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Tim Ebl 🇨🇦's avatar

Your story reminds me of a place we used to visit, Falls Creek Falls. It’s not even a hike anymore since the road has been put right in where they built an industrial facility of some sort. That hike used to have around 20 creek crossings. Some of them were through rapid-flowing water knee-deep, so the chances of falling down after slipping on the rocky bottom were high.

We were camping out there once on July 2nd. It rained all night and snowed first thing in the morning. High elevation. We had to hike out with the creek flooded with extra water and it was up to my waist in a lot of spots! I’ve rarely been that cold.

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James Hider's avatar

Great story Erik. Sounds like you had quite an adventure (river crossings, untracked wilderness, bears) - just enough challenge to take you out of your comfort zone without the need for a helicopter airlift! PS You have some beautiful wildflowers this time of year.

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