Treeline Review, a great hiking resource, posted an updated article on stream crossings while hiking and backpacking, “How to Ford a River”.
Below is the opening paragraph, and for those hikers who need to cross streams, especially glacial streams in high snowpack years (sound familiar), this post is highly recommended.
River fords and stream crossings are potentially the biggest danger for hikers, backpackers, and thru-hikers. Some hiking trails like the John Muir Trail are designed so each season, hikers will have to attempt stream crossing. Sometimes, you may find that a bridge has been washed away due to high snowmelt and the only way across is by doing a river ford. In this guide, we will walk you through steps that work well for us during river crossings. These tips are based on our experiences on over 30,000 miles of backpacking trips and thru-hikes.
https://www.treelinereview.com/learn-skills/how-to-ford-a-river?
