[pct-l] Pacific Crest Trail Snow & Ford Report - Woods Creek Bridge is NOT down

[James Vesely]

Thanks, Paint.

On May 29, 2017 6:04 PM, "Paint YW" <paintyourwagonhikes at gmail.com> wrote:

> Greetings hiking aficionados- near and far,
>
> Good news!
>
> According to the latest field report...
>
> H6 799.8 8,532 Woods Creek Suspension Bridge 5/28/17
>
> (Grizz & Lovely Heart via inReach sent from Woods Creek at 8:14pm):
> Suspension bridge at mile 799.7 is intact, not damaged, and perfectly
> passable.-----
>
> I was advised by the SEKI visitor center that there are two damaged
> backcountry bridges in the Rae Lakes Loop area. The first crosses the South
> Fork of the King’s River in Upper Paradise Valley, and the second (most
> relevant to PCT and JMT hikers) crosses Woods Creek at the Woods
> Creek/JMTPCT trail junction. The first closure is mentioned on the SEKI
> trail conditions web page, but the second is not yet posted-I assume they
> will update this status soon. There will apparently be efforts to
> helicopter in temporary bridges and/or repair materials for both crossings,
> but there was no timeline given for this work. The office stressed that
> both crossings were very hazardous to cross without the bridge and
> cautioned not to attempt a ford or a crossing on the remnants of the
> damaged bridges. 5/28/17 Grizz & Lovely Heart
>
> https://pctwater.com/
>
> file:///C:/Users/TEX/Downloads/Pacific%20Crest%
> 20Trail%20Water%20Report%20-%20Snow%20Report%20(2).pdf
>
> Best regards,
>
> Paint.
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