Quote Originally Posted by rtfi View Post
I guess I am remembering the ones with ropes. I don't have any of my own pictures here at work, but this is one in the 100 mile wilderness similar to what I remember:

https://static.rootsrated.com/image/...zpelevj4kp.jpg

I remember the ford of the Piscataquis being a rope even more filmsy than the one in this picture.
That is the Long Pond Stream crossing. That rope is secure, but I have also not felt the need to trust it with my life.

On one trip through this section (in 2015), it was calf-deep one day and mid-thigh (I am 5'6") the next day due to very heavy rain that occurred late afternoon until early morning. That was a pretty awesome presentation of just what a difference a day can make. It was also a good wake-up call to never take a stream for granted no matter what time of year.