Eagle Creek - upper canyon update

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Eagle Creek - upper canyon update

Post by drm » May 26th, 2022, 10:21 am

Camped about 7 miles up Eagle Creek Tuesday night, just below 7 1/2 Mile Camp, which was mostly filled with a PCTA trail crew. There are far fewer camps on Eagle Creek and arriving at 1pm, I got the last site in the area, though that wouldn't have been the case without the trail crew. Still, it was Tuesday. I got the only site that was really away from that group. I would never go camping there on a weekend again. At about 8pm some late arrivals camped near me - sort of in my site. But I think on Eagle Creek, that is now to be expected. Maybe it needs a reservation system?

The upper canyon was also well toasted from the fire. High intensity burn for most of it, though my campsite was a rare oasis of green trees. 7 1/2 is all burned. Brush and black sticks. :cry:

I didn't get past the viewpoint, but talked to somebody who said snow started at about 10.5 miles, which I guess puts it just past Indian Springs junction?

Oh, and it rained (not forecast), my phone battery died, and my chair broke.
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A big slide along the access road
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The lily pad rocks were high and dry - low flow for this time of year
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Punchbowl
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High Bridge
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High Bridge Gorge
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Entrance to the tunnel
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looking back out the entrance
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Looking out the tunnel exit
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Looking back at the exit
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Twister Falls
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My camp
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Upper part of 7 1/2 mile camp (lower shelf hidden)
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Tanner Junction area - note remnant of trail sign on tree
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up towards the viewpoint, where I hiked from camp

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