November 3rd, 2007 A solo climb of East Osceola via the greeley Ponds trail from the Kancamagus Highway. http://hikerbob.smugmug.com/Hiking-Trips/Hikes-2007/East-Osceola-White-Mountains/DSC6153/237206827_gznbr-Ti-1.jpg http://hikerbob.smugmug.com/gallery/4072555_5HcrM/ 2007-12-29T04:49:28Z Copyright 2009, the copyright holder of each photograph. Some portions copyright SmugMug. All rights reserved. SmugMug <p><a href="http://hikerbob.smugmug.com">hikerbob</a><br />First time on this trail</p><p><a href="http://hikerbob.smugmug.com/Hiking-Trips/Hikes-2007/East-Osceola-White-Mountains/4072555_5HcrM#237206827_gznbr" title="First time on this trail"><img src="http://hikerbob.smugmug.com/Hiking-Trips/Hikes-2007/East-Osceola-White-Mountains/DSC6153/237206827_gznbr-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="First time on this trail" title="First time on this trail" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-22T17:50:57Z hikerbob http://hikerbob.smugmug.com http://hikerbob.smugmug.com/Hiking-Trips/Hikes-2007/East-Osceola-White-Mountains/DSC6153/237206827_gznbr-Th-1.jpg <p><a href="http://hikerbob.smugmug.com">hikerbob</a><br />Not too much water running</p><p><a href="http://hikerbob.smugmug.com/Hiking-Trips/Hikes-2007/East-Osceola-White-Mountains/4072555_5HcrM#237206830_EpgqG" title="Not too much water running"><img src="http://hikerbob.smugmug.com/Hiking-Trips/Hikes-2007/East-Osceola-White-Mountains/DSC6154/237206830_EpgqG-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Not too much water running" title="Not too much water running" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-22T17:49:05Z hikerbob http://hikerbob.smugmug.com http://hikerbob.smugmug.com/Hiking-Trips/Hikes-2007/East-Osceola-White-Mountains/DSC6154/237206830_EpgqG-Th-1.jpg <p><a href="http://hikerbob.smugmug.com">hikerbob</a><br />Main crossing an easy rock hop</p><p><a href="http://hikerbob.smugmug.com/Hiking-Trips/Hikes-2007/East-Osceola-White-Mountains/4072555_5HcrM#237206860_nz9Jv" title="Main crossing an easy rock hop"><img src="http://hikerbob.smugmug.com/Hiking-Trips/Hikes-2007/East-Osceola-White-Mountains/DSC6155/237206860_nz9Jv-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Main crossing an easy rock hop" title="Main crossing an easy rock hop" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-22T17:52:46Z hikerbob http://hikerbob.smugmug.com http://hikerbob.smugmug.com/Hiking-Trips/Hikes-2007/East-Osceola-White-Mountains/DSC6155/237206860_nz9Jv-Th-1.jpg <p><a href="http://hikerbob.smugmug.com">hikerbob</a><br />Water has a lot of color from leaf fall I assume</p><p><a href="http://hikerbob.smugmug.com/Hiking-Trips/Hikes-2007/East-Osceola-White-Mountains/4072555_5HcrM#237206869_WVm5Z" title="Water has a lot of color from leaf fall I assume"><img src="http://hikerbob.smugmug.com/Hiking-Trips/Hikes-2007/East-Osceola-White-Mountains/DSC6156/237206869_WVm5Z-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Water has a lot of color from leaf fall I assume" title="Water has a lot of color from leaf fall I assume" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-22T17:49:23Z hikerbob http://hikerbob.smugmug.com http://hikerbob.smugmug.com/Hiking-Trips/Hikes-2007/East-Osceola-White-Mountains/DSC6156/237206869_WVm5Z-Th-1.jpg <p><a href="http://hikerbob.smugmug.com">hikerbob</a><br />Testing out screw boots and they worked a charm on these slippery log bridges!</p><p><a href="http://hikerbob.smugmug.com/Hiking-Trips/Hikes-2007/East-Osceola-White-Mountains/4072555_5HcrM#237206911_8Awme" title="Testing out screw boots and they worked a charm on these slippery log bridges!"><img src="http://hikerbob.smugmug.com/Hiking-Trips/Hikes-2007/East-Osceola-White-Mountains/DSC6157/237206911_8Awme-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Testing out screw boots and they worked a charm on these slippery log bridges!" title="Testing out screw boots and they worked a charm on these slippery log bridges!" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-22T17:50:29Z hikerbob http://hikerbob.smugmug.com http://hikerbob.smugmug.com/Hiking-Trips/Hikes-2007/East-Osceola-White-Mountains/DSC6157/237206911_8Awme-Th-1.jpg <p><a href="http://hikerbob.smugmug.com">hikerbob</a><br />Eeek!</p><p><a href="http://hikerbob.smugmug.com/Hiking-Trips/Hikes-2007/East-Osceola-White-Mountains/4072555_5HcrM#237206921_ZmcCB" title="Eeek!"><img src="http://hikerbob.smugmug.com/Hiking-Trips/Hikes-2007/East-Osceola-White-Mountains/DSC6158/237206921_ZmcCB-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Eeek!" title="Eeek!" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-22T17:51:35Z hikerbob http://hikerbob.smugmug.com http://hikerbob.smugmug.com/Hiking-Trips/Hikes-2007/East-Osceola-White-Mountains/DSC6158/237206921_ZmcCB-Th-1.jpg <p><a href="http://hikerbob.smugmug.com">hikerbob</a><br />New sign - only 1 1/2 miles to the summit - all steep!</p><p><a href="http://hikerbob.smugmug.com/Hiking-Trips/Hikes-2007/East-Osceola-White-Mountains/4072555_5HcrM#237206940_RYB6D" title="New sign - only 1 1/2 miles to the summit - all steep!"><img src="http://hikerbob.smugmug.com/Hiking-Trips/Hikes-2007/East-Osceola-White-Mountains/DSC6159/237206940_RYB6D-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="New sign - only 1 1/2 miles to the summit - all steep!" title="New sign - only 1 1/2 miles to the summit - all steep!" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-22T17:51:55Z hikerbob http://hikerbob.smugmug.com http://hikerbob.smugmug.com/Hiking-Trips/Hikes-2007/East-Osceola-White-Mountains/DSC6159/237206940_RYB6D-Th-1.jpg <p><a href="http://hikerbob.smugmug.com">hikerbob</a><br />Winter is on the way</p><p><a href="http://hikerbob.smugmug.com/Hiking-Trips/Hikes-2007/East-Osceola-White-Mountains/4072555_5HcrM#237206985_8s8pZ" title="Winter is on the way"><img src="http://hikerbob.smugmug.com/Hiking-Trips/Hikes-2007/East-Osceola-White-Mountains/DSC6161/237206985_8s8pZ-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Winter is on the way" title="Winter is on the way" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-22T17:49:53Z hikerbob http://hikerbob.smugmug.com http://hikerbob.smugmug.com/Hiking-Trips/Hikes-2007/East-Osceola-White-Mountains/DSC6161/237206985_8s8pZ-Th-1.jpg <p><a href="http://hikerbob.smugmug.com">hikerbob</a><br />Well, the first hundred yards isn\'t so bad :)</p><p><a href="http://hikerbob.smugmug.com/Hiking-Trips/Hikes-2007/East-Osceola-White-Mountains/4072555_5HcrM#237206989_Ss5fd" title="Well, the first hundred yards isn\'t so bad :)"><img src="http://hikerbob.smugmug.com/Hiking-Trips/Hikes-2007/East-Osceola-White-Mountains/DSC6160/237206989_Ss5fd-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Well, the first hundred yards isn\'t so bad :)" title="Well, the first hundred yards isn\'t so bad :)" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-22T17:54:46Z hikerbob http://hikerbob.smugmug.com http://hikerbob.smugmug.com/Hiking-Trips/Hikes-2007/East-Osceola-White-Mountains/DSC6160/237206989_Ss5fd-Th-1.jpg <p><a href="http://hikerbob.smugmug.com">hikerbob</a><br />Trail runs along the base of the cliff</p><p><a href="http://hikerbob.smugmug.com/Hiking-Trips/Hikes-2007/East-Osceola-White-Mountains/4072555_5HcrM#237207039_Kvspj" title="Trail runs along the base of the cliff"><img src="http://hikerbob.smugmug.com/Hiking-Trips/Hikes-2007/East-Osceola-White-Mountains/DSC6162/237207039_Kvspj-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Trail runs along the base of the cliff" title="Trail runs along the base of the cliff" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-22T17:52:26Z hikerbob http://hikerbob.smugmug.com http://hikerbob.smugmug.com/Hiking-Trips/Hikes-2007/East-Osceola-White-Mountains/DSC6162/237207039_Kvspj-Th-1.jpg <p><a href="http://hikerbob.smugmug.com">hikerbob</a><br />Getting steep! This is looking up - the stack of rocks at middle left are horizontal.</p><p><a href="http://hikerbob.smugmug.com/Hiking-Trips/Hikes-2007/East-Osceola-White-Mountains/4072555_5HcrM#237207057_3ToKt" title="Getting steep! This is looking up - the stack of rocks at middle left are horizontal."><img src="http://hikerbob.smugmug.com/Hiking-Trips/Hikes-2007/East-Osceola-White-Mountains/DSC6164/237207057_3ToKt-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Getting steep! This is looking up - the stack of rocks at middle left are horizontal." title="Getting steep! This is looking up - the stack of rocks at middle left are horizontal." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-22T17:54:46Z hikerbob http://hikerbob.smugmug.com http://hikerbob.smugmug.com/Hiking-Trips/Hikes-2007/East-Osceola-White-Mountains/DSC6164/237207057_3ToKt-Th-1.jpg <p><a href="http://hikerbob.smugmug.com">hikerbob</a><br />Crossing the top of the slide - again, steeper than it looks in the picture but dry and solid with a lot of good footing.</p><p><a href="http://hikerbob.smugmug.com/Hiking-Trips/Hikes-2007/East-Osceola-White-Mountains/4072555_5HcrM#237207086_PYvLC" title="Crossing the top of the slide - again, steeper than it looks in the picture but dry and solid with a lot of good footing."><img src="http://hikerbob.smugmug.com/Hiking-Trips/Hikes-2007/East-Osceola-White-Mountains/DSC6165/237207086_PYvLC-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Crossing the top of the slide - again, steeper than it looks in the picture but dry and solid with a lot of good footing." title="Crossing the top of the slide - again, steeper than it looks in the picture but dry and solid with a lot of good footing." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-22T17:51:19Z hikerbob http://hikerbob.smugmug.com http://hikerbob.smugmug.com/Hiking-Trips/Hikes-2007/East-Osceola-White-Mountains/DSC6165/237207086_PYvLC-Th-1.jpg <p><a href="http://hikerbob.smugmug.com">hikerbob</a><br />Tripyramids to the right - cloud is obscuring the North Slide.</p><p><a href="http://hikerbob.smugmug.com/Hiking-Trips/Hikes-2007/East-Osceola-White-Mountains/4072555_5HcrM#237207094_i6Sxp" title="Tripyramids to the right - cloud is obscuring the North Slide."><img src="http://hikerbob.smugmug.com/Hiking-Trips/Hikes-2007/East-Osceola-White-Mountains/DSC6167/237207094_i6Sxp-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Tripyramids to the right - cloud is obscuring the North Slide." title="Tripyramids to the right - cloud is obscuring the North Slide." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-22T17:54:38Z hikerbob http://hikerbob.smugmug.com http://hikerbob.smugmug.com/Hiking-Trips/Hikes-2007/East-Osceola-White-Mountains/DSC6167/237207094_i6Sxp-Th-1.jpg <p><a href="http://hikerbob.smugmug.com">hikerbob</a><br />Looking back over the cliffs you can see the highway snaking along and Arrow Slide over on the hancocks to the distance at left.</p><p><a href="http://hikerbob.smugmug.com/Hiking-Trips/Hikes-2007/East-Osceola-White-Mountains/4072555_5HcrM#237207119_S6DHF" title="Looking back over the cliffs you can see the highway snaking along and Arrow Slide over on the hancocks to the distance at left."><img src="http://hikerbob.smugmug.com/Hiking-Trips/Hikes-2007/East-Osceola-White-Mountains/DSC6168/237207119_S6DHF-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Looking back over the cliffs you can see the highway snaking along and Arrow Slide over on the hancocks to the distance at left." title="Looking back over the cliffs you can see the highway snaking along and Arrow Slide over on the hancocks to the distance at left." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-22T17:54:46Z hikerbob http://hikerbob.smugmug.com http://hikerbob.smugmug.com/Hiking-Trips/Hikes-2007/East-Osceola-White-Mountains/DSC6168/237207119_S6DHF-Th-1.jpg <p><a href="http://hikerbob.smugmug.com">hikerbob</a><br />Looking back down the slide crossing.</p><p><a href="http://hikerbob.smugmug.com/Hiking-Trips/Hikes-2007/East-Osceola-White-Mountains/4072555_5HcrM#237207130_arUS2" title="Looking back down the slide crossing."><img src="http://hikerbob.smugmug.com/Hiking-Trips/Hikes-2007/East-Osceola-White-Mountains/DSC6170/237207130_arUS2-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Looking back down the slide crossing." title="Looking back down the slide crossing." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-22T17:51:11Z hikerbob http://hikerbob.smugmug.com http://hikerbob.smugmug.com/Hiking-Trips/Hikes-2007/East-Osceola-White-Mountains/DSC6170/237207130_arUS2-Th-1.jpg <p><a href="http://hikerbob.smugmug.com">hikerbob</a><br />Light at the end of the tunnel - but turns out a lot more climbing after that.</p><p><a href="http://hikerbob.smugmug.com/Hiking-Trips/Hikes-2007/East-Osceola-White-Mountains/4072555_5HcrM#237207162_qx5DE" title="Light at the end of the tunnel - but turns out a lot more climbing after that."><img src="http://hikerbob.smugmug.com/Hiking-Trips/Hikes-2007/East-Osceola-White-Mountains/DSC6171/237207162_qx5DE-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Light at the end of the tunnel - but turns out a lot more climbing after that." title="Light at the end of the tunnel - but turns out a lot more climbing after that." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-22T17:51:59Z hikerbob http://hikerbob.smugmug.com http://hikerbob.smugmug.com/Hiking-Trips/Hikes-2007/East-Osceola-White-Mountains/DSC6171/237207162_qx5DE-Th-1.jpg <p><a href="http://hikerbob.smugmug.com">hikerbob</a><br />Arrow Slide on Hancock.</p><p><a href="http://hikerbob.smugmug.com/Hiking-Trips/Hikes-2007/East-Osceola-White-Mountains/4072555_5HcrM#237207164_Y7ehs" title="Arrow Slide on Hancock."><img src="http://hikerbob.smugmug.com/Hiking-Trips/Hikes-2007/East-Osceola-White-Mountains/DSC6172/237207164_Y7ehs-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Arrow Slide on Hancock." title="Arrow Slide on Hancock." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-22T17:51:25Z hikerbob http://hikerbob.smugmug.com http://hikerbob.smugmug.com/Hiking-Trips/Hikes-2007/East-Osceola-White-Mountains/DSC6172/237207164_Y7ehs-Th-1.jpg <p><a href="http://hikerbob.smugmug.com">hikerbob</a><br />I spy orange on Osceola main peak.</p><p><a href="http://hikerbob.smugmug.com/Hiking-Trips/Hikes-2007/East-Osceola-White-Mountains/4072555_5HcrM#237207186_kiBSk" title="I spy orange on Osceola main peak."><img src="http://hikerbob.smugmug.com/Hiking-Trips/Hikes-2007/East-Osceola-White-Mountains/DSC6175/237207186_kiBSk-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="I spy orange on Osceola main peak." title="I spy orange on Osceola main peak." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-22T17:53:58Z hikerbob http://hikerbob.smugmug.com http://hikerbob.smugmug.com/Hiking-Trips/Hikes-2007/East-Osceola-White-Mountains/DSC6175/237207186_kiBSk-Th-1.jpg <p><a href="http://hikerbob.smugmug.com">hikerbob</a><br />East Osceola summit.</p><p><a href="http://hikerbob.smugmug.com/Hiking-Trips/Hikes-2007/East-Osceola-White-Mountains/4072555_5HcrM#237207190_CZJvD" title="East Osceola summit."><img src="http://hikerbob.smugmug.com/Hiking-Trips/Hikes-2007/East-Osceola-White-Mountains/DSC6174/237207190_CZJvD-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="East Osceola summit." title="East Osceola summit." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-22T17:54:06Z hikerbob http://hikerbob.smugmug.com http://hikerbob.smugmug.com/Hiking-Trips/Hikes-2007/East-Osceola-White-Mountains/DSC6174/237207190_CZJvD-Th-1.jpg