Mt Carrigain wanderings 10-15-2011

[Jay H]

Bah on the weathermen, went up early saturday morning to hike Carrigain with a bunch of friends. Parked at the winter lot and walked up the road to the signal ridge trail and the summer lot. The road is almost completely washed out about 2/3rds the way to the trailhead probably due to a clogged/washed out culvert and then the raging waters washing out the road.

River crosses were very tricky and the one just after the Carrigain Notch Trail junction had to be waded on the way up and the way back. But the day was nice and not rainy at all with views of everything below the high presidentials. Nice colors and some nice views.

#15 for Bev.. :)

https://picasaweb.google.com/104827043392670889977/20111015CarrigainMt

Jay

[Gregory Karl]

Hey Jay,

The road was washed out when I hiked Carragain in the late 90s, also due to a blocked culvert. What I wonder is: Was it repaired in between and then washed out again, or did they just never repair it? I don't know which would be worse.

Love those water crossings.

[procook131]

It had been repaired, when I do not know. It was drivable in September of last year. I know you are not much of a "club" guy Greg, but have you hiked a bunch of the 4K's over there?

[Gregory Karl]

It had been repaired, when I do not know. It was drivable in September of last year. I know you are not much of a "club" guy Greg, but have you hiked a bunch of the 4K's over there?

Wow! That is infuriating! Talk about penny-wise and pound foolish. A half hour clearing a culvert would have saved untold thousands—twice!

I lived in Boston for two years, during which I hiked half of the 48—and a few smaller ones too. Haven't been back since moving to NY.

[Jay H]

Wow! That is infuriating! Talk about penny-wise and pound foolish. A half hour clearing a culvert would have saved untold thousands—twice!

I lived in Boston for two years, during which I hiked half of the 48—and a few smaller ones too. Haven't been back since moving to NY.

It was definitely repaired cause the last time and only time I've done Carrigain, you could drive to the usual summer trailhead. This is new..

Sometimes the trees and leaves fill up culverts, whether they were previously cleaned or not. I have no idea if that was/or is the case with Sawyer River Road, but you can easily see what caused the road to washout because you first come upon the huge washout and then you start to walk around it on the part that is still there and then you come upon the drainage and you can see how the water started to flow up and over the road...

Jay

[procook131]

Wow! That is infuriating! Talk about penny-wise and pound foolish. A half hour clearing a culvert would have saved untold thousands—twice!

I lived in Boston for two years, during which I hiked half of the 48—and a few smaller ones too. Haven't been back since moving to NY.

That's NH, right?! The mountains are still fun as ever, I am sure they would welcome your return:tup:

[Gregory Karl]

It was definitely repaired cause the last time and only time I've done Carrigain, you could drive to the usual summer trailhead. This is new..

Sometimes the trees and leaves fill up culverts, whether they were previously cleaned or not. I have no idea if that was/or is the case with Sawyer River Road, but you can easily see what caused the road to washout because you first come upon the huge washout and then you start to walk around it on the part that is still there and then you come upon the drainage and you can see how the water started to flow up and over the road...

Jay

That is exactly what happened like 13 years ago in exactly the same spot. I would hope that after a second wash out, someone will note that checking the culvert every five years or so might be a good idea.

[Raymond]

Probably no amount of checking of culverts would have offset Irene’s effect. It was difficult to capture the scope of the washout in a picture.

http://inlinethumb16.webshots.com/46223/2096640590097475956S600x600Q85.jpg

The bridge on Route 302 just south of Sawyer River Road was ruined by the river water getting up behind the northwestern abutment and washing away the road,

http://inlinethumb28.webshots.com/46043/2973966770097475956S600x600Q85.jpg

and the bridge over the Peabody River a couple of miles south of Gorham came close to having the same fate befall it.

http://inlinethumb43.webshots.com/49322/2298366930097475956S600x600Q85.jpg

It looks like part of the abutment fell over anyway.