| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
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Mt. Osceola, East Osceola, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Mt. Osceola Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Friday, May 24, 2019 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
Tripoli Road is open! It opened on Thursday according to a Ranger at the Pemi Ranger Station. Clean bathrooms at the parking lot. We were the first there on Friday. There were three other cars there when we returned from the hike. |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Wet Trail, Wet/Slippery Rock, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Mud - Significant, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Unstable), Leaves - Significant/Slippery, Snow/Ice - Postholes, Snow/Ice - Small Patches |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
The streams were running but all easily crossed. |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
While we were on the peaks a large dead tree fell across the trail about 1 mile below the Osceola summit. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
My dog Ellen was the only dog we saw on the trail that day. She just completed her 27th and 28th of the 4,000 footers. |
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 | Bugs: |
Not a one. The strong wind kept them away all day. |
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 | Lost and Found: |
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 | Comments: |
My dog Ellen who headed off trail on the way back from East Peak. She went into the dense underbrush to pee and as I called for her I could see that she had become distracted by a scent trail that she proceeded to follow down a very steep part of the southern slope. I quickly lost sight of her in the dense pine undergrowth. The wind was loud and I am not sure if she could hear me calling for her. I located her using a radio frequency tracking system that has a transmitter attached to her collar. I tracked and followed her at least 500 feet down the slope. Her movements seemed to parallel the contour and she was not moving up the slope at all. When I got within about 30 feet of her I caught sight of her orange jacket. I realized she couldn't climb back up the steep unstable slope. I moved down to her and lifted her up the ledges as we made our way slowly back up to trail and my hiking partner, Mike, that I began to hear calling for us as we got closer. It took about 30 to 45 minutes to retrieve Ellen. Quite the ordeal for us!
The deciduous trees are just starting to bud in the area. |
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 | Name: |
Paul |
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 | E-Mail: |
paul_desro@yahoo.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2019-05-25 |
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 | Link: |
 https://photos.app.goo.gl/mwFjfTxcFav79t9y6 |
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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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