome and Mt. Hight. 
Bugs
Bugs: None! One of the beauties of hiking in October. 
Lost and Found
Lost and Found:  
 
Comments
Comments: Trails were wet and muddy in many spots with at least one short detour around a muddy spot between Carter Dome and Mt Hight. Minor ice on rocks in steep section between Mt Hight and Zeta Pass.

Stiff winds at Carter Notch and hard-to-keep-your-balance winds atop Mt Hight, but mostly sheltered in between, even on top of Carter Dome. The views atop Hight were spectacular, especially to the east (Mt. Washington, to the west, was in the clouds).  
Name
Name: Tim Goodwin 
E-Mail
E-Mail: thg0724@gmail.com 
Date Submitted
Date Submitted: 2010-10-10 
Link
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