Just a heads up about the creek crossing on the East Fork trail in Colorado

The water was way higher than expected and finding a safe spot to cross took us over three hours, not the twenty minutes we planned. Anyone dealt with this recently and know if it's seasonal or a new thing?

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4 Comments

dylan3762mo ago

That East Fork crossing was almost waist-deep last Thursday. Spencer_park26 is right about checking snowmelt, but I'd also look at the upstream dam release schedule. It turns a chill spot into a real problem fast.

mason_fisher2mo ago

Remember getting swept off my feet in a creek as a kid. Makes you respect moving water forever.

susanb342d ago

Nah, that crossing's always been unpredictable but not that bad. I've done East Fork maybe a dozen times over the last four years and it's never taken more than 45 minutes on a bad day. Three hours sounds like you hit a weird pocket of runoff or maybe went too far downstream looking for a spot. The real trick is going early morning before the sun hits the snowpack hard, not sure if that helps but it's made a difference for me.

spencer_park262mo ago

Man, I used to think that crossing was no big deal. After last weekend, I'm definitely checking the snowmelt reports first.