Dry River Crossings

[F-Face]

Thinnking of doing a loop from 302 dry river trail, over Eisenhower, over Pierce, etc then back down the dry river trail. The $64,000 question is: will the river crossings be passable? Or, given the piles of rain, impossible?

thanks!

 

[wardsgirl]

You might want to check this out:

http://www.vftt.org/forums/showthread.php?t=31008

or this:

http://www.vftt.org/forums/showthread.php?t=30993

 

[F-Face]

Well, we went up Isolation via the dry river trail. The bridge is indeed "out" as the sign says. The river was running pretty high. Originally, we had planned to go to Eisenhower -> Pierce, but skipped on that due to the river flow and the multiple crossings we would have had to make.

 

[bobandgeri]

When did you go? Saturday? We're you backpacking? 4 of you?

 

[wardsgirl]

The bridge is indeed "out" as the sign says.

I'm curious. Was the bridge still there?

 

[bobandgeri]

Yes. Still there. Took a bunch of photos on Saturdsy. Will post tonight.

I'm curious. Was the bridge still there?

 

[The Feathered Hat]

For those who may also be wondering about the current state of Dry River crossings...

I crossed Dry River on Sunday, 7/12, at the Dry River Cutoff (I'd come down the Isolation (West) trail from Mt. Isolation, was on my way to Crawford Notch). That crossing was rock-hoppable -- barely. I did it twice, however, in two different places, trying to convince my puppy to hop with me. But he was freaked out by the noise and the rushing flow; we wound up wading the river together.

Here's the Trail Conditions report:

http://www.vftt.org/forums/showthread.php?t=31130

 

[bobandgeri]

Here is a link to photos of the bridge and a possible crossing area just to the north of the bridge.

http://rbhayes.net/latest/Dry River Bridge/index.htm