MonadnockVol
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Mt. Kearsarge, 4/19, Still no moose
This morning I hiked up Mt. Kearsarge (2937 feet. On the "52 with a view list") from the Winslow State Park side. You can find info on this mountain here:
http://www.nhmountainhiking.com/hike/kearsarge/directions.html
The access road still isn't free of snow.
This added both distance and elevation making the total trip 4.3 miles and 1600' of elevation gained.
Trail conditions were a mixture of corn snow, ice, rock and mud. Although it was barebootable I found it easier to put on my microspikes and take the "monorail" to the top.
The monorail was in good shape, but step off it by as little as an inch and you would posthole knee deep.
Although the weather was brilliantly sunny, visibility was limited by a little haze. I could clearly see Monadnock to the south. After an hour on the summit, I switched to my second pair of socks and headed down
Since I ascended on the Winslow trail, I took the Barlow trail down. Here the monorail was not as well defined and the snow was deeper. A few times I stepped off and postholed all the way to my groin.
There were signs of moose everywhere but I still haven't seen my first live NH moose.
When I got down, I received a message that there was a rescue underway at Monadnock State Park and that my presence was requested. So I switched to my third pair of socks and headed south. I'll talk about that in my next report.
- Monadnock Volunteer (aka Steve)
More photos from this trip
This morning I hiked up Mt. Kearsarge (2937 feet. On the "52 with a view list") from the Winslow State Park side. You can find info on this mountain here:
http://www.nhmountainhiking.com/hike/kearsarge/directions.html
The access road still isn't free of snow.
This added both distance and elevation making the total trip 4.3 miles and 1600' of elevation gained.
Trail conditions were a mixture of corn snow, ice, rock and mud. Although it was barebootable I found it easier to put on my microspikes and take the "monorail" to the top.
The monorail was in good shape, but step off it by as little as an inch and you would posthole knee deep.
Although the weather was brilliantly sunny, visibility was limited by a little haze. I could clearly see Monadnock to the south. After an hour on the summit, I switched to my second pair of socks and headed down
Since I ascended on the Winslow trail, I took the Barlow trail down. Here the monorail was not as well defined and the snow was deeper. A few times I stepped off and postholed all the way to my groin.
There were signs of moose everywhere but I still haven't seen my first live NH moose.
When I got down, I received a message that there was a rescue underway at Monadnock State Park and that my presence was requested. So I switched to my third pair of socks and headed south. I'll talk about that in my next report.
- Monadnock Volunteer (aka Steve)
More photos from this trip
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