Here is my prediction.
The PCTA will post alternative routes. ?Most likely exit over bishop pass to south lake and enter via Paiute pass. ?This approach will be completely legal with a PCTA pass. ?It seems highly likely that crossing the bridge will not be allowed.
The early season PCT hikers will probably try many of the options previously discussed. ? No doubt some will try and use the bridge. ?They will report back on “Far Out” and the herd will follow. ??
If you follow NOBO hiker social media you should be able to glean direct observer information from those folks. ?What you do with that information is up to you to decide.
Good luck to all that face difficult choices. ?Even with intact bridges this year is gonna be one to remember.
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On Apr 23, 2023, at 2:45 PM, Peter Hirst <peter.p.hirst@...> wrote:
?I don't take much hope from the fact that it is not in the River:? it looks that way to me from the start.? But if you carefully identify which bars are ahere in the structure of the bridge, and match them up with their shadows, and add in the fact that the edges of the snowbanks on both sides of the river are also a few feet above the stream, you can conclude that the bridge is not nearly as distorted as the shadow makes it look.? The downstream handrail is certainly a mess, bust the rest?? Maybe not so much.
