| 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: |
Monday, January 17, 2011 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Sawyer River Road closed. Winter lot not plowed, but usable. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Drifts |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Snowshoes, Light Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
First crossing snow-bridged. Second crossing had running water, but easy to cross. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
A few blow-downs. One crawl under past the ridge, on the way to the summit. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Would have been good for dogs today. |
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 | Comments: |
Conditions: Winter lot on Rt. 302 not plowed, but usable. The road walk was easy on snowmobile tracks. Signal Ridge Trail was broken out nicely, to my surprise. Kudos to the people who broke it out. The first water crossing was snow-bridged over. The second crossing had running water, but low, and easy to cross. The trail was firm and solid with a dusting of snow down low to about 2" of fresh stuff, higher up. I wore my Hillsounds to the 90 degree turn at the end of the long side traverse, and switched to snowshoes and left them on until I was back down on the flats. The ridge was drifted in and also the summit cone, but not hard to break out. Windy across the open ridge, but on the way back, the wind had died. One crawl under blow-down on the way up to the summit. A nice sunny, still day. Only saw two others on the trail today, Pat and Jackie. Nice talking with them. |
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 | Name: |
Wolfgang |
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 | E-Mail: |
rjmartin@fairpoint.net |
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| Date Submitted: |
2011-01-17 |
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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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