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The old PCT section near Wrightwood I used to skip is now my favorite
Three years ago I started doing the stretch from Baden-Powell to Wrightwood as a day hike just to avoid the elevation gain. Last month I finally took the full two night trip through it with my cousin, and we hit the trailhead at 6am on a Saturday. The switchbacks were brutal in the heat but the views of the high desert around 9,000 feet made up for it. My knees complained the whole way down, but I keep thinking about that ridge line and already booked a permit for April. Anyone else find that the routes you dreaded turned out to be hidden gems?
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joseph5291mo ago
Funny how that works with lots of stuff, not just trails. The song you skip on the album ends up being the one you play on repeat a year later. The neighbor you avoided for months turns out to be your best friend on the block. Stuff we dread usually has some unknown to it, and unknown feels like work. Then you actually do the thing and the fear was just a guess.
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