Wading up the Great Gulf Trail

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Billy

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Went up Great Gulf Trail from Dolly Copp. Wanted to go to Washington summit, but forecast wiped out that plan. Plan B was to at least get to Spaulding Lake, but the group decided to turn around at Six Husbands junction due to the trail becoming a stream. The previous days' rain made the trail less than optimal. By the time we got back to the first major river crossing, someone had strung a piece of parachute cord from tree-to-tree across the river. This of course totally ruined our wilderness experience. But we conveniently put our indignation on hold for a few minutes while we used the rope to cross the river.


The out-and-back trek
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Gary on the wobbly bridge on the GG Trail ...it is less wobbly and has new timber since 2009
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The turn-around point
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Back at the campsite, some light-painting photos with headlamps and 20-second exposures
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By the time we got back to the first major river crossing, someone had strung a piece of parachute cord from tree-to-tree across the river. This of course totally ruined our wilderness experience. But we conveniently put our indignation on hold for a few minutes while we used the rope to cross the river.

<greenie> The GG is very near the top of my list of favorite trails, maybe even #1 but it is definitely a wet one and if memory serves me correct only gets worse after the 6 husbands jct until Spaulding but glad to see you guys had some fun out there nonetheless.
 
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