Illustrated cutaway of a river-mile marker on a sandy creek-mouth beach next to faint ghosted ruins of an old cable crossing and orchard rows on the far bank

Shinumo Creek: A 100-Yard Camping Rule Over a Torn-Down River Crossing

A narrow modern setback rule sits where William Bass ran a cable crossing and orchard that completed the canyon’s first rim-to-rim trail.

September 23, 2026 · 7 min · 1325 words · Justin