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I took my dog up the Cap Ridge last year and she was fine. There were 2 spots where she need me to lift her on the way up, but she was fine all by herself on the way down.

If you are looking for something different with a little less above treeline exposure, four of us just did the Castle trail to Jefferson last Sunday. It is packed down nice until you get to the Castles then it is a mix of soft snow with bare rock and some hard crust along the way.

I just finished the 100 highest 3 weeks ago on Whitecap and NKD and the roads were in excellent condition. I had no problem with my 4x2 pickup. The trail to White cap is easy to find and follow, NKD was a little more difficult, we kept losing the herd path, but we would find it again pretty...

Planning on doing Snow this Friday or Saturday and was wondering if anyone knows if the gate is open.

Trail is hard packed with maybe an inch of new snow from today. We did it today and all you will need is micro spikes or some kind of traction, it's pretty icy. Good luck and have a good hike.

Date of hike: 7/9/09 Trail conditions: It was muddy at the bottom of the slopes, jct down to AT had water running down the trail. The ridge between the peaks was fairly dry, a couple puddles, but very easy to go around. Comments: It was a beautiful day with great views. Bugs were out in force...

Date of hike: 7/5 Parking: We parked about 1 mile past the metal grate bridge on the Caribou Valley Road. Trail Conditions: A few wet and muddy spots, but very dry compared to the last few hikes I have done. Comments: We walked up the CVR following all the small cairns. After about 3 miles...

Date of hike: 7/3 Parking: We parked on the Caribou Valley Road. We had to park 1.5 miles from the trailhead because of the low clearance on our car. 4X4's had no problem making it to the metal bridge 0.5 miles from the trailhead. Comments: The trail was very wet and muddy for the first 3/4 of...

Date of Hike: 6/27/09 Trail Conditions: It was very wet and muddy the whole time in the woods. We did a lot of rock hopping and board walking to avoid very deep puddles all along the trail. Brook crossings were not a problem. Once we were above the trees it wasn't bad at all. Comments: For the...

Date of Hike: 6/25/09 -- 6pm. Comments: Parked in small lot on rt 160. Trail is in excellent condition, very dry considering all the rain we have had. Bugs were out of control. Nice breeze on top to help with the bugs. Great views. This is only a 2.5 mile round trip hike but it was nice to get...

Thanks! yeah it was a great time.

Zealand and the Bonds via: Zealand trail, Twinway and the Bondcliff trail. Date of hike:6/12/09-6/14/09 Comments: Several easy brook crossings on the Zealand trail. Twinway was wet and muddy but that was to be expected with all the rain we just had. Stopped at Zealand for #45 no views here...

Date of Hike: 6/7/09 Trail conditions: Muddy and wet. River crossings were not bad at all, several blowdowns to go over , under or around. Only 1 section of snow about 10 feet long on the Davis Path. Comments: Trip started out on a sour note when we saw a baby bear dead on Rt 16 that had just...

I was planning on going up Mt. Isolation via the Rocky Branch and Isolation trails and I haven't seen any posts about these trails for a while. I was wondering if anyone had any info on the brook crossings or the snow conditions. Thanks.

Trails: Bunnell Notch, Kilkenny Ridge and Unknown Pond Trail. Special Equipment: Poles were helpful for the brook crossings. Trail Conditions: Wet and muddy but not too bad. Comments: Bugs were not bad today but that may have been because of the rain and wind. While on the Horn we could see a...

Date of hike: 5/16/2009 Special Equipment needed: Poles very helpful for the brook crossings. Trail Conditions:Very wet and muddy first 2.8 miles. Several blowdowns to go over, under or around. Two small sections of unavoidable snow, one at 3000ft, and the other at 3200ft. Comments: Overcast...

Date of hike: 5/9/2009 Parked at the end of the Paugus mill Rd. Special Equipment Needed: Just bug spray for the Parking area. Trail Conditions: Snow free all the way, A couple trees down at the beginning of the trail to go over. One more tree down about half way up. A lot of wet and muddy...

I have never done this mountain and was wondering if anyone knew if the Champney Falls Trail is snow free. Any info would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

FYI: Bri-Mar Trail is closed by the owners due to mud until May 15th.

Parked at the Waterville Valley Ski Area. Special Equipment: Most people on the trail barebooted, I used Microspikes for the descent. Trail Conditions: First 3/4 miles was bare ground, then spots of ice and snow. About 1/2 way up all snow and ice if you stay on the monorail you can stay on top...