[pct-l] Scary snow bridge experience in Sequoia

[Shian Sung]

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/greenspace/2011/06/sequoia-rescue-hiker-hiking-trails-national-park-snow-franklin-creek-snow-bridge.html

"Marcia Rasmussen, 51, was walking across a snow bridge spanning a small
stream in Sequoia National Park last week when the hard-packed snow
collapsed and she plunged four feet into the swift water."

This is a scary read. Be very careful out there in the Sierras. The warm
temperatures and softening snow is absolutely as much a hazard as anything
else and there are certainly a few snow bridges near the passes that the
herd will be going over. This woman was very experienced, per the article:

"Rasmussen is a cross-country skier and mountaineer who has led a team up
Mount Rainier. For 30 years, she trained wilderness search and rescue teams
in Virginia."

Have fun and be safe, people!

-Barrel Roll