[pct-l] Fording reports from Kerrick Canyon and also just north of Belden

[mattjolley at comcast.net]

  Much thanks to web sites, and journalists,  and especially to LA for an example of positive discretion.

  ford in Kerrick Canyon  days hike north of Touolume Meadows
Steve Fitzgerald  about June 17.
http://postholer.com/journal/viewJournal.php?entry_id=3488
 MissDarkness  aka  Princess of darkness about morning of June 17.
http://postholer.com/journal/viewJournal.php?entry_id=3528
http://postholer.com/journal/viewJournal.php?entry_id=3529


  North of Belden, about mile 1300  Chips Creek  or ??Poison Creek  prior to Poison spring
  Note,  the topo trail does not cross Chips Creek,  but the Postholer pointer to map PCT does twice.
http://postholer.com/gmap/gmap.php?trail=pct&lat=40.034318&lon=-121.358542&zoom=15&vw=3&stMark=4
 LA talked about discretely turning back at Poison Creek on June 10.
http://www.trailjournals.com/entry.cfm?id=237929
 Drew Reams also passed through about June 14 and posted to LA's  guestbook
http://www.trailjournals.com/gbookv.cfm?trailname=7035
 Riv&Dan talk about crossing the creek a day later  June 11.
http://postholer.com/journal/viewJournal.php?event_id=3416


LOWER LASSEN PEAK (LLP)  does not appear to drain into Chips creek,  but it is an indication of the
  melt so far this June near there.    
     
Elevation: 8250' · FEATHER R basin     
Date        RAW SNO   SNOW WC  SNOW DP 
        INCHES   INCHES   INCHES 
6/1/2008 57.33  57.33  69.7
6/2/2008 57.27  57.27  67.3
6/3/2008 56.94  56.94  66
6/4/2008 56.04  56.04  64.5
6/5/2008 54.4  54.4  64.1
6/6/2008 54.29  54.29  61.6
6/7/2008 53.19  53.19  60.1
6/8/2008 51.72  51.72  57.9
6/9/2008 49.86  49.86  57
6/10/2008 51.07  51.07  54.8
6/11/2008 47.38  47.38  52.5
6/12/2008 44.39  44.39  51
6/13/2008 43.25  43.25  48.7
6/14/2008 42.62  42.62  47.1
6/15/2008 41.48  41.48  45.3
6/16/2008 38.82  38.82  42.4
6/17/2008 36.06  36.06  40.2
6/18/2008 33.95  33.95  38.9