Lange and Peter,
I’ve been been on Humphreys several times and specially on Muriel, as it’s one of my most fav lakes. Hiking past Goethe … I can’t imagine such fit this year. It’s all talus there. And by the looks if not familiar I wouldn’t be ok taking such “ detour”, which ?would be more of “ between the rock and a hard place”. Unless some of you are right there to make me company :)
I imagine that proximity to MTR would trigger major repair works ASAP?
Karina Bezkrovnaia
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On Apr 18, 2023, at 21:03, Lange Jorstad via groups.io <langejorstad@...> wrote:
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It's a work around, but from the look of it, not necessarily a work around that everyone would be comfortable with. Perhaps there are use trails that are unmarked on the basemap, but the turn south from Piute Canyon, over Alpine Col, around the Keyhole and down to Darwin Bench sounds like it involves a lot of talus and route finding. From reading trip reports on High Sierra Topix, I think that is a section of the Sierra High Route (?) so may well have use trails here and there, but it doesn't look like a route for the inexperienced, and photos from previous high snow years indicate that route will be tricky in snow especially if there isn't enough traffic to establish a good boot track.
Wow - if that bridge is out (presumably it is the "lower bridge" on the Caltopo map?), it was a serious bridge, and I would agree that the San Joaquin on that stretch would likely be uncrossable in high flow without a bridge.
On Wednesday, 19 April 2023 at 12:55:57 pm AEST, Ethan <ethansinbox@...> wrote:
Here is his suggested route.
Hiking Jim has suggested that an only somewhat longer but partially cross country work around would be to go up Piute Creek and then take the use trails to Darwin Bench. Not ideal, but if marked would make a viable alternative.
On Tue, Apr 18, 2023 at 7:44 PM John Ladd <
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Facebook has what sounds like a reliable report?that the bridge crossing of the South Fork San Joaquin -- the one that spans the Fork where it carries the combined melt from Evolution Basin and Goddard Canyon -- is out according to a USFS helicopter survey.?
I am trying to confirm that with the USFS.
That is a huge watershed and it is hard to picture crossing that waterflow in a year like this.
John Ladd
"When you see a new trail, or a footprint you do not know, follow it to the point of knowing."? - Uncheedah
"When you see a new trail, or a footprint you do not know, follow it to the point of knowing."? - Uncheedah
Karina Bezkrovnaia