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Re: Route planning

Posted: Wed May 21, 2014 5:19 pm
by maverick
Looks good, hope you can get thru that narrow section of the trail that is west of
Jack Main Canyon, have been thru there during the early season when the trail
had transformed into a raging creek, though that was in a heavier snow year.

Re: Route planning

Posted: Wed May 21, 2014 8:05 pm
by oldranger
Look at earlier comment by maverick about no crossing Falls Creek above Vernon. I think that before mid June crossing falls creek will be foolhardy. Falls creek even in dry years is a combination of deep glides an steep falls with few safe crossings. Strongly suggest out and back to brannigan or hit lakes w of Jack Main Canyon. You will find either trip plenty challenging.

Mike

Re: Route planning

Posted: Thu May 22, 2014 8:26 am
by tomba
This route crosses Falls Creek near Andrews Lake. Will this work early June? Perhaps the bridge near Wilma lake could be used, but that's much further.

Re: Route planning

Posted: Thu May 22, 2014 8:30 am
by oldranger
What bridge? New since 2011?

Mike

Re: Route planning

Posted: Thu May 22, 2014 8:53 am
by tomba
I easily crossed the creek near Wilma Lk. in fall 2010, but I don't remember whether there was a bridge. I checked Google satellite view, and it seems to show a bridge there:
wilma.jpg
OK, I found this picture from that trip near Wilma Lk.
IMG_2383.JPG
Perhaps there was no bridge.

Re: Route planning

Posted: Thu May 22, 2014 10:01 am
by oldranger
The bridge was across the outlet of Wilmer. As I recall the earliest maps had Wilmer as the name and sometime in the 30's name changed on maps to Wilma. The creek will be much higher than your pics. That part of the Sierra got much more snow than most of the Sierra this winter.

Mike

Re: Route planning

Posted: Thu May 22, 2014 5:28 pm
by sparky
I have crossed falls creek in early june of a heavy snow year, but I would never repeat that. Chest high with quicksand :eek:

I then had to cross again because one of my partners was too short, and the other rightly thought I was an idiot.

Re: Route planning

Posted: Thu May 22, 2014 5:45 pm
by maverick
Spark wrote:
I then had to cross again because one of my partners was too short, and the other
rightly thought I was an idiot.
:lol:

Re: Route planning

Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2014 1:54 am
by uclacody0908
Trip got postponed until mid July. Frog creek should still be flowing right?

Re: Route planning

Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2014 2:41 pm
by oldranger
Good call. Should still be water and probably Mosquitos. Suggest you start in dark because, as I said earlier, the hike is uphill, south slope, and much of the area burned over.

Mike