Shoutout to the guy who warned me about the flooded creek crossing

I was hiking the Rae Lakes Loop in Kings Canyon last June, and there was this creek crossing near Dollar Lake that looked totally fine from the bank. A guy coming the other way told me he saw someone slip and lose their pack downstream right where I was about to step. I took his advice and went a quarter mile upstream where the rocks were more stable, and yeah the water was up to my thighs but I didn't go swimming. Has anyone else had a stranger's advice save them from a bad situation on trail?

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reese_perry61mo ago

Did you read that story about the hiker in the Smokies who got swept away last month?

bell.taylor1mo ago

Wasn't that actually in the Blue Ridge Mountains? I remember reading it happened near Grandfather Mountain.

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