| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Carter Dome, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Basin Trail, Black Angel Trail, Rainbow Trail, Wild River Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, July 21, 2018 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Parking at basin pond was great |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
All water crossings were minor rock hopping |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Basin and black angel were maintained better than expected. A few fallen trees on black angel but nothing difficult. The lower 1/3 of rainbow and wild river from rainbow to eagle link are severely overgrown with head height grass/brush blocking the trail, but it is not hard to navigate. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
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 | Bugs: |
Lots of flies. If you are below 3000 ft and/or near water you will have a constant mosquito or fly following you. |
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 | Comments: |
This was before the coming rain this week but water can become extremely scarce. Blue brook and wild river had water. Black angel had a few unmarked sources and a few marked sources were dry. Last water before carter dome on black angel was a mile before the end of the trail and was unmarked. Rainbow had no water sources until heading east on wild river for .5 miles.
Also, almost walked into a moose. 100 ft from blue brook shelter a moose crossed our path about 20 ft in front of us and fortunately wanted nothing to do with us. |
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 | Name: |
Brendan |
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 | E-Mail: |
bdanequivalent@gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2018-07-23 |
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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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