| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
East Osceola, Mt. Osceola, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Greeley Ponds Trail, Mt. Osceola Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Wednesday, January 27, 2010 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
The parking lot was surprisingly snow-free this morning, with patches of ice here and there. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Ice - Black, Snow/Ice - Frozen Granular |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
Light Traction, Traction |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
The water crossing was running very high this morning, requiring a bushwhack up stream to get across, OK on the return. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
A couple of 'duck-under' blow downs on the Mount Osceola Trail. |
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 | Comments: |
Nicely compacted trail today, compliments of all the rain on Monday. We wore either microspikes or crampons all day, carried snow shoes but never needed them. Some very icy spots past the junction of the Mt. Osceola trail. I wore crampons from a couple of tenths of a mile past the junction until the return to the junction this afternoon. The 'chimney' section is an ice flow, with just enough hand holds on the bare rock to make it doable. A little 'unnerving' up and down the chimney section describes it pretty well. Over all, the trail is in great shape for easy travel with light traction. |
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 | Name: |
Denise Penn |
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 | E-Mail: |
dpenn4k@msn.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2010-01-27 |
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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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