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Re: Pictures of Bridge Out at Wapama Falls
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November 07, 2010 10:07AM |
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.
Old Dude
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.
Old Dude
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November 07, 2010 09:06PM |
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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.
It wasn't incredibly higher.... it was ridonkulously higher!
Happy Isles:
Early Intake:
You can get data here:
http://water.usgs.gov/
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November 07, 2010 09:29PM |
Springtime flows are usually a lot higher.
Old Dude
Old Dude
November 08, 2010 06:35AM |
November 07, 2010 03:02PM |
I think we should contact these CSI guys (peekture below) and ask them to find out what really happened... hey, could be a new episode of some sort that could branch off into another novel show like CSI Yosemite one day.
November 07, 2010 03:18PM |
And after that you can get your delusions treated:
November 08, 2010 09:19AM |
November 11, 2010 01:31PM |
Mystery solved:
November 11, 2010 05:05PM |
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bill-e-g
Mystery solved:
Chick-on, Son of Rodan
( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodan )
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November 11, 2010 05:12PM |
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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?
November 11, 2010 05:40PM |
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Re: Pictures of Bridge Out at Wapama Falls November 12, 2010 07:36AM |
It's a real cartoon. I remember it - part of the Animaniacs show.
Not a real chicken, tho.
Not a real chicken, tho.
November 12, 2010 07:04AM |
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November 15, 2010 06:51AM |
November 15, 2010 10:08AM |
I'll grant your friend this; hiking from your car across the dam to the tunnel isn't much of a hike. Hiking/walking to Wapama Falls isn't a stretch. However going on to Rancheria Falls gets a little more on the "hike" side as it is about seven miles and has some pretty good elevation change.
Actually 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.
Old Dude
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Actually 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.
Old Dude
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 11/15/2010 10:09AM by mrcondron.
December 17, 2010 11:39PM |
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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)
The body betrays and the weather conspires, hopefully, not on the same day.
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Re: Pictures of Bridge Out at Wapama Falls November 20, 2010 04:25PM |
This is what it looks like at the moment?
November 20, 2010 04:33PM |
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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.December 12, 2010 09:01AM |
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November 21, 2010 08:25AM |
November 21, 2010 10:08AM |
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chick-on
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
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