Re: [pct-l] River crossings

["Joanne Lennox" <goforth@cio.net>]

Brick,

Concerning the Evolution Creek crossing, you mention the old trail
crossing, is that upstream from the new trail crossing?  You mentioned a
"meadow"  :on the map there is macClure meadow and Evolution meadow
upstream.  I also noticed that there is a sizeable creek crossing of a
creek coming down from Glacier Divide (mapH12, pg 263) just before reaching
the new ford, where is the old trail crossing in relation to these
features?

You mentioned Kerrick creek before, seems that was okay if you get to a log
crossing early enough in the day.  Were there any other difficult crossings
North of Tuolume?

Goforth

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> From: Brick Robbins <brick@fastpack.com>
> To: reynolds@ilan.com; goforth@cio.net
> Cc: pct-mailing list <PCT-L@backcountry.net>
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] River crossings
> Date: Wednesday, February 24, 1999 3:39 PM
> 
> Experiences vary. 
> 
> In 95 in July I found
> 
> >1-Wallace Creek 
> 
> I had to cross about a mile upstream on a log because the trail ford was
> unpassable.
> 
> >4-The Kings could be fast and dangerous.
> 
> Crossed on a log about a mile upstream from the trail ford. There was a
> well worn trail to the log. The river was raging and was splashing over
the
> log, which was slimy and wet. A fall would have been fatal. Nice way to
> spend an afternoon.
> 
> >5-The first wide crossing is at Evolution Valley
> 
> Had to cross on the Old Trail in the meadow, as the current trail ford
was
> unpassable. The new trail ford is just upstream from a rather long
> waterfall, not a good place to go swimming. The Evolution Valley Ranger
> advised me to do this (Thanks George!) and boy was he ever right.
> 
> The old trail ford in the meadow got up to 4' deep in places and I
thought
> I was going swimming, but the water was very slow (but cold - 32F).
> 
> >6-I don't remember Bear Creek being a problem
> 
> I got washed away trying to cross Bear Creek, and ended up with a 12"
gash
> in my leg (not too deep). It didn't start to bleed for several minutes
> becasue my skin was so cold. I didn't feel it for a long time. I actually
> found the gash when I went to take my shoes off to dry them and found my
> sock bloody.
> 
> Oh, I forgot, It was about 38 degrees F and had recently stopped raining.
> The water was about 32F and I swam out (on the same side I entered) about
> 10 yards down stream. I tried to start a fire in the ring that was at the
> ford (stacked wood there too) but everyghing was too wet, and I had a
hard
> time with my fire starting tools because my hands were shaking too much.
> 
> If you go upstream a couple of miles, you pass a confluence of 3 smaller
> streams, and each one is passable by jumping (the streams had cut deep
> gashes in solid granite), or on logs.
> 
> >8-The Crossing of Lyell Creek north of Donahue Pass could be interesting
> 
> I thought all those crossings were on bridges?
> 
> >
> >Are you haikinga lone and, If not, do you know how to use a rope to
cross?
> 
> If you know of a way for one person to use a rope for fording a creek
> safely, Id really like to know about it.
> 
> I've heard of several folks drowning because they were using a rope to
> cross. It is my understanding that a rope is only helpful if it is
attached
> on both sides.
> 
> -Brick
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