[pct-l] Russell Creek

[marge@xxxxxxxxxxxx (Marge Prothman)]

What a great Media picture of Russell Creek.
So where did you actually cross it and how wet did you get.

I had no problem seeing the pictures, just clicked on the URL.

Cheers,   Marge (the old gal)

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There was some mention recently about Russell Creek on the Oregon  PCT, one
of a couple streams that require a bit of caution while crossing. I was
there last inlate August of 2001, which was a relatively dry year.  The
guidebook suggests crossing the creek early in the morning to avoid
afternoon runoff.  The problem I saw was not in the width of the creek or
even the depth as much as the rate of flow.  It's easy to visalize a pack
cascading down the canyon.

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