Pro tip: the water crossing at Glacier's Ptarmigan Falls after the July 12 storm is still a knee knocker, check the log jam upstream

Wade Schmidt · 2026-09-25T11:35:03.221043+00:00

I got swept 15 feet downstream there on July 13 when the creek was running three times its normal flow, and now I always scout 50 yards upstream for a safer crossing before I even undo my hip belt.

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Pro tip: the water crossing at Glacier's Ptarmigan Falls after the July 12 storm is still a knee knocker, check the log jam upstream | Backpacking Routes - Pinecone Attack