[pct-l] water crossing

[Matt Maxon]

Well for what it's worth my hard and fast rule is "It depends"

The flow rate of the water is one important factor.

High speed ankle deep water could be dangerous

While slow moving neck deep water could be a refreshing walk in the park.

All crossings have their inherent risks and each situation needs to be 
assessed, with your risk tolerance  levels  applied .

Boulder/Rock hopping with wet and/or muddy or sandy shoes, that's a 
problem for me for sure. I'll generally just get my feet wet.

Really don't much care for logs especially if they are wet or there is a 
big drop (exposure) or fast moving water.

One thing I always do is unbuckle my chest and waist straps.

Trail90

JoAnn wrote:
> if a stream is under butt deep, I'll ford it instead of risking a log
> crossing.
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> I could not agree more. 
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> Tomorrow morning I have my second surgery resulting from a fall while trying
> to rock hop. I fell and tore my MCL and then two weeks later, not having
> been advised what actions to avoid, I fell again and lay to waste my ACL.
> The MCL healed on its own; this, as I said, will be the second on the ACL. 
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> This will have some effect on my hiking, to what extent we are not yet
> certain. It has been stated by my surgeon that I will now need a brace for
> hiking.  
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> So, I too will never try any method other than walking through the water, no
> matter how shallow or, assuming it's fordable, no matter how deep.
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> are we there yet
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