Geoff Weatherford (geoffw) > Well, no problem.  I mean, it was still pretty visible.
I soon discovered that, yes, there was a problem.  And that was making sure that you stayed on the "correct" trail.  Because, this part of the park appears to have (over the course of many years) developed lots of trails going through this area.  Now some of this was "marked" for hikers.  Conor is standing in a section where someone has helpfully placed some small trees to make sure everyone knows which trail to stay on.
Geoff Weatherford (geoffw) > Now, the only true way to make sure that you were on the correct "trail" were from old cuttings along the trail.  If you could keep seeing such cuttings (many were not as evident as this), then you were pretty safe.
Geoff Weatherford (geoffw) > At one point we crossed the stream following what I thought was the trail, then gave up and crossed back over the stream to continue along another "trail".  Well, after a 1/4 mile or so, that "trail" pretty much disappeared.  So, I headed back to the last point where I thought I could see the true trail.  I figured I just needed to look a little harder to discover where it went.
Here is where the trail seems to cross the creek.
Geoff Weatherford (geoffw) > So, we crossed the stream (again, for the second time).  I then followed what looked more like a grassy game trail than any thing else. I had seen it earlier, but decided it was not anything we wanted to follow.  Well, I would try and go a little further this time and see if I could "cut" (discover) the "true" trail.
Geoff Weatherford (geoffw) > After a 100 yards or so, I did in fact come across signs that this direction was indeed the real trail.  This is looking back down it (on the way back).  You can see the grassy trail off in the distance.
Geoff Weatherford (geoffw) > I think.
Geoff Weatherford (geoffw) > There is a trail in there somewhere.
Geoff Weatherford (geoffw) > Wet spots.
Geoff Weatherford (geoffw) > Picking the way carefully.
Well, no problem. I mean, it was still pretty visible.
I soon discovered that, yes, there was a problem. And that was making sure that you stayed on the "correct" trail. Because, this part of the park appears to have (over the course of many years) developed lots of trails going through this area. Now some of this was "marked" for hikers. Conor is standing in a section where someone has helpfully placed some small trees to make sure everyone knows which trail to stay on.
Geoff Weatherford (geoffw) > Well, no problem.  I mean, it was still pretty visible.
I soon discovered that, yes, there was a problem.  And that was making sure that you stayed on the "correct" trail.  Because, this part of the park appears to have (over the course of many years) developed lots of trails going through this area.  Now some of this was "marked" for hikers.  Conor is standing in a section where someone has helpfully placed some small trees to make sure everyone knows which trail to stay on.
Well, no problem. I mean, it was still pretty visible.
I soon discovered that, yes, there was a problem. And that was making sure that you stayed on the "correct" trail. Because, this part of the park appears to have (over the course of many years) developed lots of trails going through this area. Now some of this was "marked" for hikers. Conor is standing in a section where someone has helpfully placed some small trees to make sure everyone knows which trail to stay on.
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