[pct-l] Mt. Jefferson Creek Fords?

[Diane Soini of Santa Barbara Hikes]

Step in.
Poke with hiking sticks to find places not too deep for next foot.
Continue across.
Get out and screeEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAMMMmmmmm at the pain of such cold  
water.

On Aug 16, 2012, at 10:00 AM, pct-l-request at backcountry.net wrote:

> From: harwoodcreek at gmail.com
> Subject: [pct-l] Mt. Jefferson Creek Fords?
>
> Any projections on the difficulty of fording Russell Creek and the  
> other
> glacial streams running off Mt. Jefferson?  I'll be there about  
> Aug. 22.
> Guidebook advice is to cross before 11 a.m. - true?  Best location,  
> if away
> from the trail?  With only hiking shoes to ford in -
> what's the northernmost crossing in the Mt. Jeff area requiring a  
> ford?
> I'll try to halt there to dry my shoes some to minimize blister  
> potential.
>
> Thanks...