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@Emm 181261 wrote:

The day we went people said the washout was waist high in water (the people we met were pretty soaked from going through it), and it took 40-50 minutes to ferry your stuff across the water, go back, and then get your bike across. So we took the road route. I strongly recommend finding some people on the path and asking how the washout is. If it’s only as deep as dbehrend’s experience, it’s probably worth walking your bike and gear through it.

The road route was a pain, BUT I think part of my dislike of it was it was uphill, 90 degrees out, and during the start of rush hour. Cars were really nasty to us on it–honking, passing really close, and otherwise just being total jerks. If you hit it earlier in the day, I don’t think it will be so bad. There was a quiet gravel section on the road route that was AWESOME though, so it had some good and really fun parts I’m happy to share the route if you want to see what we did.

Thanks for the intel, Emm. I’d definitely be interested in seeing the alternative route, just so we have a Plan B if needed. More pressing, however, is the fact that I have yet to figure out my bike situation. Grateful for any suggestions on that front as well!

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