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Crazy adventure–check this out

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Oct 2, 2022 at 6:21 pm #3761187

Paul Wagner
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@balzaccom
Locale: Wine Country

This is wild, rugged country. That route over Deadwood Peak, down into the Mokelumne Canyon, and then up Jackson Canyon is a sufferfest even today—and we’ve been working on some of those trails for a while now. Amazing adventure. Walker did it with horses!

https://www.altaonline.com/dispatches/a40982966/expedition-retrace-crossing-sierra-nevada-nonnative-people-robert-roper/

Oct 3, 2022 at 10:00 am #3761224

MJ H
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@mjh

Does the rider count as worn weight for the horse?

Oct 3, 2022 at 10:51 am #3761226

Paul Wagner
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@balzaccom
Locale: Wine Country

Man, taking horses down into that canyon must have been the ultimate bushwack.

Oct 4, 2022 at 3:59 pm #3761269

Mark Ferwerda
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@mnferwerda
Locale: Maryland

Good story and crazy adventure for sure. I recently finished “Astoria” by Peter Stark. That was even more challenging. Those were hard men back then in dealing with physical challenges…
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