So I " bagged" 2 more peaks this past weekend thanks to the help of my friend Sara. If I was hiking with anyone else today we probably would not have gone... as the conditions were a bit challenging to say the least. It had rained 2 days during the week and then the temps went down to the 20's...so yes that means ice. It was snowing as we drove into North Conway. Although it never amounted to much accumulation it did make for slippery conditions. I met Sara at 7am. It was 24 degrees and wind gusts were to 50 mph and there was a light coating of snow even at the bottom of the trail head. It was great to hike with Sara, we had lost touch until we ran into each other about a month ago. When I told her about the hiking I was doing as a fundraiser for CCALS she volunteered to do a couple with me before starting a new adventure of her own. We had plenty of time to catch up over the climb and it turned out to be a beautiful day. We hiked up to Carter Hut and onto our first peak Wildcat A at 4,422 feet, there is a lookout at the top with a view of the hike we still had ahead...Carter Dome. It looked a bit daunting. We made our way down 1,000 ft to the notch and the lake with beautiful views of both peaks surrounding the lake. Onward and upward we went another 1,300 or so feet up to Carter Dome. There is no view to speak of from the top of Carter Dome unless you are over 6 ft tall, which neither of us were. It was beautiful and peaceful as no surprise we were the only ones there and we were standing in the middle of a circle of evergreens covered in snow...well worth the climb!Carter Dome is 4,832 feet, which is in the top ten of the 48 4,000 footers, so it felt great to get one if the taller ones in. The mileage for the day was 11.4 miles in 8 hours. Thanks to Sara for a great day and good luck at school! This hike I am dedicating to Darryl Goss who passed a week ago.
So I " bagged" 2 more peaks this past weekend thanks to the help of my friend Sara. If I was hiking with anyone else today we probably would not have gone... as the conditions were a bit challenging to say the least. It had rained 2 days during the week and then the temps went down to the 20's...so yes that means ice. It was snowing as we drove into North Conway. Although it never amounted to much accumulation it did make for slippery conditions. I met Sara at 7am. It was 24 degrees and wind gusts were to 50 mph and there was a light coating of snow even at the bottom of the trail head. It was great to hike with Sara, we had lost touch until we ran into each other about a month ago. When I told her about the hiking I was doing as a fundraiser for CCALS she volunteered to do a couple with me before starting a new adventure of her own. We had plenty of time to catch up over the climb and it turned out to be a beautiful day. We hiked up to Carter Hut and onto our first peak Wildcat A at 4,422 feet, there is a lookout at the top with a view of the hike we still had ahead...Carter Dome. It looked a bit daunting. We made our way down 1,000 ft to the notch and the lake with beautiful views of both peaks surrounding the lake. Onward and upward we went another 1,300 or so feet up to Carter Dome. There is no view to speak of from the top of Carter Dome unless you are over 6 ft tall, which neither of us were. It was beautiful and peaceful as no surprise we were the only ones there and we were standing in the middle of a circle of evergreens covered in snow...well worth the climb!Carter Dome is 4,832 feet, which is in the top ten of the 48 4,000 footers, so it felt great to get one if the taller ones in. The mileage for the day was 11.4 miles in 8 hours. Thanks to Sara for a great day and good luck at school! This hike I am dedicating to Darryl Goss who passed a week ago. 
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