[pct-l] Bear Creek 2010

[Jason M.]

Hey Len,

The tree was still there last year. We had committed to walking the three
miles, but changed our minds when we found that nice fat tree.

Jackass




On Fri, Mar 16, 2012 at 6:42 PM, Len Glassner <len5742 at gmail.com> wrote:

> I crossed it around 6/25 in both 2008 and 2009, both lower than
> average snow years, but more than this year.  Both times in the AM.
> Both times it was around lower to mid-thigh at worst. (I'm 5'10").
>
> There WAS a rope up in 2009 and I used it.  I thought it made the
> crossing easier.
>
> Stubblefield Creek was the deepest crossing on both occasions, coming
> up to my waist.  But it is slow-moving.
>
> One spot that doesn't seem to get much press is the South Fork King's
> River.  Where the trail crosses is all boulders and churning water,
> and I wouldn't cross there in any year, low or high snow.  In 2008 I
> walked three or so miles upstream where the trail crossed back to the
> same side, and the flow is much smaller.  (Thanks to a note that had
> been left.)   In 2009, there was a huge log across a short ways
> upstream. Hoping it's still there.
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