49 – Water Crossing
Just as the name suggests, this checkpoint is any water crossing. How deep do you need to go? How wet do you need to get? That’s up to you! The idea is to push your limits and have fun. Bonus points if you tip over.
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Elevation: ???? ft
Difficulty: 1-5
What to Expect: Minor chafing
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Was well worth the wet feet.
I think this was one of the crossings going to Birch Creek
We hit many water crossings going down and out of Birch Creek Ranch, but this one on the southern half of Succor Creek Road on our way to Birch Creek is the only one I got a picture of.
McBride Creek H20 crossing on the ride to Leslie Gulch. Gravel in great shape, some dust, and the hills were green and vibrant.
It was April 24th and 285 miles round trip with a small group of guys from the adventure club. This was only one of the many water crossings that day.
Mellow water crossing at McBride Creek on our way to Leslie Gulch 04/29/24. Going to be bone dry really soon!
The only thing that would have made this better is if I had remembered to bring my snorkel.
There were many water crossings on the way to Birch Creek Ranch.
Splash!!
When yer riding by yourself, it’s kinda hard to get a water crossing pic!… I was making the loop from Reynolds Creek over Rabbit Creek over to Wees Ranch and Rabbit Creek was still running at Murphy! so I took my pic there where I crossed it at the low water crossing… If I get a chance later in the year to have someone get an “action” shot of me crossing a stream… I’ll change out this picture… Was a fun loop ride.
On 4/13 I was on a mission with Dusty1 and another rider to hit 6 sites in a weekend and camping off our bikes along the way. On day two we were 200+ miles into the journey out in the Owyhees and we came across the biggest water crossing of the trip at McBride Creek / Deadhorse Creek along The Rocks Road / Rockville. On this trip I lost track of how many water crossings we did because many of them we had to come back across. Thankfully not this one though. This big one was wide and steadily flowing. It was murky so we could not see the bottom. Pick a line and pray.
Dusty1 crossed first and positioned himself so he could help grab our bikes if we started to go down. Sacrificing his dry boots and dealing with soggy feet for the next 4 hours of our ride. (That’s a good riding buddy right there!) I took a deep breath and went for it. The water flew up in my face and I could not see anything for a second. Fortunately it turned out well and I got a huge boost of adrenaline as I hit land on the other side. What a rush!
We technically had around 15 water crossings on our 300 mile multiday ride. Specifically on Birch Creek rd on the way to the old ranch. But the most notable was the deep and wide crossing on jump creek coming in from succor creek. Was a good time! The difficulty was more mental than physical, but it could have major consequences. I waded in to support the others just in case and enjoyed 60 miles of wet feet as a reward.
There is a water crossing at indian Hotsprings. The ride to the hotsprings is rated a 4. The water crossing I would rate a 1.5 mainly if you fall off it’s freaking hot water