| Hiking Trail Conditions Report |
 | Peaks |
Mt. Osceola, East Osceola, NH |
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 | Trails: |
Mt. Osceola Trail |
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 | Date of Hike: |
Saturday, September 24, 2022 |
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 | Parking/Access Road Notes: |
$5 fee lot, bathroom. Maybe room for 12-15. Road as usual was packed. USFS ticketing those who chose to ignore no parking signs |
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 | Surface Conditions: |
Dry Trail, Ice - Black, Wet Trail, Wet/Slippery Rock, Standing/Running Water on Trail, Mud - Minor/Avoidable |
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 | Recommended Equipment: |
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 | Water Crossing Notes: |
None |
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 | Trail Maintenance Notes: |
Lots of branches down heading up. I removed many including 2 deadfall. Heading to East lots of rime ice covered branches down. Had quite a mess to clean up to continue. Big deadfall across trail, branches still on, climb over. 2-3 more blowdowns after chimney, saw worthy. |
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 | Dog-Related Notes: |
Good, chimney & bypass may be an issue |
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 | Bugs: |
Nope |
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 | Lost and Found: |
Nada |
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 | Comments: |
Sunrise hike, really windy in lot. Windy all the way, howling above. Lots of branches down. Starts off dry then wetter as you climb. Running water in many places, the slabs were all soaked. Above 4000 feet encountered black ice on the rocks in spots. Gone later in the morning. Winds really strong on summit!! Clouds boiling up high no sunrise view but views into valley. Black ice in spots on top. Headed to East, Trail & trees covered in rime ice. Crystals, ice cubes, brite white...so beautiful. Cleared about 10 mini ice covered x-mas trees down. 1st herd path clouds glowing orange. Sun appeared for a quick peak. Erie & beautiful. Took bypass down. Step over blowndows, duct under leaners. Chimney was wet no issues. Had summit solo on way back, views for miles, winds less but still chilly. So many heading up, as usual. Great early hike |
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 | Name: |
buzza77 |
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 | E-Mail: |
buzza77@msn.com |
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| Date Submitted: |
2022-09-25 |
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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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