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Hiking Trail Conditions Report
Peaks
Peaks Mt. Osceola, East Osceola, NH
Trails
Trails: Greeley Ponds Trail, Mt. Osceola Trail
Date of Hike
Date of Hike: Tuesday, May 6, 2014
Parking/Access Road Notes
Parking/Access Road Notes:  
Surface Conditions
Surface Conditions: Wet Trail, Ice - Breakable Crust, Mud - Minor/Avoidable, Snow/Ice - Monorail (Unstable), Snow - Spring Snow, Snow/Ice - Postholes, Slush 
Recommended Equipment
Recommended Equipment: Light Traction 
Water Crossing Notes
Water Crossing Notes: One major stream crossing had low water/easy to cross on rocks without getting wet boots on the way in. All other small stream crossings were very easy. We hit the trailhead at 8:15am, and by 3:00 on the way back to the car via the Greeley Ponds trail there was a noticeable increase in the snow-melt streams.  
Trail Maintenance Notes
Trail Maintenance Notes: 1 or two blow-downs obscuring the trail- easy to navigate around trees.  
Dog-Related Notes
Dog-Related Notes: Dog prints in the snow made me think that dogs have made it up this trail recently- must be some hardy pups to make it up and down the snowy/slushy/icy trail. 
Bugs
Bugs: no way. 
Lost and Found
Lost and Found:  
 
Comments
Comments: The majority of the Osceola trail has significant snow cover and unstable monrail with some post holing. I can't imagine doing this hike without traction. The climb down from East Osceola was quite slick- moving between mud, slushy snow, monorail and ice. On the trail down, my hiking buddy and I noticed that the trail snow was significantly melted after an afternoon of sun.  
Name
Name: kate 
E-Mail
E-Mail: kmilkeway@gmail.com 
Date Submitted
Date Submitted: 2014-05-06 
Link
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