The best laid plans
With the summit of Mt. Moriah in May , I had six peaks left on my NH 48 4000 footers list. I had plans for the final peak (Owlshead), and the remaining five were all in one area east of Pinkham Notch, on two ridges on either side of Carter Notch. As noted in the Moriah trip report, I had thought to get Moriah and these other five peaks on one thru-hike, but couldn't work out the logistics. So I decided to go after them in three day trips (Moriah, Carters, Wildcats). Then the Appalacian Mountain Club offered a $99 deal for their White Mountain huts. One of those huts was in Carter Notch, between the two ridges, so I booked a bunk for a Tuesday in June. With that as a base camp, I'd have several options for getting the peaks on either side of the Notch. I liked the idea of adding a hut stay to my quest for the NH 48. I've walked past all but two of them, and gone in two of them to check them out & buy snacks, but have never stayed overnight. It seemed like a good experie...