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Spent 45 minutes trying to find the actual trailhead for the Sawtooth Lakes loop
The map said the start was right off the Mineral King road, but the sign was tiny and hidden behind some downed trees. I must have driven past it three times before I finally spotted it and got hiking. Anyone else have that much trouble with trail markers in Sequoia?
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jamesc792d ago
The park service seems to have a real thing for those tiny, cryptic signs. I swear they hide them on purpose. I ended up asking a ranger about it once, and he just shrugged and said "part of the adventure.
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cora_west52d ago
Oh, I feel your pain. That exact thing happened to me on the way to Franklin Lakes a few years back. The turnoff was just a dirt path with a small rock someone had painted an arrow on. It's so easy to miss when you're watching the road.
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scott.alex2d ago
Read an article once that said some parks do it on purpose to keep traffic low. They figure if you really want to find the place, you'll put in the work. The writer called it "passive gatekeeping," which is just a fancy way of saying they're being difficult.
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