South Moat Mountain 04-09-11

Hi Everyone,

I hiked up South Moat today. I was blown away at the temperature. I packed for a full-up winter hike but ended up in short sleeves the whole way. It certainly ended up making my pack pretty heavy, carrying my winter layers on my back.

The trail conditions were all over the place. Some well packed snow, some ice, some mud, some bare trail and some post-holing...a little of everything. This is the first "real" hike I've done since last September, and I definitely had a tough time with it, which means I have a lot of work to do before Seek the Peak.

My full trip report and pics are on my blog here: http://livefreeandhikenh.blogspot.com/2011/04/spend-day-bein-lazy-just-bein-natures.html

In the blog, click on the pictures to make them larger.

Here are a couple of my favorite pics too if you don't feel like following the link.











The last one is actually from the ride home. Stopped in at Chocorua Lake.

Thanks,
Karl

Karl . . . looks like you picked a wonderful day for a hike to a wonderful destination!
I enjoyed your photos and reading your full Trip Report on your blog. Very nice job!

Thanks John! It really was a fantastic day. Wish I didn't bring so much heavy snow/winter gear though. Better safe than sorry I suppose. I think my photos came out OK, but my blue skies aren't quite as blue as yours typically are. (Can you tell I'm jealous of your camera and photo taking eye)

Thanks again John!

Karl