[pct-l] Re: Early season Streams Techniques and problem creeks

[hiker at godlikebuthumble.com (Hiker)]

At 06:29 AM 1/8/04, StoneDancer1@aol.com wrote:
> >>>>>I'm surprised no one has mentioned Rush Creek. <<<<<

I crossed it on a snow bridge. My coldest night on the PCT was between 
Island Pass and Donahue Pass.....

While climbing up the sun-cupped snow to Donahue the next morning, there 
was a swarm of black winged butterflies. It started to sleet a little, and 
thousands of them ended up covering the snow. Beautiful, and kind of sad, 
all at the same time. I was SOO happy to make it back down to the snow free 
and relative warmth of Lyell canyon, only to be rudely asked for my permit 
by a gun-toting ranger on horse-back. And his horse was causing major 
damage to the soaking wet trails.

Welcome to Yosemite.
The least friendly National Park in my experience