Hemlock Crossing is Down

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mildandgreen
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Re: Hemlock Crossing is Down

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Interesting that Sheep Crossing looks more tame even though it's further downstream - up by Hemlock Crossing the river is in more of a narrow and wild canyon (as suggested by mkbgdns above). Though looking at satellite views you can see right below Hemlock Crossing the river does get wide for a bit and have some islands - so it has potential to be crossable there (while acknowledging that river crossings can be dangerous)

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Re: Hemlock Crossing is Down

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mildandgreen wrote: Wed Feb 21, 2024 12:46 pm Interesting that Sheep Crossing looks more tame even though it's further downstream
IIRC, 2015 snowpack was at a historic low, like hundreds of years low.
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