Carrigain - 7/13 Monday. Moderate pace. Wicked awesome folks are welcome to join.

[The Unstrung Harp]

A couple of friends and I are Carrigain-ing on Monday. 9:30am start. Anyone want to recommend which direction we go?

 

[dr_wu002]

A couple of friends and I are Carrigain-ing on Monday. 9:30am start. Anyone want to recommend which direction we go?

The loop through Carrigain Notch, up Desolation, down Signal Ridge is a cool trip!

-Dr. Wu

 

[The Unstrung Harp]

Sweet. My team of yaks thanks you for the advice.

 

[rocket21]

Sweet. My team of yaks thanks you for the advice.

Be forewarned of the Desolation Trail et al:

http://www.vftt.org/forums/showthread.php?t=30971

Hopefully things will dry out a bit more, but Carrigain Notch was in rough shape last week and it doesn't sound like it was much better a few days ago.

 

[The Unstrung Harp]

Hmmm. Let's pretend I'm a crossings-wimp and I've got around 30 other 4k footer peaks left to choose from... How are Tom/Field, Osceolas, or Tripyramids? Or....whatever else. Anything without tricky crossings would be nice. Am i just fantasizing here, or does such a thing exist?

 

[rocket21]

Hmmm. Let's pretend I'm a crossings-wimp and I've got around 30 other 4k footer peaks left to choose from... How are Tom/Field, Osceolas, or Tripyramids? Or....whatever else. Anything without tricky crossings would be nice. Am i just fantasizing here, or does such a thing exist?

Signal Ridge shouldn't be too bad - the crossings would have been pretty easily waded at that point. I was pointing out that Carrigain Notch was very wet and muddy as of last weekend (ie Desolation Trail).

 

[RoySwkr]

How are Tom/Field, Osceolas, or Tripyramids? Or....whatever else. Anything without tricky crossings would be nice. Am i just fantasizing here, or does such a thing exist?

Osceolas from Tripoli Rd has no significant crossings, the others have some

You can miss the first crossing on Carrigain via a bushwhack from the road, I prefer the Carrigain Brk Rd approach but if you have to ask it probably isn't for you

Bushwhack loops including Vose Spur or The Captain can also be found in a search of old posts here