shortoff water

anybody know if the stream/puddle is flowing? Yes i know its july and too hot to climb there

From the Linville Gorge FB group, posted July 26:
"Shortoff mountain water supply is all but dried up. Gulley pipe is barely damp and the spring tree is just a puddle."

Here's the associated picture of the spring tree:

I'm not sure about the puddle on the wolf pit approach though.

thanks drew...anybody got one of them water helicopters

T, that pipe that used to be at the top of the descent gully exploded out a couple of years ago. I think they had some massive rain or a wicked freeze thaw. The trail around the pipe is terribly eroded and the wall that it was sticking out of is non-existent. You could probably find some decent runoff in the descent gully. I have never seen that thing completely dry.