Took me 4 hours to find a creek crossing that wasn't washed out on the Appalachian Trail last summer

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Honestly that sounds like part of the fun to me. Half the reason I hike is figuring out stupid little puzzles like that, makes the trip feel less like a walk in the park.

claire_ramirez21d ago

Hold up @morgan.logan, I gotta push back a little here. Getting lost because a trail marker is basically a riddle isn't "fun" to me, it's a headache waiting to happen. You can have your adventure, but telling newbies this is part of the experience is kinda reckless if they don't have the gear or know-how to backtrack. One wrong turn and suddenly your "puzzle" turns into a real problem with a dying phone battery and no service. I get that you like the challenge, but let's not pretend every unclear trail is some cute brain teaser instead of just bad planning by whoever put the sign up.