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Took a shortcut on the Sierra High Route near Bishop and it backfired badly
I thought I could cut off 3 miles by following a side creek drainage instead of going over the pass. Ended up bushwhacking through alder thickets for 2 hours and had to turn back. Anybody else try to save time on that stretch and just make things worse?
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blake_bell2929d ago
Learned that lesson the hard way myself a few years back. Those side creeks are total bait, they never seem to drain like you expect and end up just being thick nasty brush. Ended up losing way more time than I saved and came out all scratched up and pissed off. Now I just accept the extra miles on the actual trail even if it feels slower. The alder hell is just not worth it.
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