Doug Firman said:
Rob, you're right, it's the same crossing looking at it from different sides of the stream. After the spring runoff, it's usually not much more than knee-deep. But you're still going to get your feet wet!
Oh yes. That is one thing that was unique about that trail. All the creek crossings - and most of them required you to get wet, even in the summer. It was pretty cool, though. I didn't find any of the crossings too difficult, but many were knee deep. I remember when we were going up the trail, we were pretty hot, and the cold water on the feet felt REALLY good....
Rob Williams said:
Doug Firman said:
Rob, you're right, it's the same crossing looking at it from different sides of the stream. After the spring runoff, it's usually not much more than knee-deep. But you're still going to get your feet wet!
Oh yes. That is one thing that was unique about that trail. All the creek crossings - and most of them required you to get wet, even in the summer. It was pretty cool, though. I didn't find any of the crossings too difficult, but many were knee deep. I remember when we were going up the trail, we were pretty hot, and the cold water on the feet felt REALLY good....
That's my memory, too. A friend and I started a Memorial Day backpacking trip on that trail with three boys. The creek crossings were fairly high and wide, and we felt fortunate to find a good tree bridge for the third crossing. The boys sure enjoyed the swimming hole along the trail though.
I will poke around for a new picture. If anyone else has one they want to post, feel free to jump in.
Since no one else has posted yet, I found another picture. This is on a current district trail, in a new wilderness area.
That looks like "Poisin Oak Corner" on Dry Ridge Trail.