Pictures of Bridge Out at Wapama Falls The Westernmost section of the bridges at Wapama got taken out during the last big dump a couple of weeks ago. This is the section that was added to replace the section that was destroyed by massive rock fall during the big storm of January 1997. It's hard to say if water took this section out or if a boulder knocked it loose. It is over a waterway that gets only a small portion of the total flow from Falls Creek and I can't see just water doing this especially since I'm sure the 10 plus years of spring runoff has had water flows equal to the storm that took it out this time. During the time prior to the replacement of the washed section in 97 hikers were allowed to do a little scrambling and continue on to Rancheria and maybe on to Table Lake. This time the trail is closed. There isn't an easy way to scramble this time but it would be very easy to have a trail crew move a couple of rocks and make a doable route. Maybe later, but hopefully before a new section is installed which could be a year of two. On the plus side, the bears in the Rancheria area will get weaned of backpacker food. http://yosemitenews.info/forum/read.php?3,29666,29666#msg-29666Sat, 18 May 2013 15:35:28 -0700 Phorum 5.2.10 http://yosemitenews.info/forum/read.php?3,29666,30583#msg-30583 Re: Pictures of Bridge Out at Wapama Fallshttp://yosemitenews.info/forum/read.php?3,29666,30583#msg-30583
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itchbay
I posted this story to my Facebook and one of my dearly-loved-but-kinda-jerky friends posted "I don't really consider the *trail* around Hetch Hetchy "hiking".
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Yeah,yeah,yeah.....I have heard this over and over from tried 'n' true rock jocks, peak baggers, and other folks in too damn much of a hurry to notice the little things other than the crumbling scree below their feet, or the angry granite mocking them from above. I have seen more wildlife/wildlife evidence (deer,snakes,bear,raptors,) around Hetch Hetchy, than any other trail group I have explored (granite, the list is not loooooong)]]> Bee Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & DiscussionFri, 17 Dec 2010 23:39:22 -0800 http://yosemitenews.info/forum/read.php?3,29666,30359#msg-30359 Re: Pictures of Bridge Out at Wapama Fallshttp://yosemitenews.info/forum/read.php?3,29666,30359#msg-30359
Looking at mrcondron's graph...I crossed the same bridge that first week of June. When crossing, a surge of water from the falls ripped my video camera from my grasp and into Hetch Hetchy. Nobody's seen a purple fleece covered Canon videocam between the bridge and reservoir, eh? Ha, the only way that would be possible is that it was wedged between rocks....]]> hikerchick395 Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & DiscussionMon, 13 Dec 2010 10:30:29 -0800 http://yosemitenews.info/forum/read.php?3,29666,30353#msg-30353 Re: Pictures of Bridge Out at Wapama Fallshttp://yosemitenews.info/forum/read.php?3,29666,30353#msg-30353
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Here's for the naysayers wrt to the water taking the bridge out:




Silly Chick-on Chicken,
Why do you think that we named it Whomp-a Falls?
(DarlingLittleEars-ily Yours)
The Marmots]]> szalkowski Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & DiscussionSun, 12 Dec 2010 19:49:00 -0800 http://yosemitenews.info/forum/read.php?3,29666,30352#msg-30352 Re: Pictures of Bridge Out at Wapama Fallshttp://yosemitenews.info/forum/read.php?3,29666,30352#msg-30352
Tonight: Clear, with a low around 32. Southeast wind around 6 mph.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 50. South southwest wind between 5 and 8 mph.

Monday Night: A chance of rain and snow after 4am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 32. South southwest wind between 8 and 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Tuesday: Rain and snow likely, mainly after 10am. Snow level 6100 feet. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 43. Southwest wind between 11 and 16 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

Tuesday Night: Rain and snow likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. West southwest wind between 7 and 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of 3 to 7 inches possible.

Wednesday: A chance of rain and snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 45. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 19.

Thursday: A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 46.

Thursday Night: A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22.

Friday: Rain and snow likely. Cloudy, with a high near 46.

Friday Night: Rain and snow likely. Cloudy, with a low around 23.

Saturday: Rain and snow likely. Cloudy and breezy, with a high near 43.

Saturday Night: Rain and snow. Snow level 6100 feet. Cloudy, with a low around 21.

Sunday: Rain and snow likely. Cloudy, with a high near 44.]]> eeek Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & DiscussionSun, 12 Dec 2010 15:17:38 -0800 http://yosemitenews.info/forum/read.php?3,29666,30351#msg-30351 Re: Pictures of Bridge Out at Wapama Fallshttp://yosemitenews.info/forum/read.php?3,29666,30351#msg-30351
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I wonder if a storm is predicted... ?

One is predicted for Friday and Saturday.

If we can believe this http://www.wunderground.com/cgi-bin/findweather/getForecast?query=yosemite%20national%20park&wuSelect=WEATHER snow will start Tuesday at 6,000 feet.]]> hotrod4x5 Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & DiscussionSun, 12 Dec 2010 14:49:05 -0800 http://yosemitenews.info/forum/read.php?3,29666,30350#msg-30350 Re: Pictures of Bridge Out at Wapama Fallshttp://yosemitenews.info/forum/read.php?3,29666,30350#msg-30350
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I wonder if a storm is predicted... ?

One is predicted for Friday and Saturday.]]> eeek Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & DiscussionSun, 12 Dec 2010 14:21:05 -0800 http://yosemitenews.info/forum/read.php?3,29666,30344#msg-30344 Re: Pictures of Bridge Out at Wapama Fallshttp://yosemitenews.info/forum/read.php?3,29666,30344#msg-30344
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Soooo disappointed at the amount of snow that is melting.
Me too! Was looking forward to some snowshoeing next week (a week from tomorrow), now who knows?

I wonder if a storm is predicted... ?]]> hotrod4x5 Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & DiscussionSun, 12 Dec 2010 09:13:51 -0800 http://yosemitenews.info/forum/read.php?3,29666,30341#msg-30341 Re: Pictures of Bridge Out at Wapama Fallshttp://yosemitenews.info/forum/read.php?3,29666,30341#msg-30341
From yesterday. Dec 10, 2010.
Note that the bridges taken out of the lowest sections...

Soooo disappointed at the amount of snow that is melting.
The falls in the valley have to be screaming now too.
Above the switchers at HH there isn't much snow left... wondering if
Lake Vernon is even going to be frozen over for our xmass trip
out to it...







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Thanks for the photos. Dunno if I'd classify that as work.
Were there peeps actually working on the bridge? Materials there?

The OD said the beams weren't up when he was there. That has to be real work.

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Also kinda does look like there is drift wood pieces on the bridge
which indicates that the water did get up that high...

I suspect the high water pushed the i-beams off the pillars.

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I thought they quit working on trails before now... but I've seen a lot
of in progress stuff recently.. i.e. trail to Mirror Lake... JMT trail
where the gate is to Vernal / Mist.

Might be stimulus funds.]]> eeek Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & DiscussionSun, 21 Nov 2010 20:18:02 -0800 http://yosemitenews.info/forum/read.php?3,29666,29972#msg-29972 Re: Pictures of Bridge Out at Wapama Fallshttp://yosemitenews.info/forum/read.php?3,29666,29972#msg-29972Were there peeps actually working on the bridge? Materials there?

Also kinda does look like there is drift wood pieces on the bridge
which indicates that the water did get up that high...

I thought they quit working on trails before now... but I've seen a lot
of in progress stuff recently.. i.e. trail to Mirror Lake... JMT trail
where the gate is to Vernal / Mist.
One other note... they did a GREAT job by Columbia Rock...
reworking it nicely and ensuring the bozos will stay on the
flipping trail there.]]> chick-on Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & DiscussionSun, 21 Nov 2010 18:05:44 -0800 http://yosemitenews.info/forum/read.php?3,29666,29961#msg-29961 Re: Pictures of Bridge Out at Wapama Fallshttp://yosemitenews.info/forum/read.php?3,29666,29961#msg-29961
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Any other pictures of the work? Makes sense they would try to get it back up
before spring... but surprised nonetheless.


http://yosemitephotos.net/main.php/v/yosemite/cm-dsc_0166.jpg.html


http://yosemitephotos.net/main.php/v/yosemite/sh-dsc_0167.jpg.html


http://yosemitephotos.net/main.php/v/yosemite/cm-dsc_0179.jpg.html]]> eeek Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & DiscussionSun, 21 Nov 2010 10:08:48 -0800 http://yosemitenews.info/forum/read.php?3,29666,29953#msg-29953 Re: Pictures of Bridge Out at Wapama Fallshttp://yosemitenews.info/forum/read.php?3,29666,29953#msg-29953
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That hike around HH looks really interesting. Maybe that could be our build-up-to-it backpacking trip.

Itchy,
Uh... uh... if you are talking the loop that old dude drew above... that is not a
build-up-to-it backpacking trip. I can explain in detail if you like...
but I'll just say that if you compare this loop to the Rae Lakes loop...
Rae Lakes is easier IMO. There's a large number of easier trips in Yose to
get ur feets wet...]]> chick-on Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & DiscussionSun, 21 Nov 2010 08:35:35 -0800 http://yosemitenews.info/forum/read.php?3,29666,29951#msg-29951 Re: Pictures of Bridge Out at Wapama Fallshttp://yosemitenews.info/forum/read.php?3,29666,29951#msg-29951
Any other pictures of the work? Makes sense they would try to get it back up
before spring... but surprised nonetheless.]]> chick-on Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & DiscussionSun, 21 Nov 2010 08:25:30 -0800 http://yosemitenews.info/forum/read.php?3,29666,29938#msg-29938 Re: Pictures of Bridge Out at Wapama Fallshttp://yosemitenews.info/forum/read.php?3,29666,29938#msg-29938
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This is what it looks like at the moment?

Not sure of what it looks like today. ;) The photo is from yesterday.]]> eeek Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & DiscussionSat, 20 Nov 2010 16:33:16 -0800 http://yosemitenews.info/forum/read.php?3,29666,29937#msg-29937 Re: Pictures of Bridge Out at Wapama Fallshttp://yosemitenews.info/forum/read.php?3,29666,29937#msg-29937
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I've crossed worse:


http://yosemitephotos.net/main.php/v/yosemite/cm-dsc_0169.jpg.html
This is what it looks like at the moment?]]> hotrod4x5 Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & DiscussionSat, 20 Nov 2010 16:25:57 -0800 http://yosemitenews.info/forum/read.php?3,29666,29936#msg-29936 Re: Pictures of Bridge Out at Wapama Fallshttp://yosemitenews.info/forum/read.php?3,29666,29936#msg-29936 itchbay Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & DiscussionSat, 20 Nov 2010 16:06:21 -0800 http://yosemitenews.info/forum/read.php?3,29666,29933#msg-29933 Re: Pictures of Bridge Out at Wapama Fallshttp://yosemitenews.info/forum/read.php?3,29666,29933#msg-29933

http://yosemitephotos.net/main.php/v/yosemite/cm-dsc_0169.jpg.html]]> eeek Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & DiscussionSat, 20 Nov 2010 15:17:01 -0800 http://yosemitenews.info/forum/read.php?3,29666,29932#msg-29932 Re: Pictures of Bridge Out at Wapama Fallshttp://yosemitenews.info/forum/read.php?3,29666,29932#msg-29932
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Is it slippery?

It wasn't yesterday. Today it probably is.

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Is this a trip you can do in winter? I've never hiked much beyond the dam in HH and would love to see these falls on my trip next month.

It's about 5 miles round trip and you should be able to do it in winter.]]> eeek Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & DiscussionSat, 20 Nov 2010 15:01:40 -0800 http://yosemitenews.info/forum/read.php?3,29666,29929#msg-29929 Re: Pictures of Bridge Out at Wapama Fallshttp://yosemitenews.info/forum/read.php?3,29666,29929#msg-29929 mrcondron Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & DiscussionSat, 20 Nov 2010 11:06:29 -0800 http://yosemitenews.info/forum/read.php?3,29666,29924#msg-29924 Re: Pictures of Bridge Out at Wapama Fallshttp://yosemitenews.info/forum/read.php?3,29666,29924#msg-29924
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I think they've been doing some work on it. The two sections that are out now a steel i-beam on each. Quite passable and the falls are roaring.
Is it slippery?

Is this a trip you can do in winter? I've never hiked much beyond the dam in HH and would love to see these falls on my trip next month.]]> hotrod4x5 Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & DiscussionSat, 20 Nov 2010 05:39:56 -0800 http://yosemitenews.info/forum/read.php?3,29666,29922#msg-29922 Re: Pictures of Bridge Out at Wapama Fallshttp://yosemitenews.info/forum/read.php?3,29666,29922#msg-29922 eeek Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & DiscussionFri, 19 Nov 2010 17:04:44 -0800 http://yosemitenews.info/forum/read.php?3,29666,29811#msg-29811 Re: Pictures of Bridge Out at Wapama Fallshttp://yosemitenews.info/forum/read.php?3,29666,29811#msg-29811Actually hiking "around the lake" is about 45 miles and has some up and downs of over 4.5K Feet.
This map follows trails. There isn't a lot ,if any, cross country available to shorten the route. It goes from the dam to Rancheria Creek, past Rancheria Mountain, through Pleasant Valley, past Table Lake, down into Pate Valley, up to Harden Lake, west to Smith Meadow, down to the road, and finally back to the BB campground at the dam. A great five day hike for late summer or early fall when it's not so hot and the water is down.



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itchbay
I posted this story to my Facebook and one of my dearly-loved-but-kinda-jerky friends posted "I don't really consider the *trail* around Hetch Hetchy "hiking".

Whatever. I like hiking "around" Hetch Hetchy, what little I've done. And I imagine that the further back you go, the nicer it gets. I really do hope they fix the trail enough to do some light scrambling through there. I was really hoping to making it out to the Rancheria campsite next spring/summer.

Sounds like your friend is clueless. Rancheria itself is a fairly simple hike, not tooooo difficult...
but... take ur friend up past Beehive or up and over Rancheria Mtn. and he'll change his tune.
Many moons ago there was a early storm a coming so they dumped all the peeps that
were going to go to TM down at HH. Mikey and I went to Laurel that weekend and the
amount of peep shrapnel along the trail was hilarious. Even before the pond there were
at least 3 groups. And then around the pond it was ... wtf!

Re. the bridge. I wouldn't count on it being put back up until late summer.]]> chick-on Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & DiscussionMon, 15 Nov 2010 06:51:22 -0800 http://yosemitenews.info/forum/read.php?3,29666,29802#msg-29802 Re: Pictures of Bridge Out at Wapama Fallshttp://yosemitenews.info/forum/read.php?3,29666,29802#msg-29802
Whatever. I like hiking "around" Hetch Hetchy, what little I've done. And I imagine that the further back you go, the nicer it gets. I really do hope they fix the trail enough to do some light scrambling through there. I was really hoping to making it out to the Rancheria campsite next spring/summer.]]> itchbay Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & DiscussionSun, 14 Nov 2010 22:12:25 -0800 http://yosemitenews.info/forum/read.php?3,29666,29757#msg-29757 Re: Pictures of Bridge Out at Wapama Fallshttp://yosemitenews.info/forum/read.php?3,29666,29757#msg-29757
Not a real chicken, tho. :)]]> AlmostThere Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & DiscussionFri, 12 Nov 2010 07:36:43 -0800 http://yosemitenews.info/forum/read.php?3,29666,29756#msg-29756 Re: Pictures of Bridge Out at Wapama Fallshttp://yosemitenews.info/forum/read.php?3,29666,29756#msg-29756
:chickon2::fireball:]]> chick-on Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & DiscussionFri, 12 Nov 2010 07:04:28 -0800 http://yosemitenews.info/forum/read.php?3,29666,29755#msg-29755 Re: Pictures of Bridge Out at Wapama Fallshttp://yosemitenews.info/forum/read.php?3,29666,29755#msg-29755
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mrcondron
Tell me this isn't real, please!

This isn't real, please!]]> tomdisco Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & DiscussionFri, 12 Nov 2010 05:57:21 -0800 http://yosemitenews.info/forum/read.php?3,29666,29752#msg-29752 Re: Pictures of Bridge Out at Wapama Fallshttp://yosemitenews.info/forum/read.php?3,29666,29752#msg-29752
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mrcondron
Tell me this isn't real, please!

What is reality?]]> eeek Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & DiscussionThu, 11 Nov 2010 18:05:56 -0800 http://yosemitenews.info/forum/read.php?3,29666,29751#msg-29751 Re: Pictures of Bridge Out at Wapama Fallshttp://yosemitenews.info/forum/read.php?3,29666,29751#msg-29751 mrcondron Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & DiscussionThu, 11 Nov 2010 17:40:26 -0800 http://yosemitenews.info/forum/read.php?3,29666,29750#msg-29750 Re: Pictures of Bridge Out at Wapama Fallshttp://yosemitenews.info/forum/read.php?3,29666,29750#msg-29750
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bill-e-g
Mystery solved:

Chick-on, Son of Rodan
( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodan )

You sure it isn't Chick-On Boo?



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bill-e-g
Mystery solved:



Chick-on, Son of Rodan
( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodan )

]]> szalkowski Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & DiscussionThu, 11 Nov 2010 17:05:12 -0800 http://yosemitenews.info/forum/read.php?3,29666,29744#msg-29744 Re: Pictures of Bridge Out at Wapama Fallshttp://yosemitenews.info/forum/read.php?3,29666,29744#msg-29744]]> bill-e-g Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & DiscussionThu, 11 Nov 2010 13:31:06 -0800 http://yosemitenews.info/forum/read.php?3,29666,29699#msg-29699 Re: Pictures of Bridge Out at Wapama Fallshttp://yosemitenews.info/forum/read.php?3,29666,29699#msg-29699 Louis Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & DiscussionMon, 08 Nov 2010 09:41:07 -0800 http://yosemitenews.info/forum/read.php?3,29666,29697#msg-29697 Re: Pictures of Bridge Out at Wapama Fallshttp://yosemitenews.info/forum/read.php?3,29666,29697#msg-29697 tomdisco Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & DiscussionMon, 08 Nov 2010 09:19:46 -0800 http://yosemitenews.info/forum/read.php?3,29666,29695#msg-29695 Re: Pictures of Bridge Out at Wapama Fallshttp://yosemitenews.info/forum/read.php?3,29666,29695#msg-29695
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Springtime flows are usually a lot higher.

Sure. My main point was that it certainly didn't look like what it did when you were there
on Saturday. All the rivers went way da heck up the previous week. Way up.
A huge amount o water came down very quickly. The bridge was compromised in some
way and water did the final deed.
Perhaps it would have happened in the spring instead of now if the snow would have stuck.]]> chick-on Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & DiscussionMon, 08 Nov 2010 06:35:45 -0800 http://yosemitenews.info/forum/read.php?3,29666,29693#msg-29693 Re: Pictures of Bridge Out at Wapama Fallshttp://yosemitenews.info/forum/read.php?3,29666,29693#msg-29693
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Chick-on. Water could have sent a boulder into it jarring it loose and then the water would have upended it. Could also be that the large boulder being used as a support shifted allowing the water to get a grip on it. I just don't see water flow from the creek at that area being high enough to lift the bridge unless there was a major redirection of the flow. Even now the only water is flowing down the normally flowing area under the more eastern bridge.

So it was water....

The water flow was incredibly higher than what it is when you went Sat.
I'll try to find the stream flow data to show just how much it differed from now
to when approx. this even occurred.
I'm not sure people understand how powerful water can be.

It wasn't incredibly higher.... it was ridonkulously higher!

Happy Isles:


Early Intake:


You can get data here:
http://water.usgs.gov/]]> chick-on Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & DiscussionSun, 07 Nov 2010 21:06:52 -0800 http://yosemitenews.info/forum/read.php?3,29666,29691#msg-29691 Re: Pictures of Bridge Out at Wapama Fallshttp://yosemitenews.info/forum/read.php?3,29666,29691#msg-29691
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mrcondron
Chick-on. Water could have sent a boulder into it jarring it loose and then the water would have upended it. Could also be that the large boulder being used as a support shifted allowing the water to get a grip on it. I just don't see water flow from the creek at that area being high enough to lift the bridge unless there was a major redirection of the flow. Even now the only water is flowing down the normally flowing area under the more eastern bridge.

So it was water....

The water flow was incredibly higher than what it is when you went Sat.
I'll try to find the stream flow data to show just how much it differed from now
to when approx. this even occurred.
I'm not sure people understand how powerful water can be.]]> chick-on Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & DiscussionSun, 07 Nov 2010 17:55:54 -0800 http://yosemitenews.info/forum/read.php?3,29666,29682#msg-29682 Re: Pictures of Bridge Out at Wapama Fallshttp://yosemitenews.info/forum/read.php?3,29666,29682#msg-29682


:rofl:]]> eeek Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & DiscussionSun, 07 Nov 2010 15:18:44 -0800 http://yosemitenews.info/forum/read.php?3,29666,29679#msg-29679 Re: Pictures of Bridge Out at Wapama Fallshttp://yosemitenews.info/forum/read.php?3,29666,29679#msg-29679
]]> Catalonian Burro Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & DiscussionSun, 07 Nov 2010 15:02:10 -0800 http://yosemitenews.info/forum/read.php?3,29666,29678#msg-29678 Re: Pictures of Bridge Out at Wapama Fallshttp://yosemitenews.info/forum/read.php?3,29666,29678#msg-29678 mrcondron Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & DiscussionSun, 07 Nov 2010 14:13:58 -0800 http://yosemitenews.info/forum/read.php?3,29666,29676#msg-29676 Re: Pictures of Bridge Out at Wapama Fallshttp://yosemitenews.info/forum/read.php?3,29666,29676#msg-29676Very little of the snow that was dumped a few weeks ago remains.
The "5-year" flood prob. sent an incredible amount of water down Falls Creek.

How high was the reservoir? Kolana is calling...]]> chick-on Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & DiscussionSun, 07 Nov 2010 14:05:17 -0800 http://yosemitenews.info/forum/read.php?3,29666,29670#msg-29670 Re: Pictures of Bridge Out at Wapama Fallshttp://yosemitenews.info/forum/read.php?3,29666,29670#msg-29670
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Louis
Definitely looks like something other than water did that.

... unless it was a rogue iceberg.]]> szalkowski Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & DiscussionSun, 07 Nov 2010 11:27:59 -0800 http://yosemitenews.info/forum/read.php?3,29666,29668#msg-29668 Re: Pictures of Bridge Out at Wapama Fallshttp://yosemitenews.info/forum/read.php?3,29666,29668#msg-29668 Louis Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada. News & DiscussionSun, 07 Nov 2010 10:21:17 -0800 http://yosemitenews.info/forum/read.php?3,29666,29666#msg-29666 Pictures of Bridge Out at Wapama Fallshttp://yosemitenews.info/forum/read.php?3,29666,29666#msg-29666
It's hard to say if water took this section out or if a boulder knocked it loose. It is over a waterway that gets only a small portion of the total flow from Falls Creek and I can't see just water doing this especially since I'm sure the 10 plus years of spring runoff has had water flows equal to the storm that took it out this time.

During the time prior to the replacement of the washed section in 97 hikers were allowed to do a little scrambling and continue on to Rancheria and maybe on to Table Lake. This time the trail is closed. There isn't an easy way to scramble this time but it would be very easy to have a trail crew move a couple of rocks and make a doable route. Maybe later, but hopefully before a new section is installed which could be a year of two. On the plus side, the bears in the Rancheria area will get weaned of backpacker food.



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