The Trip So Far: Carter Moriah Traverse

Well the winter traverse if you want to call it that of a Carter Moriah Traverse is complete. Clearly the weather cooperated in the most unlikely form for January in NH. We had late spring like weather with a snowpack that was firm and then getting softer throughout the day. We had zero wind, clear visibility, some sunlight, a clear evening and some dense fog.

It was GREAT, that this traverse was attempted, we had it well planned out with optional bail points and everyone forged ahead without thought to Moriah after we tagged N. Carter.

I thought the traverse went by faster than many of us thought. I kept waiting for that part of the traverse where you lose an hour because of route finding but Mutha and MadDog did a great job of getting us to the Stony Brook Trail from N. Carter. The ascent up Moriah was excellent, it is unfortunate the views we had are always behind you because with the sunset and the silhouettes of the Presidential Mountains was picturesque. It was also nice having fog because you did not see the endless lights of Gorham.

One Stroke and G$$$, THANK YOU for the car transportation and to Wildcat and car spotting in Gorham, much appreciated.

We had a great story for the Ski Patrol bunny, FUCK POLE CAT.

It was great having MB, CC and NYC aboard, NYC handled himself well for his 2^nd NH outing ever and first traverse you would have never known.

MB holds the record for consecutive falls off of N. Carter on the descent.

MadDog can always be counted on in the 25^th hour to ask/mumblesomething so extraordinary that I was puzzled how to answer it. His question “What was it like coming off of N. Carter”? ***side note we don’t know if MadDog skipped that part or fell asleep.

The Kanc is brutal when half asleep, Coke fueled the drive and got me back to Lincoln, NH.

Merit Badges earned by all, Spungie will have to wait to get his. This group seemed to knock off the challenge without a problem, will be sure to raise the bar for next year.

DogMan and PM definitely missed.

Inventory of condo work completed:

All three original thermostats replaced to new Honeywell Digital Thermostats with multiple programmable features. ALL set at 58 degrees and on manual mode, this might save money over the long run. (Master Electrician NYC, Master Driller/Installer TF, Project Manager CC, Custodian Services for cleaning MB.
Basement bathroom trim updated.
Master bathroom vanity shelf installed and updated to improve the original design flaw from the vanity designer.
Clock in the main living room hanging on a south wall has been updated to properly reflect the time for Eastern Time Zone and new battery added.
Linens in the Bunk Bed room have been washed, dried and placed back on bed with comforters by Wolf Pack Services. Pillow cases as well, pillows fluffed to show loftiness.
Pillows on red couch in living room fluffed prior to leaving to show loftiness.
Vacuuming performed throughout the house on all 3 main levels.
Rotting ash collector from the deck has been thrown out.
Trash cleared from under sink and properly disposed.
Dishes washed
Crawl space inspected for varmint.
Bella’s bed vacuumed.
Water shut off.
Sticks on sliding doors inspected for strength for overall safety of Cappellini Family and visitors.