Paradise River Crossing

Paradise River Bridge

The crossing of Paradise River is immediately after Paradise River Camp.  This bridge is the first of three bridges over the channels of the Paradise River.  During my trip, the first channel had the largest water flow, the second channel was dry and the third channel had just a trickle.  Snowmelt in the spring moves quite a bit of rock and debris which reroutes the river almost every year. 

The Park Service did a good job of rebuilding these bridges recently.  The remains of the old log crossing were still visible downstream.  (I noticed that the maintenance of this trail was virtually impeccable.  Three cheers for the maintenance crew.) 

The old Bridge

The River is accessible here to obtain water (properly filtered or treated) or to just soak your toes.  Not deep enough to go swimming, even if you enjoyed swimming in near freezing water.