A change of plan

The social trail I was following disappeared very quickly. Rather than return to the North Loop, I worked out the compass heading to get me straight to ‘Spring Hollow’ and bushwhacked my way straight to it. It’s a trick I’m using more often now. It saves wasting time playing hunt the trail.

When I arrived at ‘Spring Hollow’ I decided that it was too early to stop. I didn’t want to spend the afternoon sitting around in 26°F temps. I considered carrying on to where the short cut crosses Little Paddy Creek. But that’s only a mile, mile-and-a-half further on, so again a long wait in the cold.

Instead, I decided to hike the five or six miles back to the trailhead and go home. I ought to be able to finish the trip before it gets dark.

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