Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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East Osceola, Mt. Osceola, NH |
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| Trails: |
Greeley Ponds Trail, Mt. Osceola Trail |
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| Date of Hike: |
Saturday, December 24, 2011 |
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| Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Unplowed lot but with my summer tires (long story)I got up into it okay but I wouldn't have been able to squeeze into a spot between cars easily. Only a few cars there today. |
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| Surface Conditions: |
Snow - Packed Powder/Loose Granular, Snow - Unpacked Powder, Ice - Blue |
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| Recommended Equipment: |
Light Traction |
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| Water Crossing Notes: |
Rock steps |
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| Trail Maintenance Notes: |
One major blowdown complex between the peaks. It's been there for awhile and the trail path now swings around it. |
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| Dog-Related Notes: |
Pretty easy day for the mighty tough little dog, although he benefitted from a couple butt shoves on the chimney bypass, and he did get his paws wet in the numerous running drainages and a couple small brooks down low. He met Kally and the Snow Monster both happily enjoying their hikes with their humans. |
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| Comments: |
We let the wind chills forecast divert us from a Presi hike, only to find very little wind on the Osceolas. There was a modest amount of powdery snow to start and it pretty much never got to be more than a few. We carried snowshoes, barebooted to the Chimney (it slowed us some but added a bit of adventure), put on Hillsounds for it and kept them on for most of the hike. They were just right and the hike down was pretty easy despite significant ice under snow on the steep sections below East Osceola. We met five others on the trail, 3 in crampons and 2 in microspikes one of whom briefly used snowshoes between the peaks and was glad to get them off.
What a wonderful day it was, the views were splendid, the woods were a winter wonderland, and the hiking partners the best. Thanks Pepper and Erica. |
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| Name: |
Pepper and Me |
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| E-Mail: |
windriversjohn at gmail.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2011-12-24 |
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| Link: |
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Disclaimer: Reports are not verified - conditions may vary. Use at own risk. Always be prepared when hiking. Observe all signs. Trail conditions reports are not substitutes for weather reports or common sense. |
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