The Great 2009 Carter-Moriah Traverse
Well, it's that time of the year again for a cold Carter Moriah Traverse. In November of 2007 tMail and I did this trek (south-to-north) in about 13 hours (18.6 miles).a 6:30am start will minimize headlamp time, but let's plan on being out 15 hrs which means about 5 hours w/ headlamps at the end. Saturday 28 November 2009 Eastern Standard Time SUN Begin civil twilight 6:25 a.m. Sunrise 6:57 a.m. Sun transit 11:33 a.m. Sunset 4:08 p

Sandwich Dome & Black Mountain on Saturday
Destination: Black Mtn via Sandwich Dome (Via the Sandwich Mtn Trail)Distance (Total): 11.2 miles (approx)Elevations:Noon Peak: 2976'Jennings Peak: 3460'Sandwich Dome: 3993'Black Mtn: 2732'Parking at the trailhead near Waterville Valley. Logistics via email.

Trek Ideas
Just for the record, throwing these out on the blog so I don't forget them:ideas for upcoming treks:Kinsman Ridge/Gordon Pond by: lonesome lake/fishin' jimmy, north kinsman, south kinsman, mt. wolf, gordon pond trail.Trail Trot 1: two car setup: start at lincoln woods campground and trot to the Cedar Brook Trail (about 60 min trot). take Cedar Brook to the Kanc at the hairpin turn (avoid the Hancocks)Trail Trot 2: two car setup: start at hairpin curve on the Kanc, trot Hancock Notch trail to Sawyer River trail and back to Kanc.Trail Trot 3: similar to #2 but hit Carrigain.sphinx trail from somewhere, return somehow

Boott Spur
tMail, Agent 007, Spanky and mutha tackled the Tuckerman Ravine -> Boott Spur-> Boott Spur Link loop.Mutha's Trip Report (pics here):Spanky The Wonder Dog finds being lifted down boulders to be personally insulting.tMail's JetBoil works as well as The PM's.A rare day on that mountain where special gear isn't needed.

Cabot & Waumbek: Elmo or Cookie Monster?
The route was as planned: Cabot via Unknown Pond (and side trip to The Horn) - an out and back. Drive to Starr King trail, Waumbek out and back: sunset on the ascent, headlamps on by Mt. Starr King. While these two summits are among the lowest of the 48, this was no walk-in-the-park: About 18 miles and about 5,300ft vertical. Mutha's Trip Report (Pics