Carrigan 10-08-06 (Crystal clear views!)

[MarcHowes]

Date(s) Hiked:10-8-06

Trails(s) Hiked:Signal Ridge Trail

Total Distance: 10 mi RT

Total Vertical: 3400

Difficulty:Hard (but consistent)

Conditions: perfect

Special Required Equipment: Boots

Trip Report:

This is the trip we all dream about. Crystal clear 100+ mile views, no wind, and 55-60 degrees the whole way. I could see all the Whites except the ones obscured by other mountains (IE Franconias, Washington primarily). I had the tower to myself for the first 10 mins and shared it with 2 others for about 50 minutes before I went back to my car. I saw a whole torrent of people when I descended in a 45 min block so I bet it was pretty crowded around noon.

Go here for more details/pictures http://hoosactunnel.net/nonhoosac/NH/Carrigan061008

 

[David Metsky]

I was up there on Saturday. It failed to suck. Sorry for the large images.

-dave-

 

[Mike P.]

Great shots, now I won't feel bad if I on't get there this fall. I love the view & feeling of being in the Alpine Zone on Signal Ridge, even better than the Carrigain sumiit.

 

[MarcHowes]

Ya it was an awesome weekend all around.. Unless you were going WB on the kanc near lincoln at 6pm saturday I saw a traffic pileup almost all the way to the wilderness (5.5 miles!) trying to get onto I-93 Thank god I was going EB there was nothing EB I even videoed the line as I drove by

 

[David Metsky]

It took us 45 minutes to get from Lincoln Woods to I-93 starting around 6:00 PM. It was the only part of the hike that sucked.

More pictures here: http://www.hikethewhites.com/carrigain2

-dave-

 

[MarcHowes]

I should have waved

Sometime I'll upload the video, maybe you can pick out your car :roll:

 

[MichaelJ]

Hey - I can see myself waving from Jefferson!

Yup, bee-yoo-ti-ful weekend!

 

[feldmrschl]

I am green with jealousy. I didn't get a chance to make it up there. Instead, went hiking with wife and 5 yr old son in Wendell Brook State Park in Ashby, MA on Sunday and drove up Pack Monadnock on Monday. My son is really getting into tramping around in the woods, so, hopefully we'll be up in the Whites in a few years' time.