{"id":1486,"date":"2022-10-18T14:09:00","date_gmt":"2022-10-18T21:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bluesuncraft.talkat.us\/?p=1486"},"modified":"2022-10-15T15:02:22","modified_gmt":"2022-10-15T22:02:22","slug":"dubious-water-crossings-on-the-wonderland-trail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bluesuncraft.talkat.us\/index.php\/2022\/10\/18\/dubious-water-crossings-on-the-wonderland-trail\/","title":{"rendered":"Dubious Water Crossings on the Wonderland Trail"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>On day 3 I had to cross MANY &#8220;bridges&#8221; that I deemed &#8216;sketchy&#8217;.  Most of these bridges were logs that had been smoothed on one side with a railing bolted on.  But sometimes the railing was broken, or loose, or leaned so far away that I couldn&#8217;t reach it, or sometimes the whole log had rolled a bit and now was at an angle.  I am NOT a fan of these things.  I&#8217;m not a fan of heights and I don&#8217;t trust my balance as much as I did when I was younger.<br><br>I eventually came up with a rating system of &#8216;banana peels&#8217; to describe how likely I thought it was that I would plunge off of one to my death.  Here is the moment that inspired the rating system, but I want to note that this was not the scariest bridge I crossed this day.  That honor went to the broken slanted log we crossed before I started documenting them.  I had to scoot across that one on my butt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video aligncenter\"><video height=\"360\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 640 \/ 360;\" width=\"640\" controls src=\"https:\/\/bluesuncraft.talkat.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_7537.m4v\"><\/video><figcaption>4 banana peel bridge over the Carbon River<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>THE RATING SYSTEM<\/strong><br>One banana peel. &nbsp; This is a solid bridge.&nbsp; It\u2019s wide, flat, no rotten boards.&nbsp; You\u2019d feel comfortable letting someone pass. You can hang out here and take photos.&nbsp; I would walk backwards across this bridge.<br><br>Two banana peels.&nbsp; Still a solid bridge.&nbsp; It\u2019s comfortable to walk across and stop on.&nbsp; It might not be wide enough for passing, or, if it\u2019s a wide bridge, maybe there are some rotten boards you need to watch out for.<br><br>Three banana peels.&nbsp; There\u2019s something not great about this bridge.&nbsp; Is it missing a handrail when it needs one?&nbsp; Is it too narrow?&nbsp; It\u2019s slanted at an uncomfortable angle.&nbsp; Maybe it\u2019s very high and narrow, or it moves a bit.&nbsp; I\u2019ll still walk across it at a normal pace but there\u2019s something about it to give me pause.<br><br>Four banana peels.&nbsp; Something has gone seriously wrong here.&nbsp; Who built this thing? I\u2019m walking sideways or slide-stepping to cross this.&nbsp; It\u2019s wet and narrow, or there\u2019s a vertigo-inducing whirling cataract below it and it moves. Multiple points of failure.&nbsp;<br><br>Five banana peels.&nbsp; How has it come to this?&nbsp; I\u2019m questioning my life choices that have led me down this path. I\u2019ll still cross it, slowly, but I\u2019m muttering obscenities, or curses, or prayers.<br><br>Six banana peels. This is probably not a bridge but something that has to be crossed anyway.&nbsp; It\u2019s a rotten, slanted, broken log.&nbsp; Bonus if it\u2019s wet.&nbsp; It\u2019s a stack of slippery logs over a raging torrent.&nbsp; I\u2019m not walking on it.&nbsp; If it must be crossed I\u2019m crawling or scooting on my butt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:15% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"72\" height=\"71\" src=\"https:\/\/bluesuncraft.talkat.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/image-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1489 size-full\"\/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>7+ banana peels.&nbsp; I\u2019m not crossing it.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Since the bank of the Carbon river seemed to be crumbling there were something like 6 bridges over parts of it even after we&#8217;d crossed the main bridge.  I didn&#8217;t take pictures of them all but some of the bridge designs were quite unique.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery aligncenter has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"1280\" data-id=\"1480\" src=\"https:\/\/bluesuncraft.talkat.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_7457.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluesuncraft.talkat.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_7457.jpg 960w, https:\/\/bluesuncraft.talkat.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_7457-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/bluesuncraft.talkat.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_7457-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"1492\" src=\"https:\/\/bluesuncraft.talkat.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_7522-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1492\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluesuncraft.talkat.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_7522-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bluesuncraft.talkat.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_7522-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bluesuncraft.talkat.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_7522-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bluesuncraft.talkat.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_7522.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Wire handrail, bridge is tilted<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"1493\" src=\"https:\/\/bluesuncraft.talkat.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_7539-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1493\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluesuncraft.talkat.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_7539-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bluesuncraft.talkat.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_7539-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bluesuncraft.talkat.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_7539-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bluesuncraft.talkat.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_7539.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>A staircase!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"659\" data-id=\"1491\" src=\"https:\/\/bluesuncraft.talkat.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_7528-1024x659.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1491\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluesuncraft.talkat.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_7528-1024x659.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bluesuncraft.talkat.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_7528-300x193.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bluesuncraft.talkat.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_7528-768x494.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bluesuncraft.talkat.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_7528.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Scary 5-peel bridge lurking in fog<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"1494\" src=\"https:\/\/bluesuncraft.talkat.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_7541-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1494\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluesuncraft.talkat.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_7541-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bluesuncraft.talkat.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_7541-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bluesuncraft.talkat.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_7541-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bluesuncraft.talkat.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_7541.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>A two-part bridge.  Unique.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Now that&#8217; I had a rating system I started to pay more attention to other bridges as we came to them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"360\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 640 \/ 360;\" width=\"640\" controls src=\"https:\/\/bluesuncraft.talkat.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_7463-2.m4v\"><\/video><figcaption>R not finding this as terrifying as I found it.  4-peel bridge.  Handrail ends before the end of the bridge.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are some very safe 1-banana peel bridges<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery aligncenter has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" data-id=\"1526\" src=\"https:\/\/bluesuncraft.talkat.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_7845.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1526\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluesuncraft.talkat.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_7845.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/bluesuncraft.talkat.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_7845-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bluesuncraft.talkat.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_7845-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bluesuncraft.talkat.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_7845-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><figcaption>solid 1 banana peel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"1280\" data-id=\"1524\" src=\"https:\/\/bluesuncraft.talkat.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_7699.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1524\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluesuncraft.talkat.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_7699.jpg 960w, https:\/\/bluesuncraft.talkat.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_7699-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/bluesuncraft.talkat.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_7699-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption>Very safe<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"976\" height=\"1280\" data-id=\"1523\" src=\"https:\/\/bluesuncraft.talkat.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_7902.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1523\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluesuncraft.talkat.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_7902.jpg 976w, https:\/\/bluesuncraft.talkat.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_7902-229x300.jpg 229w, https:\/\/bluesuncraft.talkat.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_7902-781x1024.jpg 781w, https:\/\/bluesuncraft.talkat.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_7902-768x1007.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 976px) 100vw, 976px\" \/><figcaption>Scary location, but solid bridge so maybe a 2<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" data-id=\"1509\" src=\"https:\/\/bluesuncraft.talkat.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_7637.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1509\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluesuncraft.talkat.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_7637.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/bluesuncraft.talkat.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_7637-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bluesuncraft.talkat.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_7637-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bluesuncraft.talkat.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_7637-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><figcaption>A bridge to be proud of<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"1280\" data-id=\"1508\" src=\"https:\/\/bluesuncraft.talkat.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_7810.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1508\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluesuncraft.talkat.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_7810.jpg 960w, https:\/\/bluesuncraft.talkat.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_7810-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/bluesuncraft.talkat.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_7810-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption>Unique 1-railing bridge<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>These are all in the 2-3 Banana Peel Category.  Nothing too terrifying, but I had to steel myself for a few.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery aligncenter has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"850\" data-id=\"1528\" src=\"https:\/\/bluesuncraft.talkat.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_7974.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1528\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluesuncraft.talkat.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_7974.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/bluesuncraft.talkat.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_7974-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bluesuncraft.talkat.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_7974-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bluesuncraft.talkat.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_7974-768x510.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" data-id=\"1522\" src=\"https:\/\/bluesuncraft.talkat.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_7603.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1522\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluesuncraft.talkat.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_7603.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/bluesuncraft.talkat.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_7603-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bluesuncraft.talkat.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_7603-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bluesuncraft.talkat.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_7603-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" data-id=\"1521\" src=\"https:\/\/bluesuncraft.talkat.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_7839.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1521\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluesuncraft.talkat.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_7839.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/bluesuncraft.talkat.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_7839-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bluesuncraft.talkat.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_7839-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bluesuncraft.talkat.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_7839-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><figcaption>Leaning bridge<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"1280\" data-id=\"1519\" src=\"https:\/\/bluesuncraft.talkat.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_7833.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1519\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluesuncraft.talkat.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_7833.jpg 960w, https:\/\/bluesuncraft.talkat.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_7833-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/bluesuncraft.talkat.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_7833-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption>Luckily I didn&#8217;t need this railing anyway<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" data-id=\"1518\" src=\"https:\/\/bluesuncraft.talkat.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_7841.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1518\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluesuncraft.talkat.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_7841.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/bluesuncraft.talkat.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_7841-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bluesuncraft.talkat.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_7841-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bluesuncraft.talkat.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_7841-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"1280\" data-id=\"1516\" src=\"https:\/\/bluesuncraft.talkat.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/maplecreek-crossing.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1516\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluesuncraft.talkat.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/maplecreek-crossing.jpg 960w, https:\/\/bluesuncraft.talkat.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/maplecreek-crossing-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/bluesuncraft.talkat.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/maplecreek-crossing-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption>Bridge has fallen over<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"1280\" data-id=\"1514\" src=\"https:\/\/bluesuncraft.talkat.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/me-crossing.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1514\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluesuncraft.talkat.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/me-crossing.jpg 960w, https:\/\/bluesuncraft.talkat.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/me-crossing-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/bluesuncraft.talkat.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/me-crossing-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption>Was this a 4?  I don&#8217;t remember<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" data-id=\"1513\" src=\"https:\/\/bluesuncraft.talkat.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_7599.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1513\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluesuncraft.talkat.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_7599.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/bluesuncraft.talkat.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_7599-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bluesuncraft.talkat.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_7599-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bluesuncraft.talkat.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_7599-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"1280\" data-id=\"1512\" src=\"https:\/\/bluesuncraft.talkat.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_7969.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluesuncraft.talkat.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_7969.jpg 960w, https:\/\/bluesuncraft.talkat.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_7969-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/bluesuncraft.talkat.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_7969-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" data-id=\"1510\" src=\"https:\/\/bluesuncraft.talkat.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_7764.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1510\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluesuncraft.talkat.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_7764.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/bluesuncraft.talkat.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_7764-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bluesuncraft.talkat.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_7764-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bluesuncraft.talkat.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_7764-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><figcaption>Busted but not scary<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" data-id=\"1517\" src=\"https:\/\/bluesuncraft.talkat.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_7624.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1517\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluesuncraft.talkat.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_7624.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/bluesuncraft.talkat.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_7624-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bluesuncraft.talkat.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_7624-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bluesuncraft.talkat.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_7624-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" data-id=\"1507\" src=\"https:\/\/bluesuncraft.talkat.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_7963.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1507\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluesuncraft.talkat.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_7963.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/bluesuncraft.talkat.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_7963-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bluesuncraft.talkat.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_7963-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bluesuncraft.talkat.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_7963-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><figcaption>Good railing, flat surface, dry.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"1280\" data-id=\"1506\" src=\"https:\/\/bluesuncraft.talkat.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_7840.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1506\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluesuncraft.talkat.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_7840.jpg 960w, https:\/\/bluesuncraft.talkat.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_7840-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/bluesuncraft.talkat.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_7840-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" data-id=\"1520\" src=\"https:\/\/bluesuncraft.talkat.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/s.mowich-crossing.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1520\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluesuncraft.talkat.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/s.mowich-crossing.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/bluesuncraft.talkat.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/s.mowich-crossing-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bluesuncraft.talkat.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/s.mowich-crossing-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bluesuncraft.talkat.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/s.mowich-crossing-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I should have taken better notes.  I know that some bridges turned out to be not as scary as they looked, and some that looked safe in the photo felt terrifying when I was there.   Clearly I have to go back.  But here are two standouts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Tahoma Creek Suspension Bridge is where I gave everyone a scare. It was really high and narrow and there was a sign saying only one person at a time.  I asked to go first on the theory that I&#8217;d get it over with and could take pictures of everyone else crossing.   What happened:  I got about 30 feet out and stopped abruptly and my friends thought maybe I was starting to panic.  What happened was I stepped out of the shelter of the canyon wall and was suddenly in high winds which started to blow my hat off.  I had to stop and I stuck the string from my hat in my mouth so I could keep going.   I rate it a 3 banana peel. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/bluesuncraft.talkat.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_7751.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1525\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluesuncraft.talkat.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_7751.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/bluesuncraft.talkat.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_7751-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bluesuncraft.talkat.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_7751-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bluesuncraft.talkat.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_7751-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><figcaption>The Tahoma Creek Suspension Bridge.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>This atrocity.  I think this was the crossing of the Kautz Creek (it may have been Pyramid) just before Longmire. The creek had a shallow spot and if I&#8217;d really wanted to avoid it I could have put on my sandals and waded across, but S threw down the gauntlet by scouting upstream a little to find this not-a-bridge, pile of wet logs that she hopped over to cross.   What you can&#8217;t see is that she tried to use a stick to brace in the water and the stick almost vanished because that little bit of creek is both fast and easily 3 feet deep.   I got across it by putting my feet on the lower log, the one in the water, my hands on the upper one and crab-walking over it.   My feet got a little wet.   6 banana peels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery aligncenter has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-4 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"1280\" data-id=\"1527\" src=\"https:\/\/bluesuncraft.talkat.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/kautz-creek-crossing.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1527\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluesuncraft.talkat.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/kautz-creek-crossing.jpg 960w, https:\/\/bluesuncraft.talkat.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/kautz-creek-crossing-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/bluesuncraft.talkat.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/kautz-creek-crossing-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"1280\" data-id=\"1511\" src=\"https:\/\/bluesuncraft.talkat.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_7783.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1511\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluesuncraft.talkat.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_7783.jpg 960w, https:\/\/bluesuncraft.talkat.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_7783-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/bluesuncraft.talkat.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_7783-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/figure>\n<figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption\">Kautz Creek<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On day 3 I had to cross MANY &#8220;bridges&#8221; that I deemed &#8216;sketchy&#8217;. 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